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Un análisis de costos de los regímenes de medicamentos tópicos para las infecciones por dermatófitos
1Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, OH 44106.
JAMA
|December 28, 1994
Resumen
Comenzar con miconazol de menor costo para las infecciones fúngicas es más rentable que usar medicamentos caros inicialmente. Este enfoque ahorra dinero al reservar los antifúngicos de mayor precio para los casos sin respuesta.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Dermatología Dermatología dermatología.
- Farmacoeconomía La farmacoeconomía es la economía de las drogas.
- Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las infecciones por dermatófitos presentan una variedad de costos de tratamiento debido a la variación de los precios de los medicamentos.
- Las terapias iniciales efectivas para las infecciones fúngicas difieren significativamente en gastos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Determinar el impacto económico de la utilización de medicamentos antifúngicos de mayor precio como tratamiento de primera línea.
- Para comparar la rentabilidad de dos estrategias de tratamiento para la tinea pedis.
Principales métodos:
- Se realizó un análisis de costos desde el punto de vista de un comprador.
- Se compararon dos regímenes de tratamiento: 1) el fármaco inicial de menor costo con el fármaco de mayor costo para los no respondedores, y 2) el fármaco inicial de mayor costo para todos los pacientes.
- El miconazol, un imidazol de venta libre, sirvió como fármaco de referencia con una eficacia del 70% al 100%.
Principales resultados:
- Usar miconazol primero es menos costoso a menos que su eficacia sea inferior al 55%, dependiendo de los costos de las visitas de seguimiento.
- Con una eficacia del 70% de miconazol y un costo de visita de $ 21.98, el costo adicional para el uso inicial de medicamentos de mayor precio fue de $ 8.64 por paciente.
- El miconazol siguió siendo la opción más barata si los costos de las visitas de seguimiento estaban por debajo de $50.76.
Conclusiones:
- Iniciar el tratamiento con miconazol y reservar los antifúngicos recetados de mayor precio para los casos que no responden es más económico.
- Esta estrategia es rentable teniendo en cuenta las tasas de eficacia típicas y los costos estándar de las visitas de seguimiento.
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