Medication Cost of Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Mucopolysaccharidoses in Iran | ||
| Journal of Pediatric Perspectives | ||
| مقاله 7، دوره 9، شماره 12، اسفند 2021، صفحه 14988-14996 اصل مقاله (1.27 M) | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22038/ijp.2021.57147.4483 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Azita Nabizadeh1؛ Mehrnaz Kheirandish* 2؛ Zahra Gharibnaseri3؛ Naghmeh oloomi4؛ Fatemeh Azizi5؛ Najmeh Moradi6 | ||
| 1Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Administration, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 2Department for Assessment and Control of Prescribing and Use of Medicines, Iran Food and Drug Administration | ||
| 3National Institute for Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 4pharmacoeconomic department, pharmacy faculty, Tehran University of medical science | ||
| 5Islamic University | ||
| 6Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Background: The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of rare inherited metabolic disorders caused by lack or insufficient activity of lysosomal enzymes. Although no cure has been identified until now, Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) can reduce symptoms of some types of MPSs. providing ERT for patients is a challenge for health systems due to expensivity of the medicines. In this study, we aimed to examine the average annual cost of medicines used for ERT per patient in Iran healthcare system. Methods: Data on patients were consolidated from different sources of Iran Food and Drug Administration’s (IFDA). After collecting data, patients with MPS I, IV, and VI were categorized into five age groups (5-years interval). The number of vials distributed monthly was used for the estimation of the annual medication cost for each patient and compared against the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. Results: Data on 185 patients with MPS was analyzed. The frequency of patients with MPS I, IV, and VI was 27, 40.6, and 32.4%, respectively. The average annual expenditure on ERT medications per patient was estimated at 206.07 United States Dollars. The average annual cost has shown to be about 38 times the current GDP per capita of the country. Conclusions: The medication cost of ERT for MPS disease is substantial to the health system. To ensure the best clinical effectiveness and efficient use of financial resources, it is highly recommended that healthcare policymakers use an evidence-based clinical practice guideline and improve the data quality in rare diseases registry. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Cost of Care؛ Healthcare System Expenditure؛ Enzyme replacement therapy؛ Iran؛ MPS | ||
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