Pharmacoeconomic aspects of sodium nedocromil application in adults and children with bronchial asthma

Abstract

Bronchial asthma is one of the leading healthcare problems. A sufficient experience regarding economic assessment of this disease has been accumulated worldwide. Bronchial asthma treatment cost differs depending  on healthcare system, but international practice shows that direct expenses greatly contribute to bronchial asthma treatment. A study investigating a cost of children bronchial asthma treatment was performed in Vladivostok city, Russia. It demonstrated that a total expense of a bronchial asthma patient’s family in 1996-1997 constituted 810-820 $ generally due to inpatient treatment and medication costs. Thus, the basic therapy should be formed by both clinically and economically effective drugs. Sodium nedocromil (Tailed, Aventis) is known all over the world more than 10 years. According to the multi-center studies results it has been proved as highly effective drug for bronchial asthma supporting therapy for adults and children. Nowadays a lot of data has also been accumulated confirming its economic effectiveness which is based on a reduction in the patients’ need in the urgency aid, drop in a frequency of hospitalizations and use of additional sympathomimetic drugs. There are publications evaluating the quality of life of bronchial asthma patients using Tailed which prove an increase in main kinds of their vital activity. This causes a growth of the patients’ social status under the background of the rational expenses.