The price of emergency contraception in the United States: What is the cost-effectiveness of ulipristal acetate versus single-dose levonorgestrel?

Contraception

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 385-390

  Bayer, Lisa L ^a   Edelman, Alison B ^a   Caughey, Aaron B ^a   Rodriguez, Maria I ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effective analysis; Emergency contraception; Levonorgestrel; Ulipristal acetate

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; ULIPRISTAL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNSAFE SEX;

CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORPREGNADIENES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873408471     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.08.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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