Public and decision-maker stated preferences for pharmaceutical subsidy decisions in Iran: an application of the discrete choice experiment

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Farzad Peiravian¹  Gita Afsharmanesh¹  Gholamhossein Mehralian¹  Farimah Rahimi²  Leila Zarei³ 

[1] Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharma Management, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Vali-e-asr, Niayesh Junction, Tehran, Iran;Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran;Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;

关键词: Discrete choice experiment (DCE);    Preference;    Pharmaceutical subsidy;    Developing countries;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40545-021-00365-0

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe argument about funding criteria poses challenges for health decision-makers in all countries. This study aimed to investigate the public and decision-maker preferences for pharmaceutical subsidy decisions in Iran.MethodsA discrete choice experiment (DCE) was used for eliciting the preferences of the public and decision-makers. Four attributes including health gain after treatment, the severity of the disease, prevalence of the disease, and monthly out of pocket and relevant levels were designed in the form of hypothetical scenarios. The analysis was done by using conditional logit analysis.ResultsThe results show all of four attributes are important for pharmaceutical subsidy decisions. But a medicine that improves health gain after treatment is more likely to be a choice in subsidy decisions (by relative importance of 28% for public and 42% for decision-makers). Out of pocket, severity, and prevalence of disease subsequently influence the preferences of the public and decision-makers, respectively. The greatest difference is observed in changing the health gain after treatment and out of pocket levels, between public and decision-makers.ConclusionThis research reveals that the public is willing and able to provide preferences to inform policymakers for pharmaceutical decision-making; it also sets grounds for further studies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY