| Literature DB >> 29512893 |
Heather S Kirkham1, Francis Staskon1, Nishita Hira2, Darren McLane2, Karl M Kilgore3, Alexis Parente3, Seung Kim3, Gregory S Sawicki4.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare medication adherence, pulmonary exacerbations, healthcare utilization, and costs for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who utilized a pharmacy-based therapy management program to a matched control group. We hypothesized that patient management services would be associated with better medication adherence, and thus require fewer visits to the emergency room or hospitalizations.Entities:
Keywords: costs and cost analysis; cystic fibrosis; medication adherence; pharmacy; program evaluation
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29512893 PMCID: PMC6001460 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23978
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Pulmonol ISSN: 1099-0496
Figure 1Patient selection process
Descriptive characteristics for the CF‐CC program participants and non‐CF‐CC comparison group (N = 202 per group)
| Variables | Program | Control | Standardized differences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 6‐10 | 38 (18.8) | 38 (18.8) | |
| 11‐17 | 61 (30.2) | 64 (31.7) | |
| 18‐25 | 47 (23.3) | 44 (21.8) | |
| 26‐35 | 34 (16.8) | 31 (15.4) | |
| 36‐45 | 12 (6.0) | 15 (7.4) | |
| 46+ | 10 (4.9) | 10 (4.9) | |
| Age, mean | 20.51 (11.7) | 20.36 (11.9) | 0.01 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 103 (51.0) | 98 (48.5) | 0.05 |
| Payer | |||
| Commercial | 65 (32.2) | 59 (29.2) | −0.06 |
| Managed medicaid | 130 (64.3) | 136 (67.3) | −0.06 |
| Medicare advantage | 7 (3.5) | 7 (3.5) | 0.00 |
| Region | |||
| Midwest | 35 (17.3) | 36 (17.8) | 0.01 |
| Northeast | 103 (51.0) | 99 (49.0) | 0.04 |
| South | 45 (22.3) | 47 (23.3) | −0.02 |
| West | 19 (9.4) | 20 (9.9) | −0.02 |
| Quarter | |||
| Jun 2014‐Aug 2014 | 175 (86.6) | 177 (87.6) | |
| Sep 2014‐Nov 2014 | 17 (8.4) | 17 (8.4) | |
| Dec 2014‐Feb 2015 | 7 (3.5) | 7 (3.5) | |
| Mar 2015‐May 2015 | 3 (1.5) | 1 (0.5) | |
| Quarter, mean | 1.20 (0.6) | 1.17 (0.5) | 0.06 |
| Baseline 6‐month pre‐utilization and comorbidities | |||
| Hospitalization | 53 (26.2) | 48 (23.8) | 0.06 |
| Diabetes | 30 (14.9) | 31 (15.4) | −0.01 |
| Depression/anxiety | 20 (9.9) | 13 (6.4) | 0.13 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 0.6 (0.7) | 0.6 (0.9) | 0.04 |
| Drug utilization (6‐month post) | |||
| Ivacaftor | 17 (8.4) | 15 (7.4) | 0.04 |
| Inhaled aztreonam | 79 (39.1) | 80 (39.6) | −0.01 |
Mean (standard deviation)
Adjusted PDC means and adherence rates (12‐month, N = 202 per group)
| Program | Control |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug |
| ≥80% (SD) |
| ≥80% (SD) | Mean | ≥80% |
| Tobramycin | 83 63% (26%) | 33% (47%) | 76 52% (25%) | 18% (39%) | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Aztreonam | 87 59% (23%) | 25% (44%) | 69 63% (26%) | 36% (48%) | >0.3 | >0.14 |
| Ivacaftor | 17 68% (28%) | 41% (51%) | 16 56% (28%) | 19% (40%) | >0.3 | >0.2 |
| Dornase alfa | 167 58% (28%) | 28% (45%) | 151 57% (26%) | 27% (45%) | >0.8 | >0.9 |
Adjusted means in healthcare utilization, pulmonary exacerbations, and cost by cohort (12‐month, N = 202 per group)
| Outcomes | Program | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilization | Mean | CL | Mean | CL |
|
| Hospitalization (events per 1000 members) | 530 | 415‐677 | 676 | 538‐848 | 0.15 |
| ER visits (events per 1000 members) | 755 | 557‐1024 | 1462 | 1103‐1939 | 0.00 |
| Outpatient visits (events per 1000 members) | 11 186 | 9988‐12 528 | 12 419 | 11 097‐13 898 | 0.20 |
| Average length of stay (per member) | 2.28 | 2.01‐4.03 | 2.43 | 2.18‐4.35 | 0.76 |
| Pulmonary exacerbations | |||||
| Hospitalization with IV antibiotics (%) | 17.3% | 37.9% | 21.3% | 41.0% | 0.19 |
| Costs | |||||
| Medical cost ($) | $8513 | $6991‐$10 366 | $10 183 | $8362‐$12 399 | 0.21 |
| ER costs ($) | $346 | $255‐$471 | $522 | $384‐$710 | 0.06 |
| Pharmacy cost ($) | $58 154 | $51 260‐$65 976 | $55 056 | $48 468‐$62 541 | 0.55 |
| Total cost ($) | $67 138 | $59 375‐$75 917 | $64 951 | $57 441‐$73 443 | 0.71 |
The pulmonary exacerbation outcome (binary variable) is presented with standard deviation, while the other outcomes (continuous variables) are presented with 95% confidence limits.
CC‐CF clinical program medications
| Medication/product DESC | NDC | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Kalydeco/ivacaftor 150 mg (14 Tab/Card) | 51167020001 | CFTR potentiator |
| Kalydeco/ivacaftor 150 mg Tab | 51167020002 | CFTR potentiator |
| Cayston/aztreonam 75 mg inhaled solution | 61958090101 | Antibiotic |
| Pulmozyme/dornase alfa sol 1 mg/mL Ampul | 50242010039 | Mucolytic enzyme |
| Pulmozyme/dornase alfa 2.5 mg/2.5 mL Neb 90 = 30 | 50242010040 | Mucolytic enzyme |
| Tobi/tobramycin 300 mg/5 mL Neb (20 mL = 4 Neb) | 00078049471 | Antibiotic |
| Tobi podhaler/tobramycin 28 mg Cap 224 = 4PK | 00078063035 | Antibiotic |
| Tobi podhaler/tobramycin 28 mg inhaled cap | 00078063056 | Antibiotic |
| Tobramycin 300 mg/5 mL 20 mL = 4 Neb | 00093408563 | Antibiotic |
| Bethkis/tobramycin 300 mg/4 mL Amp 224 = 1 Box | 10122082056 | Antibiotic |
| Kitabis pak/tobramycin 300/5 mL Neb 20 mL = 4 | 24492085056 | Antibiotic |
| Tobi neb/tobramycin 300 mg/5 mL (280 = 1 Box) | 53905006501 | Antibiotic |