Medication

Healthcare costs

17-10-2022 | Healthcare costs | News

Cost drives one in six US adults to ration insulin

Findings from a nationally representative US survey show that a substantial minority of people with diabetes ration their use of insulin because of issues with affordability.

04-10-2022 | Healthcare costs | News

First-line SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists ‘not cost effective’

The authors of a modeling study say that the price of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists would need to fall “by at least 70%” for them to be cost effective as first-line treatments in the USA.

22-10-2021 | Healthcare costs | News

SGLT2 inhibitor cost-effectiveness feasible in low-, middle-income countries

Reducing the cost of SGLT2 inhibitors by around 17% would make them cost-effective for use in people with type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, study findings indicate.

17-12-2020 | Canagliflozin | News

Model demonstrates cost-effectiveness of canagliflozin in type 2 diabetes

Adding canagliflozin to current standard of care improves survival, increases quality-adjusted life–years, and reduces treatment costs for people with type 2 diabetes treated in England over a 10-year period, research suggests.

23-06-2018 | Medication adherence | Article

Cost-related medication non-adherence among US adults with diabetes

Kang H et al. Diabetes Res Clin Prac 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.06.016

16-06-2018 | Medications | Review | Article

Availability and affordability of essential medicines: Implications for global diabetes treatment

Beran D et al. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 48. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1019-z

06-06-2018 | Gestational diabetes | Article

Using technology to support care in gestational diabetes mellitus: Quantitative outcomes of an exploratory randomised control trial of adjunct telemedicine for gestational diabetes mellitus (TeleGDM)

Rasekaba TM et al. Diabetes Res Clin Prac 2018; 142: 276–285. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.05.049

09-05-2018 | Liraglutide (T2DM) | Article

Real-world clinical effectiveness and cost savings of liraglutide versus sitagliptin in treating type 2 diabetes for 1 and 2 years

Li Q et al. Diabetes Ther 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13300-018-0432-2

16-03-2018 | Type 2 diabetes | Article

Effect of screening for type 2 diabetes on healthcare costs: A register-based study among 139,075 individuals diagnosed with diabetes in Denmark between 2001 and 2009

Sortsø C et al. Diabetologia 2018; 61: 1306–1314. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4594-2

30-04-2018 | Insulin degludec | Article

DEVOTE 5: Evaluating the short-term cost-utility of insulin degludec versus insulin glargine U100 in basal–bolus regimens for type 2 diabetes in the UK

Pollock RF et al. Diabetes Ther 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13300-018-0430-4

19-04-2018 | Type 2 diabetes | Article

Treatment intensification in type 2 diabetes: A real-world study of 2-OAD regimens, GLP-1 RAs, or basal insulin

Blonde L et al. Diabetes Ther 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13300-018-0429-x

11-04-2018 | Insulin | Article

Adherence to basal insulin therapy among people with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective cohort study of costs and patient outcomes

Perez-Nieves M et al. Diabetes Ther 2018. doi: 10.1007/s13300-018-0421-5

21-02-2018 | Insulin aspart | Review | Article

15 years of experience with biphasic insulin aspart 30 in type 2 diabetes

Liebl A et al. Drugs R D 2018; 18: 27–39. doi: 10.1007/s40268-018-0228-x

06-02-2018 | Healthcare costs | Article

Cost-effectiveness analysis of canagliflozin 300 mg versus dapagliflozin 10 mg added to metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes in the United States

Neslusan C et al. Diabetes Ther 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s13300-018-0371-y

06-09-2017 | Healthcare costs | View from the clinic | Article

The rising cost of medication: Groceries or insulin?

Advisory Board member and Family Physician, Allison Petznick, highlights the impact of rising medication costs on one of her patients, and provides practical suggestions for US physicians to help those struggling to manage the everyday costs of type 2 diabetes.

15-04-2005 | Hypertension | Article

Cost-utility analyses of intensive blood glucose and tight blood pressure control in type 2 diabetes

Clarke PM et al. Diabetologia 2005; 48: 868–877. doi: 10.1007/s00125-005-1717-3

01-03-2001 | Metformin | Article

Cost-effectiveness analysis of intensive blood-glucose control with metformin in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes

Clarke P et al. Diabetologia 2001; 44: 298–304. doi: 10.1007/s001250051617