Budget Impact Analysis of Rivaroxaban in the Prevention of Stroke in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients in Italy
2013 Value in health
Capri, S. | Veneziano, M. | Ricciardi, W.G. | D'Ausilio, A. | Pedone, M.P. | Bianchi, C. |
Volume: 16,
Issue: 7,
Pages: A519,
analysis, Italy, Stroke,
In Italy about 500,000 non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients have a major unmet medical need as they do not receive adequate anticoagulation therapy for stroke prophylaxis: many patients receive antiplatelet therapy, even when the guidelines recommend vitamin-K antagonists (VKA), or are not treated at all or have international normalized ratio inadequate control despite treatment with VKA. The purpose of this study was to perform a budget impact analysis of rivaroxaban – a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) – in NVAF patients with the highest unmet medical need from the Italian health care system (SSN) perspective.