Cost-effectiveness Analysis Comparing Vonoprazanbased Triple Therapy with Proton Pump Inhibitorbased Therapy in the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.33192/Smj.2021.107Keywords:
Cost-effectiveness, Vonoprazen, Proton pump inhibitors, Levofloxacin, Concomitant, Helicobacter pylori infectionAbstract
Objective: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is one of the leading causes of gastrointestinal diseases such as dyspepsia, peptic ulcers. Thailand has a 45.9% prevalence of the infection and an increasing rate of resistance to clarithromycin, leading to standard treatments being less successful. Vonoprazan represents a novel drug offering a new treatment regimen. Although vonoprazan has been available in Thailand since 2019, its cost-effectiveness has not been studied previously.
Materials and Methods: This study analysed the cost-effectiveness of vonoprazan-based triple therapy compared with PPI-based therapy, in treating clarithromycin resistant H. pylori, by using the markov model from a societal perspective.
Results: The total cost of vonoprazan-based triple therapy, levofloxacin-PPI based triple therapy and concomitant-PPI therapy were 784,932.08 baht, 783,863.65 baht and 783,874.55 baht respectively. The quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) of vonoprazan-based triple therapy, levofloxacin-PPI based triple therapy and concomitant-PPI therapy were 25.1118 years, 25.1147 years and 25.1054 years respectively. The cost-effectiveness ratio (CER) of vonoprazanbased triple therapy, levofloxacin-PPI based triple therapy and concomitant-PPI therapy were 31,257.50 baht/ QALYs, 31,211.35 baht/QALYs and 31,223.34 baht per QALYs respectively.
Conclusion: Therefore, levofloxacin-PPI based triple therapy was found to be the most cost-effective regimen and the dominant strategy compared with concomitant-PPI or vonoprazan-based triple therapy. It provided higher QALYs and lower treatment costs. Levofloxacin-PPI based triple therapy should be the first choice of an alternative strategy in treating clarithromycin-resistant H. pylori. The results of this study can be used by policymakers to help inform their decisions.
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