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Partial adherence: a new perspective on health economic assessment in osteoporosis

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Summary

Partial adherence in osteoporosis increases the risk for fragility fracture and has considerable impact on cost-effectiveness. This review highlights a number of avenues for further research, such as improved definition of thresholds of compliance and persistence, as well as gap length, offset times, and fraction of benefit.

Introduction

A number of economic models have been developed to evaluate osteoporosis therapies and support decisions regarding efficient allocation of health care resources. Adherence to treatment is seldom incorporated in these models, which may reduce their validity for decision-making since adherence is poor in real-world clinical practice.

Methods

An ad hoc working group of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis met to review key issues concerning the incorporation of partial adherence in health economic models.

Results

Observational data have shown that poor adherence is associated with an increase in the risk for fragility fracture. Health economic modelling indicates that full adherence is associated with more quality-adjusted life years gained than partial adherence, as well as higher treatment costs and lower fracture-related costs. Although adherence appears as an important driver of cost-effectiveness, the effect is dependent on a range of other variables, such as offset time, fraction of benefit, fracture risk, fracture efficacy, fracture-related costs, and drug cost, some of which are poorly defined. Current models used to evaluate cost-effectiveness in osteoporosis may oversimplify the contributions of compliance and persistence.

Conclusion

Partial adherence has a significant impact on cost-effectiveness. Further research is required to optimise thresholds of compliance and persistence, the impact of gap length, offset times, and fraction of benefit.

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Acknowledgements

This paper was derived from a working group meeting on 1 December 2010 supported by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO). We would like to thank the following for their valuable input to this paper: P. Alegre, E. Badamgarav, S. Corcaud, W. Dere, and B. Mitlak.

Conflicts of interest

C. Cooper received consulting fees and paid advisory boards for Alliance for Better Bone Health, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Lilly, Amgen, Wyeth, Novartis, Servier, and Nycomed. M. Hiligsmann received research grants and/or lecture fees from Amgen, Servier, and Novartis. J.A. Kanis received consulting fees, paid advisory boards, lecture fees, and/or grant support from the majority of companies concerned with skeletal metabolism. V. Rabenda received research grants from Servier and Nycomed. J-Y. Reginster received consulting fees, paid advisory boards, lecture fees, and/or grant support from Servier, Novartis, Negma, Lilly, Wyeth, Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Merckle, Nycomed, NPS, Theramex, UCB, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Rottapharm, IBSA, Genevrier, Teijin, Teva, Ebewee Pharma, Zodiac, Analis, Novo-Nordisk, and Bristol Myers Squibb. R. Rizzoli received paid advisory boards and lecture fees for Merck Sharp and Dohme, Eli Lilly, Amgen, Wyeth, Novartis, Servier, Nycomed, and Danone.

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Kanis, J.A., Cooper, C., Hiligsmann, M. et al. Partial adherence: a new perspective on health economic assessment in osteoporosis. Osteoporos Int 22, 2565–2573 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1668-0

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