Journal
EXPERT REVIEW OF PHARMACOECONOMICS & OUTCOMES RESEARCH
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages 685-705Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.2014.933671
Keywords
cost of illness; economic burden; healthcare costs; psoriasis; systematic literature review
Funding
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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Costs associated with psoriasis present a considerable economic burden. A previously published review was lacking comprehensive data on biologics. Therefore, a systematic literature review was performed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the economic burden of psoriasis throughout the world. Studies published in the English language between January 2001 and May 2013 reporting the direct and indirect economic burden of psoriasis were identified from PubMed and conference proceedings. Thirty-five studies from 11 countries met the inclusion criteria. In 2004, the annual total cost (direct and indirect) in the USA alone was approximately US$1.40 billion. Among the European countries, the most recent studies reported an annual total cost per patient of (sic)11,928 in Sweden, (sic)8372 in Italy, (sic)2866-6707 in Germany and CDN$7999 in Canada, based on treatment type. Costs associated with psoriasis are high in many countries, indicating a continued need for treatments that offer good value for money.
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