Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Among Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Belbuca or Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches: A Retrospective US Medicare Claims Analysis

Conclusion: This study demonstrated lower total cLBP-related and any-cause outpatient costs with fewer cLBP-related outpatient visits and favorable healthcare cost trends in Belbuca as compared with buprenorphine patch patients.

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Main Authors: Vladimir Zah, Filip Stanicic, Djurdja Vukicevic, Dimitrije Grbic
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/prm/1646185
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spelling doaj-art-cec0e4e961494826b9ac571e3f2f05fa2025-08-20T03:13:38ZengWileyPain Research and Management1918-15232025-01-01202510.1155/prm/1646185Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Among Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Belbuca or Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches: A Retrospective US Medicare Claims AnalysisVladimir Zah0Filip Stanicic1Djurdja Vukicevic2Dimitrije Grbic3Health Economics and Outcomes Research DepartmentHealth Economics and Outcomes Research DepartmentHealth Economics and Outcomes Research DepartmentHealth Economics and Outcomes Research DepartmentConclusion: This study demonstrated lower total cLBP-related and any-cause outpatient costs with fewer cLBP-related outpatient visits and favorable healthcare cost trends in Belbuca as compared with buprenorphine patch patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/prm/1646185
spellingShingle Vladimir Zah
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Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Among Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Belbuca or Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches: A Retrospective US Medicare Claims Analysis
Pain Research and Management
title Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Among Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Belbuca or Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches: A Retrospective US Medicare Claims Analysis
title_full Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Among Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Belbuca or Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches: A Retrospective US Medicare Claims Analysis
title_fullStr Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Among Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Belbuca or Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches: A Retrospective US Medicare Claims Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Among Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Belbuca or Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches: A Retrospective US Medicare Claims Analysis
title_short Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Among Chronic Low-Back Pain Patients Treated With Belbuca or Buprenorphine Transdermal Patches: A Retrospective US Medicare Claims Analysis
title_sort healthcare costs and resource use among chronic low back pain patients treated with belbuca or buprenorphine transdermal patches a retrospective us medicare claims analysis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/prm/1646185
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