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To estimate the incremental direct medical costs and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of low-dose zidovudine therapy in asymptomatic individuals with HIV infection.

May 1, 1991Annals of Internal Medicine

Cost Effectiveness of Low-Dose Zidovudine Therapy for Asymptomatic Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

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To estimate the incremental direct medical costs and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of low-dose zidovudine therapy in asymptomatic individuals with HIV infection.
Conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis using clinical efficacy and outcome data derived from the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 019.
Calculated annual incremental direct medical costs per individual and estimated the cost per year of life saved across multiple epidemiologic models and sensitivity analyses.
Zidovudine therapy resulted in an annual incremental direct medical cost of $2,653 per person.
Cost per year of life saved ranged from $6,553 to $70,526 across primary epidemiological models, with sensitivity analyses yielding a broader range of $2,649 to $250,546.

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Cost-effectiveness analysis reveals low-dose zidovudine improves survival at viable costs in asymptomatic HIV infection, indicating favorable economic value relative to standard medical care.

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Schulman et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0cf220aea39375870ce609 https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-9-798

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Cost-effectiveness analysis reveals low-dose zidovudine improves survival at viable costs in asymptomatic HIV infection, indicating favorable economic value relative to standard medical care.

Cost Effectiveness of Low-Dose Zidovudine Therapy for Asymptomatic Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

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Cost Effectiveness of Low-Dose Zidovudine Therapy for Asymptomatic Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

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