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Self-Management of Epilepsy: A Review of the Concept and Its Outcomes
Buelow, Janice M.; Johnson, Joyce - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 8 (2000) 6, pp. 327-336
Development of self-management skills for the people with epilepsy is important to maintain optimum health. Self …, includes techniques to manage situations that arise as a result of having epilepsy. A study that focused on the perception of … self-management by people with epilepsy provided expanded information about the importance of self-management to these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004990311
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Fosphenytoin: Pharmacoeconomic Implications of Therapy
Holliday, Stephen M.; Benfield, Paul; Plosker, Greg L. - In: PharmacoEconomics 14 (1998) 6, pp. 685-690
_ Fosphenytoin is a parenterally administered prodrug of phenytoin, used in the treatment of patients with seizures. _ Advantages of fosphenytoin over phenytoin include more rapid intravenous administration, no need for an intravenous filter, and a lower potential for local tissue and cardiac...
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Impact of Zanamivir Treatment on Productivity, Health Status and Healthcare Resource Use in Patients with Influenza
Aoki, Fred Y.; Fleming, Douglas M.; Griffin, Adrian D.; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 17 (2000) 2, pp. 187-195
Objective: This study examined the impact of zanamivir treatment on patient morbidity in patients with influenza. Design and setting: This was a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group study conducted in 14 countries in Europe and North America during the winter of 1995/1996....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005243126
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The Annual Societal Cost of Alcohol Misuse in Scotland
Varney, Susan J.; Guest, Julian F. - In: PharmacoEconomics 20 (2002) 13, pp. 891-907
Objective: To estimate the annual socioeconomic burden imposed by alcohol misuse on Scottish society. Design and setting: Resource use attributable to alcohol misuse was obtained from appropriate databases, published literature and a Working Party on Social Work Caseload and Alcohol Misuse. Unit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005449188
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The Multinational Impact of Migraine Symptoms on Healthcare Utilisation and Work Loss
Gerth, William C.; Carides, George W.; Dasbach, Erik J.; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 19 (2001) 2, pp. 197-206
Objective: To compare self-reported healthcare resource utilisation, paid work loss, unpaid work loss and loss of effectiveness at work due to migraine in a clinic-based adult migraine population. Methods: The Migraine Background Questionnaire(C) (MBQ) was translated and pilot-tested for use in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404986
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Enteroviral Meningitis: Cost of Illness and Considerations for the Economic Evaluation of Potential Therapies
Parasuraman, T.V.; Frenia, Kathleen; Romero, Jose - In: PharmacoEconomics 19 (2001) 1, pp. 3-12
With limited financial resources available, it is now becoming more acceptable to evaluate medical innovations in terms of incremental economic value. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of enteroviral meningitis and to summarise the economic literature to identify relevant costs...
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Management of Acute Repetitive Seizures: Defining the Role of Rectal Diazepam Gel
Lowe, Matthew N.; Palmer, Katharine J.; Wilde, Michelle I. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 8 (2000) 6, pp. 355-368
increased seizure activity occurring in patients with refractory epilepsy who are already receiving stable regimens of … anticonvulsants. They lie in the seizure spectrum between isolated seizures and status epilepticus. If acute repetitive seizures are … effect often dictate the choice between older anticonvulsants. Newer agents (such as fosphenytoin) and alternative routes of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404706
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Ensuring Appropriate Care in Epilepsy: An Overview of Epidemiological and Cost of Illness Considerations
Heaney, Dominic C.; Sander, Josemir W.A.S. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 6, pp. 303-313
Epilepsy is an important health problem throughout the world. In order to best manage epilepsy within a population, its … epidemiological profile should be established. Epidemiological studies have shown that epilepsy is a very common, chronic condition … incidence rate of epilepsy is estimated to be approximately 40 to 70 per 100 000 population, and the prevalence is estimated to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005243022
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Rufinamide: A Pharmacoeconomic Profile of its Use as Adjunctive Therapy in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
McCormack, Paul L. - In: PharmacoEconomics 30 (2012) 3, pp. 247-256
Rufinamide (Inovelon), a triazole derivative, is an oral antiepileptic drug approved in the EU as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in patients aged ≥4 years. The efficacy of oral rufinamide as adjunctive therapy in patients with LGS...
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A Review of the Costs of Managing Childhood Epilepsy
Beghi, Ettore; Frigeni, Barbara; Beghi, Massimiliano; … - In: PharmacoEconomics 23 (2005) 1, pp. 27-45
Epilepsy is a chronic treatable condition for which new diagnostic tools and several new drugs and non … focusing on studies of childhood epilepsy. Several methodological problems arise when interpreting the results of economic … studies in epilepsy, including the variability of the study population and costs items, the reliability of the sources of cost …
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