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The researchers point out that dabigatran is a "self-financed item" under the local public health organisation in Hong Kong, meaning that patients have to pay for it themselves.
incremental cost-effectiveness ratios
current price of dabigatran in Hong Kong $1.68 per capsule
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Chang AM, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Dabigatran Compared With Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation - A Real Patient Data Analysis in a Hong Kong Teaching Hospital. Clinical Cardiology : 14 Mar 2013. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clc.22112
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Dabigatran for stroke prevention in AF worth its cost in Hong Kong?. PharmacoEcon Outcomes News 675, 6 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40274-013-0279-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40274-013-0279-8