Budget Impact of Early Introduction of Amino Acid Formula in Managing Infants with Cow Milk Protein Allergy: Arabian Gulf Countries’ Experience

Budget Impact of Early Introduction of Amino Acid Formula in Managing Infants with Cow Milk Protein Allergy: Arabian Gulf Countries’ Experience

Mohamad Miqdady,1,2 Saif AlMutaeri,3 Najwa Alsawi,4 Loie Goronfolah,5 Christos Tzivinikos,6 Hamad Al Hameli,7 David Cremonesini,8 Mohammed Al-Enezi,9 Ahmad Hussain,10 Zainab Al Damerdash,11 Mohammed Al-Biltagi12,13 1American Board of Pediatrics Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Chief Ped...

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Main Authors: Miqdady M, AlMutaeri S, Alsawi N, Goronfolah L, Tzivinikos C, Al Hameli H, Cremonesini D, Al-Enezi M, Hussain A, Al Damerdash Z, Al-Biltagi M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Asthma and Allergy
Subjects:
objective: this study estimates the budgetary impact of the introduction of amino-acid formula (aaf) as first-line management in the elimination diet of infants with suspected cow milk protein allergy (cmpa) in the kingdom of saudi arabia (ksa)
kuwait
and the united arab emirates (uae) from a healthcare payer’s perspective. methods: a global decision tree model was adapted to compare estimated costs in current practice (extensively hydrolyzed formula [ehf] or soy formula [sf] with the proposed approach of early introduction of aaf as first-line treatment of cmpa in non-breast-fed infants. model inputs were derived from explorative literature reviews and medical experts’ opinions. all costs were reported in local currency
i.e.
saudi riyal (sar) for ksa
kuwaiti dinar (kwd) for kuwait
and united arab emirates dirham (aed) for the uae. results: cost savings with the early introduction of aaf were 10% (sar 15
102
542) in ksa
10% (kwd 306
565) in kuwait
17% (aed 1
842
018) in the uae government sector and 13% (aed 4
232
932) in the uae private sector. the highest cost reduction was observed in the cost of soy formula (sf)
with a 58% reduction both in ksa (sar 4
204
540) and uae public sector (aed 110
331). a significant cost reduction in medication costs in kuwait (37%
kwd 5
630) and medical examination costs in the uae private sector (50%
aed 1
508
918) was observed. conclusion: results indicated that the introduction of aaf as the first line in the management of cmpa is a cost-saving strategy for the gulf cooperation council (gcc) countries—ksa
and uae— from a healthcare payer’s perspective.
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/budget-impact-of-early-introduction-of-amino-acid-formula-in-managing--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JAA

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