التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: |
Impact of Value-Driven Healthcare Strategies for Biosimilar Adoption: The Singapore Story. |
المؤلفون: |
Tan, She Hui, Goh, Louise Gek Huang, Ong, Benjamin Shao Kiat, Ng, Darren Sze Guan, Lin, Liang, Ng, Raymond Chee Hui, Thong, Bernard Yu-Hor, Ng, Kwong |
المصدر: |
PharmacoEconomics - Open; Sep2024, Vol. 8 Issue 5, p679-688, 10p |
مصطلحات موضوعية: |
BIOSIMILARS, MEDICAL care, MEDICAL technology, INFLIXIMAB, ADALIMUMAB, TRASTUZUMAB, RITUXIMAB, BEVACIZUMAB |
مستخلص: |
Background: Healthcare sustainability is a global challenge. Various value-driven healthcare strategies have been implemented by Singapore's national health technology assessment (HTA) agency, the Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE). Considering the high and growing expenditure on biologics, strategies have been implemented to drive the use of biosimilars. As Singapore has reached the 5-year mark since the subsidy listing of the first monoclonal antibody biosimilar infliximab, this review aimed to evaluate the impact of these strategies on the changes in adoption rates, utilisation, spending and cost savings for biosimilars in the public healthcare sector. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using aggregated drug utilisation data from all public healthcare institutions. Five monoclonal antibodies with biosimilars, namely infliximab, adalimumab, trastuzumab, rituximab and bevacizumab, were included in this study. The outcomes evaluated were the monthly trends for utilisation volume, proportion attributed to biosimilar use, and drug spending up to December 2022. The simulated cost savings associated with biosimilar adoption were also reported. Results: After subsidy implementation, an upward trend in biosimilar use and proportion attributed to biosimilar adoption was observed, while spending reduced substantially. The adoption rate of most biosimilars reached more than 95% within 1 year of listing. Drugs with more than one approved biosimilar brand at the time of subsidy listing reported substantial price reductions of over 80%. Overall, spending for the five monoclonal antibodies have significantly reduced after biosimilar subsidy listing, with an estimated cumulative cost savings of $136 million over 5 years. Conclusion: Value-driven healthcare strategies implemented in Singapore's public healthcare institutions have contributed to high adoption rates of biosimilars and have improved affordable access through lower treatment costs. This in turn has led to significant cost savings to the healthcare system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |