Article
Healthcare resource utilization associated with ivacaftor use in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of medical economics - 1 Sept 2016
Suthoff Ellison D, Bonafede Mac, Limone Brendan, O'Callaghan Lasair, Sawicki Gregory S, Wagener Jeffrey S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Ivacaftor was approved in 2012 to treat patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with specific CFTR gene mutations. The objective of this analysis was to analyze the impact of ivacaftor on health resource utilization through analysis of claims data. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with CF aged ≥6 years prescribed ivacaftor between January 1, 2012 and July 31, 2014 with ≥12 months of continuous insurance coverage...
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