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Health economics. Perfect combination.

Health Serv J. 1999 Oct 7;109(5675):26-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AHA/20064496
Youle M; Weston R; Trueman P; Swaden L; Leake H; Royal Free Hampstead Trust.

Abstract: The assumption by some HAs that a shift from mono to combination drug therapies for HIV results in a proportional increase in drug expenditure, regardless of health gains, is misguided. Methods of calculating anti-HIV drug expenditure have failed to keep up with changing treatment regimes. There is an urgent need to change the way data on antiretroviral use is collected and presented to establish the true cost-effectiveness of new drug regimes.

Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Anti-HIV Agents/*ECONOMICS/THERAPEUTIC USE Cost-Benefit Analysis Data Collection Drug Costs *Drug Therapy, Combination Formularies Great Britain Human HIV Infections/*DRUG THERAPY/ECONOMICS State Medicine/ECONOMICS

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