Canadian cost data associated with treating overactive bladder is lacking

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https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.7500

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urology, overactive bladder, health care costs, health expenditures

Abstract

Introduction: 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.

Methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusions: 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.

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Published

2021-10-18

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Viste, D., Barton, C., Carlson, K., Baverstock, R., & Crump, T. (2021). Canadian cost data associated with treating overactive bladder is lacking. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 16(3), E137–45. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.7500

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Original Research