Strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization with a special focus on developing countries

B Godman, A Egwuenu, M Haque, OO Malande… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority across countries as it increases morbidity,
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …

Evidence-based public policy making for medicines across countries: findings and implications for the future

B Godman, J Fadare, HY Kwon… - Journal of …, 2021 - becarispublishing.com
Aim: Global expenditure on medicines is rising up to 6% per year driven by increasing
prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and new premium priced medicines for …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic across Africa: current status of vaccinations and implications for the future

OO Ogunleye, B Godman, JO Fadare, S Mudenda… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The introduction of effective vaccines in December 2020 marked a significant step forward in
the global response to COVID-19. Given concerns with access, acceptability, and hesitancy …

Switching among biosimilars: a review of clinical evidence

E Allocati, B Godman, M Gobbi, S Garattini… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Biological medicines have improved patients' outcomes, but their high costs may limit
access. Biosimilars, alternatives that have demonstrated high similarity in terms of quality …

Impact of parental knowledge and beliefs on HPV vaccine hesitancy in Kenya—findings and implications

CO Kolek, SA Opanga, F Okalebo, A Birichi, A Kurdi… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cervical cancer can be prevented by human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. However,
parents can have concerns about vaccinating their daughters. Consequently, there is a need …

Hybrid closed-loop systems for the treatment of type 1 diabetes: a collaborative, expert group position statement for clinical use in Central and Eastern Europe

A Janez, T Battelino, T Klupa, G Kocsis, M Kuricová… - Diabetes Therapy, 2021 - Springer
In both pediatric and adult populations with type 1 diabetes (T1D), technologies such as
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), or …

Initiatives and reforms across Scotland in recent years to improve prescribing; findings and global implications of drug prescriptions

S MacBride-Stewart, S McTaggart… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - pureportal.strath.ac.uk
Objective: Global expenditure on medicines is increasing driven by a number of factors.
These include the launch of new premium-priced medicines for complex diseases including …

A systemmatic literature review on indirect costs of women with breast cancer

S Mohammadpour, S Soleimanpour… - Cost Effectiveness and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The rising incidence of breast cancer places a financial burden on national
health services and economies. The objective of this review is to present a detailed analysis …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors plus an anti-VEGF antibody as the first-line treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A network meta-analysis and cost …

L Li, S Yang, Y Chen, L Tian, Y He, B Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Sintilimab+ a bevacizumab biosimilar (IBI305)(SB) and atezolizumab+
bevacizumab (AB) have been approved for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular …

Prices and clinical benefit of national price-negotiated anticancer medicines in China

Y Zhang, Y Wei, H Li, Y Chen, Y Guo, S Han, L Shi… - …, 2022 - Springer
Background High prices of anticancer medicines have increased the economic burden for
both patients and health insurance systems. Since 2017, China has implemented national …