@article{Viste_Barton_Carlson_Baverstock_Crump_2021, title={Canadian cost data associated with treating overactive bladder is lacking}, volume={16}, url={https://cuaj.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/7500}, DOI={10.5489/cuaj.7500}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Cost-effectiveness analysis forms an integral part of the approval process for new medical treatments in Canada, including drug and non-drug technologies. This study’s primary objective was to identify peer-reviewed studies that report Canadian-specific cost data for treating overactive bladder (OAB) based on the Canadian Urological Association (CUA) guideline. A secondary objective was to identify studies that report cost data from other healthcare jurisdictions that could be generalizable to the Canadian context.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We conducted a systematic review of the published peer-reviewed literature. We included studies from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, excluding the U.S., published in English since January 2009.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> From 165 abstracts identified in our initial search, 18 studies were ultimately included for analysis. This included one Canadian-based study reporting costs in Canadian dollars, all related to second-line treatments. The other studies were primarily from Europe, reporting costs in Euros or British pounds. There were no studies reporting costs for first-line treatments. Gaps in costs for select second-line and third-line treatments recommended by the CUA were also identified.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Canadian-specific cost data for OAB treatments published in the peer-reviewed literature is limited to a single study reporting costs for only a few second-line treatments sourced from a single province over 10 years ago. Cost data from other healthcare jurisdictions are available, but the generalizability of costs associated with third-line treatments is questionable.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Canadian Urological Association Journal}, author={Viste, Dylan and Barton, Carly and Carlson, Kevin and Baverstock, Richard and Crump, Trafford}, year={2021}, month={Oct.}, pages={E137–45} }