THE COSTS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH THE USE OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE

Background and Objective. Currently in clinical practice are widely used local anesthetics, including racemic bupivacaine, levo isomer of its levobupivacaine and structurally similar to bupivacaine levo isomer ropivacaine. The aim of this work was to assess the cost of anesthesia levobupivacaine, bu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: G. E. Ulrikh, A. V. Rudakova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IRBIS LLC 2017-03-01
Series:Фармакоэкономика
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.pharmacoeconomics.ru/jour/article/view/163
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849394459600486400
author G. E. Ulrikh
A. V. Rudakova
author_facet G. E. Ulrikh
A. V. Rudakova
author_sort G. E. Ulrikh
collection DOAJ
description Background and Objective. Currently in clinical practice are widely used local anesthetics, including racemic bupivacaine, levo isomer of its levobupivacaine and structurally similar to bupivacaine levo isomer ropivacaine. The aim of this work was to assess the cost of anesthesia levobupivacaine, bupivacaine and ropivacaine.Material and methods. In accordance with the results of comparative clinical trials and expert evaluation analysis was conducted in two ways: under the assumption of equal clinical effectiveness of levobupivacaine and bupivacaine and a higher efficiency of levobupivacaine compared with ropivacaine (assumed in various clinical situations with an equal volume of solution used ropivacaine in concentrations of 0.5% may be replaced without reducing clinical efficacy of levobupivacaine in a concentration of 0.5%, ropivacaine in a concentration of 0.75% – levobupivacaine in a concentration of 0.5 and 0.75% (in equal proportions); ropivacaine at a concentration of 1% – levobupivacaine at a concentration of 0.75%. The ropivacaine dose equivalent to 1 mg of levobupivacaine, made when calculating the average of 1.20 mg), and under the assumption of equal clinical effectiveness compare local anesthetics. The analysis was carried out for medicines containing 10 ml of solution per ampoule on the basis of registered prices of bupivacaine and ropivacaine. The cost of levobupivacaine was calculated based on expected rates of registration in the case of inclusion in the Essential Drugs List (0,5% R-R amp. 10 ml №10 – 947,74 RUB; 0.75% of p-p amp. 10 ml №10 – 1421,60 RUB).Results. Subject to the adopted scenario 1 assumptions levobupivacaine allows you to reduce costs 29.6-56.9 per cent compared with bupivacaine and ropivacaine. Taking into account the consumption of local anesthetics in 2016 (according to IMS Health), the replacement of bupivacaine and ropivacaine by levobupivacaine will allow you to reduce costs on average by 38.0%. Projected savings when replacing bupivacaine and ropivacaine in concentrations of 0.5-1.0% in ampoules of 10 ml will be 69,305 million RUB/year, taking into account the accepted assumptions. Under the assumption of equal effectiveness bupivacaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine (scenario 2), the replacement of bupivacaine and ropivacaine on levobupivacaine will reduce costs by an average of 29.6%. Given the amount of consumption savings will be 34,012 million RUB/year.Conclusion. Replacement of bupivacaine and ropivacaine in concentrations of 0.5-1.0% in vials of 10 ml levobupivacaine at a concentration of 0.5-0.75% will allow taking into account assumptions significantly reduce budget costs without reducing the effectiveness of treatment. Reducing the burden on the budget could be achieved under the assumption of equal efficacy of drugs and replacement of bupivacaine and ropivacaine by levobupivacaine in the same concentration.
format Article
id doaj-art-23907c80ce63408284b26f4b5feb5239
institution Kabale University
issn 2070-4909
2070-4933
language Russian
publishDate 2017-03-01
publisher IRBIS LLC
record_format Article
series Фармакоэкономика
spelling doaj-art-23907c80ce63408284b26f4b5feb52392025-08-20T03:39:58ZrusIRBIS LLCФармакоэкономика2070-49092070-49332017-03-019491310.17749/2070-4909.2016.9.4.009-013148THE COSTS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH THE USE OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINEG. E. Ulrikh0A. V. Rudakova1Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical UniversitySaint-Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical AcademyBackground and Objective. Currently in clinical practice are widely used local anesthetics, including racemic bupivacaine, levo isomer of its levobupivacaine and structurally similar to bupivacaine levo isomer ropivacaine. The aim of this work was to assess the cost of anesthesia levobupivacaine, bupivacaine and ropivacaine.Material and methods. In accordance with the results of comparative clinical trials and expert evaluation analysis was conducted in two ways: under the assumption of equal clinical effectiveness of levobupivacaine and bupivacaine and a higher efficiency of levobupivacaine compared with ropivacaine (assumed in various clinical situations with an equal volume of solution used ropivacaine in concentrations of 0.5% may be replaced without reducing clinical efficacy of levobupivacaine in a concentration of 0.5%, ropivacaine in a concentration of 0.75% – levobupivacaine in a concentration of 0.5 and 0.75% (in equal proportions); ropivacaine at a concentration of 1% – levobupivacaine at a concentration of 0.75%. The ropivacaine dose equivalent to 1 mg of levobupivacaine, made when calculating the average of 1.20 mg), and under the assumption of equal clinical effectiveness compare local anesthetics. The analysis was carried out for medicines containing 10 ml of solution per ampoule on the basis of registered prices of bupivacaine and ropivacaine. The cost of levobupivacaine was calculated based on expected rates of registration in the case of inclusion in the Essential Drugs List (0,5% R-R amp. 10 ml №10 – 947,74 RUB; 0.75% of p-p amp. 10 ml №10 – 1421,60 RUB).Results. Subject to the adopted scenario 1 assumptions levobupivacaine allows you to reduce costs 29.6-56.9 per cent compared with bupivacaine and ropivacaine. Taking into account the consumption of local anesthetics in 2016 (according to IMS Health), the replacement of bupivacaine and ropivacaine by levobupivacaine will allow you to reduce costs on average by 38.0%. Projected savings when replacing bupivacaine and ropivacaine in concentrations of 0.5-1.0% in ampoules of 10 ml will be 69,305 million RUB/year, taking into account the accepted assumptions. Under the assumption of equal effectiveness bupivacaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaine (scenario 2), the replacement of bupivacaine and ropivacaine on levobupivacaine will reduce costs by an average of 29.6%. Given the amount of consumption savings will be 34,012 million RUB/year.Conclusion. Replacement of bupivacaine and ropivacaine in concentrations of 0.5-1.0% in vials of 10 ml levobupivacaine at a concentration of 0.5-0.75% will allow taking into account assumptions significantly reduce budget costs without reducing the effectiveness of treatment. Reducing the burden on the budget could be achieved under the assumption of equal efficacy of drugs and replacement of bupivacaine and ropivacaine by levobupivacaine in the same concentration.https://www.pharmacoeconomics.ru/jour/article/view/163levobupivacainebupivacaineropivacainecosts.
spellingShingle G. E. Ulrikh
A. V. Rudakova
THE COSTS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH THE USE OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE
Фармакоэкономика
levobupivacaine
bupivacaine
ropivacaine
costs.
title THE COSTS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH THE USE OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE
title_full THE COSTS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH THE USE OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE
title_fullStr THE COSTS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH THE USE OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE
title_full_unstemmed THE COSTS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH THE USE OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE
title_short THE COSTS OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH THE USE OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE, RACEMIC BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE
title_sort costs of regional anesthesia with the use of levobupivacaine racemic bupivacaine and ropivacaine
topic levobupivacaine
bupivacaine
ropivacaine
costs.
url https://www.pharmacoeconomics.ru/jour/article/view/163
work_keys_str_mv AT geulrikh thecostsofregionalanesthesiawiththeuseoflevobupivacaineracemicbupivacaineandropivacaine
AT avrudakova thecostsofregionalanesthesiawiththeuseoflevobupivacaineracemicbupivacaineandropivacaine
AT geulrikh costsofregionalanesthesiawiththeuseoflevobupivacaineracemicbupivacaineandropivacaine
AT avrudakova costsofregionalanesthesiawiththeuseoflevobupivacaineracemicbupivacaineandropivacaine