Ведомости Научного центра экспертизы средств медицинского применения (Feb 2018)
Pharmacoeconomics of HIV-infection
Abstract
Ever since the first registrations of HIV-infections at the territory of the Russian Federation there was started a great process on arrangement and, subsequently, development of anti-HIV system. It should be noted, that increase of HIV screening and number of patients on antiretroviral treatment are the most important features of the system. Nevertheless, experts note the continuing growth of the size of infected population and, that is more important, the escape of HIV-epidemics from the groups with risk behaviors to the general population, therefore it is necessary to further increase the effectiveness of activities against HIV-spreading. In particular, it is necessary to use more rational (in the context of both the effectiveness, safety and cost) in present settings medical technologies. Pharmacoeconomic analysis is an appropriate instrument for these challenges. However pharmacoeconomic analysis within HIV-infection, like within all other disease areas, has some planning and conducting specialties. We formulated some key aspects of pharmacoeconomic analysis within HIV-infection: need for modelling; use of several criteria (virological, immunological, clinical and epidemiological); consideration of adherence to the therapy; consideration of complications costs; consideration of indirect costs.
