The economic burden of infections following intramedullary nailing for a tibial shaft fracture in England.

Objectives: Determine the impact of infections on direct costs and healthcare resource use in England for patients undergoing intramedullary nailing (IMN) for tibial shaft fractures.

Design: Non-concurrent cohort based on retrospectively collected data with 2-year follow-up.

Setting: England.

Pharmacoeconomic analysis of paliperidone palmitate for treating schizophrenia in Greece.

Background: Patients having chronic schizophrenia with frequent relapses and hospitalizations represent a great challenge, both clinically and financially. Risperidone long-acting injection (RIS-LAI) has been the main LAI atypical antipsychotic treatment in Greece. Paliperidone palmitate (PP-LAI) has recently been approved.