Buprenorphine Cost Effectiveness
Buprenorphine Cost Effectiveness
Buprenorphine Cost Effectiveness
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Current Study<br />
• To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of long-term officebased<br />
buprenorphine treatment compared to no treatment<br />
for clinically stable patients<br />
– Assume patients are unwilling or unable to engage in<br />
methadone maintenance treatment<br />
– Medical perspective taking into account patient benefits<br />
measured in QALYs<br />
• To evaluate the impact of uncertainty about model inputs<br />
on cost-effectiveness results<br />
– Price of buprenorphine<br />
– Duration of treatment<br />
– Quality of life on/off buprenorphine<br />
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