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- Title
Cost-effectiveness of Maintenance Treatment with a Barrier-strengthening Moisturizing Cream in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis in Finland, Norway and Sweden.
- Authors
NORRLID, Hanna; HJALTE, Frida; LUNDQVIST, Adam; SVENSSON, Åke; RAGNARSON TENNVALL, Gunnel
- Abstract
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin disorder with high prevalence, especially in the Nordic countries. Effective maintenance therapy during symptom-free episodes may prolong the time to eczema relapse according to a previously published clinical trial. The present study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of a barrier-strengthening moisturizer containing 5% urea, compared with a moisturizer with no active ingredients during eczemafree periods. A health economic microsimulation model, based on efficacy data from the randomized clinical trial, analysed the cost-effectiveness of the barrier-strengthening treatment in Finland, Norway and Sweden. The barrier-strengthening moisturizer was cost-saving compared with the moisturizer with no active ingredients in all 3 countries. The result was confirmed in all but one sensitivity analysis. In conclusion, the barrier-strengthening moisturizer is cost-effective as maintenance therapy for patients with atopic dermatitis compared with a moisturizer with no active ingredients.
- Subjects
ATOPIC dermatitis treatment; BARRIER creams; COST effectiveness; ECZEMA; UREA; MICROSIMULATION modeling (Statistics)
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2016, Vol 96, Issue 2, p173
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-2221