Impact of China’s Low Centralized Medicine Procurement Prices on the Cost-Effectiveness of Statins for the Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Impact of China’s Low Centralized Medicine Procurement Prices on the Cost-Effectiveness of Statins for the Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Background: Statin medications reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). China’s new central government medicine procurement policy lowered statin prices by five-fold or more, which may impact the cost-effectiveness of statin therapy. Objective: To explore the impact of Chin...

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Main Authors: Miao Wang, Jing Liu, Brandon K. Bellows, Yue Qi, Jiayi Sun, Jun Liu, Andrew E. Moran, Dong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2020-06-01
Series:Global Heart
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
cost-effectiveness
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
microsimulation
primary prevention
statins
Online Access:https://globalheartjournal.com/articles/830

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