Publications by authors named "P Berling"

Objective: This study evaluated, in a Swedish setting, the cost effectiveness of fenfluramine (FFA) as an add-on to standard of care (SoC) for reducing seizure frequency in Dravet syndrome, a severe developmental epileptic encephalopathy.

Methods: Cost effectiveness of FFA+SoC compared with SoC only was evaluated using a patient-level simulation model with a lifetime horizon. Patient characteristics and treatment effects, including convulsive seizures, seizure-free days and mortality, were derived from FFA clinical trials.

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  • The study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of bimekizumab, an IL-17A and IL-17F inhibitor, compared to other biologic drugs for treating psoriatic arthritis in Sweden, using a Markov model over a lifetime.
  • Results show that bimekizumab offers higher quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) than most comparators, particularly for patients naive to biologics, while being cost-effective against various other treatment options.
  • Limitations include reliance on network meta-analysis for effectiveness data and gaps in evidence regarding disease management and indirect costs related to Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index scores.
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Unlabelled: Romosozumab is a novel bone-building drug that reduces fracture risk. This health economic analysis indicates that sequential romosozumab-to-alendronate can be a cost-effective treatment option for postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis at high risk of fracture.

Purpose: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of sequential treatment with romosozumab followed by alendronate ("romosozumab-to-alendronate") compared with alendronate alone in patients with severe osteoporosis at high risk of fracture in Sweden.

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Aims And Objectives: Based on class-I studies, sodium oxybate is regarded as a first-line treatment for both EDS and cataplexy. The cost-effectiveness of sodium oxybate is largely unknown, though. In this study, we estimate the cost-effectiveness of sodium oxybate as treatment for patients with narcolepsy as compared to standard treatment, by calculating incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (cost per quality-adjusted life year, QALY) for patients in a Swedish setting.

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Objectives: To determine drug utilization pathways from the incident healthcare visit due to epilepsy and three years onward.

Material And Methods: Anti-epileptic drug utilization was calculated using individual information on inpatient- and outpatient care utilization and drug sales. Throughout, we used national register information pertaining to pharmaceutical sales linked to diagnosis-related healthcare utilization.

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