The economic impact of the correct insulin injection technique associated with the use of 4 mm 32G needles in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes:

Global & Regional Health Technology Assessment

RobertoRavasio¹ 

关键词: 4 mm 32G needles;    type 2 diabetes;    insulin injection technique;    cost;    educational programme;    Italian National Health Service;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2284240318773201

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objective:The purpose of the study is to estimate the financial impact on the Italian National Health Service of the use of BD Micro-Fine™ 4 mm 32G needles for insulin pens and of the BD Educational Starter Kit programme as compared to the use of longer pen needles, without the support of any educational programme.Methods:A budget impact model was developed to estimate the direct medical costs up to 12 months.The resource utilisation (insulin and complications associated with diabetes) was derived from literature. Only direct medical costs were considered. Ex-factory prices and National Tariffs were considered to estimate the costs of insulin and medical resource used to manage the complications associated with diabetes, respectively. The analysis was restricted to insulinised patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Key variables were tested in the sensitivity analysis.Results:The cost per patient treated with BD needles presents a reduction of €32.08 of average annual cost (€690.02) compared to that ass...

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