Systematic Review of the Cost Effectiveness of Insulin Analogues in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 141-162

  Shafie, Asrul Akmal ^a   Ng, Chin Hui ^a   Tan, Yui Ping ^a   Chaiyakunapruk, Nathorn ^b,c,d,e  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHASIC INSULIN; INSULIN DERIVATIVE; LONG ACTING INSULIN; SHORT ACTING INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

CANADA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ECONOMICS; METABOLISM;

CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULINS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84991593769     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40273-016-0456-2     Document Type: Review

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