Pharmacoeconomic Guidelines: Taiwan
Country/Region: Taiwan
PE Guidelines
PE Guidelines Source:
Taiwan Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
http://www.taspor.org.tw/
http://www.taspor.org.tw/
Information current as of Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Key Features
Key Features | |
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Type of Guidelines | PE Guidelines |
Title and year of the document | Guidelines of Methodological Standards for Pharmacoeconomic Evaluations (2006) |
Affiliation of authors | Taiwan Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research (TaSPOR) |
Purpose of the document | Provide stakeholders a guide to conduct, evaluate and report a PE study |
Standard reporting format included | Yes |
Disclosure | Yes |
Target audience of funding/ author's interests | Should state clearly |
Perspective | Mainly societal, may separate into payer and others |
Indication | Should be approved by the regulatory body |
Target population | State clearly, may include subgroup analysis |
Subgroup analysis | Yes. Treatment regimen, disease groups, symptom complex, severity of disease, patient characteristics |
Choice of comparator | The one most likely to be replaced, first choice, most effective one, most frequently used. |
Time horizon | Long enough to cover all significant clinical and cost consequences that are directly related to the intervention. |
Assumptions required | Yes |
Preferred analytical technique | The most appropriate method that can reflect the purpose of the study |
Costs to be included | Depends on the perspective of the study. Recommend human capital approach for estimation of indirect cost |
Source of costs | Direct costs from BNHI reimbursement price, state clearly the sources, reflect Taiwan situations |
Modeling | Yes, requires details |
Systematic review of evidences | Recommended |
Preference for effectiveness over efficacy | Yes. Recommend meta-analysis of effectiveness. |
Preferred outcome measure | Life-year gained and QALY |
Preferred method to derive utility | All can be accepted, using general public’s views |
Equity issues stated | Yes |
Discounting costs | Base: 3%; SA: 0 ~ 5% |
Discounting outcomes | Three scenarios: discount cost but not outcome, both discounted, both not discounted |
Sensitivity analysis-parameters and range | All assumptions should be subject to SA. |
Sensitivity analysis-methods | Univariate, Multivariate (best and worst case estimate), |
Presenting results | Both in aggregated and disaggregated form |
Incremental analysis | Yes |
Total costs vs effectiveness (cost/effectiveness ratio) | Yes |
Portability of results (Generalizability) | Yes, Taiwan context, especially the cost issue and epidemiology data |
Financial impact analysis | Yes |
Mandatory or recommended or voluntary | Voluntary |
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