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Costs of opioid therapy for chronic nonmalignant pain in Germany: an economic model comparing transdermal fentanyl (Durogesic) with controlled-release morphine

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  • Lukas Radbruch
  • K. Lehmann
  • H.-H. Gockel
  • D. Neighbors
  • G. Nuyts

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The fentanyl transdermal therapeutic system (fentanyl-TTS;Durogesic) has a distinct route of administration and safety profile compared with other opioids used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.These aspects are likely to have an impact on patient acceptance and functioning as well as efficacy. We compared the cost-utility of fentanyl-TTS and controlled-release morphine (cr-morphine) in the treatment of moderate to severe nonmalignant pain in outpatients in Germany. A 1-year, three-phased decisionanalytic model was constructed, incorporating estimates of a variety of aspects of pain control.Use of fentanyl-TTS was predicted to incur higher costs than cr-morphine over 1 year of treatment (DM 6950 vs.DM 6186, respectively) but was associated with a higher number of quality-adjusted life days (234 vs. 216, respectively), thus achieving an incremental cost-utility ratio of DM 15,960 per quality-adjusted life-year gained.The results of the decision-analytic model support the use of fentanyl-TTS as a favorable cost-effective option for the treatment of moderate to severe nonmalignant pain. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002

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  • Lukas Radbruch & K. Lehmann & H.-H. Gockel & D. Neighbors & G. Nuyts, 2002. "Costs of opioid therapy for chronic nonmalignant pain in Germany: an economic model comparing transdermal fentanyl (Durogesic) with controlled-release morphine," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 3(2), pages 111-119, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:3:y:2002:i:2:p:111-119
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-002-0097-6
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    1. W. Sullivan & M. Hirst & S. Beard & D. Gladwell & F. Fagnani & J. López Bastida & C. Phillips & W. C. N. Dunlop, 2016. "Economic evaluation in chronic pain: a systematic review and de novo flexible economic model," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 17(6), pages 755-770, July.

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