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Bariatric treatments for adult obesity - Institute of Health Economics

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ObjectiveTo assess the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness <strong>of</strong> sibutramine in combination withdiet and lifestyle counselling <strong>for</strong> the treatment <strong>of</strong> <strong>obesity</strong>.Population Individuals with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 .InterventionTime Horizon/discount rateCurrency/priceyearResult<strong>Health</strong> outcomesSibutramine in combination with diet and lifestyle counselling was compared with dietand lifestyle counselling alone.5 years/6% in UK and 3% in US <strong>for</strong> costs, and 1.5% in UK and 3% in US <strong>for</strong> benefits£ and US$/2000The incremental QALY relating to weight loss, diabetes, and CHD <strong>of</strong> sibutramine overplacebo was 58.9 <strong>for</strong> the UK cohort <strong>of</strong> 1000 patients and 52.91 <strong>for</strong> the US cohort <strong>of</strong> 1000patients.Costs The incremental costs were £281,791 in UK and $491,999 in the US <strong>for</strong> a cohort <strong>of</strong> 1000patients.Marginal analysisConclusionThe ICER <strong>of</strong> sibutramine over placebo was £4780 in the UK and $9299 in the US whenconsidering the costs and benefits associated with weight loss and reductions in CHD anddiabetes events.Adding sibutramine to diet and lifestyle modification was a cost-effective option in boththe UK and the US, compared to diet and lifestyle modification alone.13 Study 20 Authors/publish year: Ara/2007; country: Finland, Germany, Switzerland, and UK; studytype: CUA; setting: primary care; study perspective: payerObjectiveTo assess the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness <strong>of</strong> sibutramine in combination withdiet and lifestyle counselling <strong>for</strong> the treatment <strong>of</strong> <strong>obesity</strong>.Population Individuals with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 .InterventionTime Horizon/discount rateCurrency/priceyearResult<strong>Health</strong> outcomesCostsMarginal analysisConclusionSibutramine in combination with diet and lifestyle counselling was compared with dietand lifestyle counselling alone.5 years/3.5% in UK and 5% in Finland, Germany, and Switzerland€/2004The incremental QALYs per 1000 patients relating to weight loss, diabetes, and CHD <strong>of</strong>sibutramine over placebo were 50.5 <strong>for</strong> Finland, 51.5 <strong>for</strong> Germany, 54.4 <strong>for</strong> Switzerland,and 59.0 <strong>for</strong> the UK.The total incremental costs per 1000 patients were €614,031 <strong>for</strong> Finland, €706,148 <strong>for</strong>Germany, €583,742 <strong>for</strong> Switzerland, and €325,183 <strong>for</strong> the UK.The ICER <strong>of</strong> sibutramine over placebo was €12,149 <strong>for</strong> Finland, €13,707 <strong>for</strong> Germany,€10,734 <strong>for</strong> Switzerland, and €5516 <strong>for</strong> the UK.The study suggested that adding sibutramine to diet and lifestyle modification was a costeffectiveoption and could be considered as a viable alternative alongside diet andexercise.14 Study 29 Authors/publish year: Tsai/2005; country: US; study type: CUA; setting: primary care;<strong>Bariatric</strong> <strong>treatments</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>adult</strong> <strong>obesity</strong> 193

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