[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of moral reasons on orphan drug reimbursement

BM Zimmermann, J Eichinger… - Orphanet Journal of Rare …, 2021 - Springer
Background The number of market approvals of orphan medicinal products (OMPs) has
been increasing steadily in the last 3 decades. While OMPs can offer a unique chance for …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review on the evaluation criteria of orphan medicines in Central and Eastern European countries

T Zelei, MJ Molnár, M Szegedi, Z Kaló - Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2016 - Springer
Background In case of orphan drugs applicability of the standard health technology
assessment (HTA) process is limited due to scarcity of good clinical and health economic …

[BOOK][B] Application of operations research to funding decisions for treatments with rare disease

D Coyle, CM Bell, JTR Clarke, G Evans, A Gadhok… - 2013 - Springer
In this chapter, the focus is on the application of decision analytic tools to assist in
reimbursement decisions related to drugs for rare diseases. Focus is on the evaluative …

Opportunity cost of funding drugs for rare diseases: the cost-effectiveness of eculizumab in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

D Coyle, MC Cheung, GA Evans - Medical decision making, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Both ethical and economics concerns have been raised with respect to the
funding of drugs for rare diseases. This article reports both the cost-effectiveness of …

Priority setting for orphan drugs: an international comparison

ZRS Rosenberg-Yunger, AS Daar, H Thorsteinsdóttir… - Health Policy, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To describe the process of priority setting for two orphan drugs–Cerezyme
and Fabrazyme–in Canada, Australia and Israel, in order to understand and improve the …

[HTML][HTML] Scoping review on use of drugs targeting interleukin 1 pathway in DIRA and DITRA

F Gómez-García, JL Sanz-Cabanillas… - Dermatology and …, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Deficiencies in interleukin (IL)-1 receptor (IL-R) antagonist (DIRA) and IL-36R
antagonist (DITRA) are rare genetic autoinflammatory diseases related to alterations in …

[HTML][HTML] Funding innovation for treatment for rare diseases: adopting a cost-based yardstick approach

GK Fellows, A Hollis - Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2013 - Springer
Background Manufacturers justify the high prices for orphan drugs on the basis that the
associated R&D costs must be spread over few patients. The proliferation of these drugs in …

[HTML][HTML] Common drug review recommendations for orphan drugs in Canada: basis of recommendations and comparison with similar reviews in Quebec, Australia …

JI McCormick, LD Berescu, N Tadros - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2018 - Springer
Background Public payer reimbursement for non-oncology drugs in Canada, including
orphan drugs, is based on recommendations by the Common Drug Review (CDR)(with the …

Decision models for assessing the cost effectiveness of treatments for pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review of economic evaluations

J Elliott, S van Katwyk, B McCoy, T Clifford… - …, 2019 - Springer
Background Drug-resistant epilepsy affects about one-third of children with epilepsy and is
associated with high costs to the healthcare system, yet the cost effectiveness of most …

Economic evaluation of stiripentol for Dravet syndrome: a cost-utility analysis

J Elliott, B McCoy, T Clifford, GA Wells, D Coyle - Pharmacoeconomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Dravet syndrome is a catastrophic form of pediatric treatment-resistant epilepsy
with few effective treatment options. Stiripentol is approved for use in Canada for treatment …