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Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of budesonide/formoterol powder inhalation(BF)versus salmeterol/fluticasone powder inhalation(SF)for the treatment of persistent asthma in adolescents,and to provide economic evidence and reference for clinical medication and decision-making.Methods From perspective of Chinese healthcare,a Markov model was established based on a prospective cohort study conducted by Shanghai Fudan University Affiliated Minhang Hospital.The cycle length was 7 days,and the time horizon was 6 years.A discount rate of 5%per year was applied.Clinical parameters including asthma acute exacerbation,treatment costs,and health utility values were obtained from relevant literature.The primary outcomes were direct medical costs,quality-adjusted life-years(QALYs),and incremental cost-utility ratio(ICUR).Cost-utility analysis was performed using TreeAge Pro 2022.The one-way sensitivity analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis were conducted to validate the robustness of the basic analysis results.Results Compared with SF group,BF group contributed to an incremental QALYs of 0.002 5 and reduced the cost by 7 043.93 yuan,which implied that BF group was a dominating treatment.Results of one-way sensitivity analysis showed that SF price,BF price and Hazard ratio of asthma acute exacerbation(BF vs.SF)were the main sensitivity factors of model.Probabilistic sensitivity analysis demonstrated the probability of BF being cost-effective was about 80%within the willingness to pay threshold of 257 100 yuan/QALY.Conclusions It was found out in this study that BF was a more cost-effective option for the adolescents with persistent asthma compared with SF.
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Objective:To analyze the dosage distribution and the frequency of each dosage of high-risk tablets in the hospitalized patients in a children's hospital,and study whether the existing specifications of high-risk tablets meet the pediatrics clinical needs. Methods:All the prescriptions including high risk tablets were analyzed from 2014 to 2016 in Shanghai children's medical center. The frequency of every dosage of every drug was analyzed,and the current specifications were judged according to the frequency. New specifications were proposed when the existing specifications did not match the clinical needs. The new frequency of the proposed speci-fications was re-accounted for all the three-year prescriptions in order to evaluate whether the proposed new specifications met the clini-cal needs. Results:Among the five kinds of high-risk oral tablets,methotrexate tablets and vitamin A acid tablets were in accordance with the actual clinical requirements. Mercaptopurine tablets should add two specifications including 12.5 mg and 17 mg,and warfarin sodium tablets should add one specification(1.25 mg). Hydroxyurea tablets(250 mg) and warfarin sodium tablets(1 mg) were rec-ommended used in the children's hospital. Conclusion:The existing specifications of high-risk oral tablets can't fully meet the clini-cal needs,therefore,specifications still needs to be adjusted.
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Objective: To analyze the common dosage of oral liquid preparations used in a children's hospital in order to provide reference for the best drug specifications for children's medicines. Methods: The prescription data of patients containing oral liquid preparations were collected from January 2014 to December 2016 and used for the analysis in the sample hospital. The most commonly used doses were compared with the existing specifications to provide suggestions on the best specifications for children. Results: There were 11 kinds of oral liquid preparations commonly used in the children's hospital. Only 4 kinds of drugs met with the best drug speci-fications for children, and the others were not able to meet the clinical needs in the children's hospital. Conclusion: The best specifi-cations of children's medicines need to be readjusted.
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Objective: To establish the standardized management mode for emergent medicines of inpatient area based on JCI. Methods:The expiry verification data of emergent medicines in hospital wards were collected from 2013 to 2015. The number and the amount of emergent medicines expired in the last three months in each calendar month during the three years were analyzed, the exist-ing problems in the management mode were found out and gradually optimized using PDCA cycle. Results:From 2013 to 2015, the re-placement amount of emergent medicines expired in the next month was 3497. 37 yuan. The number of emergent medicines expired in current month was 62. A total of 420 times of emergent medicines didn' t meet the requires of expiry verification from 2013 to 2015. After the check-in form redesign for emergent medicines and the standardization of replacement process, the number of expired medi-cines in the rescue carts was reduced, and the validity and quantity of drugs in all the rescue vehicles could be clearly shown in the new form. Conclusion:The standardization of emergent medicine management model can guarantee the safety of emergent medicines used in patients.