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Economic Analysis of Tirilazad Mesylate for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Economic Evaluation of a Phase III Clinical Trial in Europe and Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Henry Glick ,
Richard Willke ,
Daniel Polsky ,
Ted Llana ,
Wayne M. Alves ,
Neal Kassell  and
Kevin Schulman
Henry Glick
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Richard Willke
Affiliation:
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.
Daniel Polsky
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Ted Llana
Affiliation:
Covance
Wayne M. Alves
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
Neal Kassell
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
Kevin Schulman
Affiliation:
Georgetown Medical Center
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Abstract

This study used data from a multinational phase III randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled trial to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of tirilazad mesylate (Freedox®) in the treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. In men, therapy with 6 mg/kg per day of tirilazad mesylate was associated with significantly increased survival, increased cost of care, and ratios of cost per death averted that compare favorably with the ratios of other life and death interventions. In women, it appeared to have no effects on costs or survival. Further clinical studies may provide additional information about the cost-effectiveness of this intervention.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , Winter 1998 , pp. 145 - 160
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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