TITLE:
Considering the cost-effectiveness of statins in family practice in Turkey from a payer perspective
AUTHORS:
Güvenç Koçkaya, Albert Wertheimer, Pınar Daylan Koçkaya, Ahmet Esen
KEYWORDS:
Hypercholesterolemia; Cardiovascular Disease; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Decision Analysis Mode
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.1 No.4,
December
29,
2009
ABSTRACT: The percentage of mortality caused by cardio-vascular events in European Countries and European Union Countries is respectively 49% and 42% of all mortality causes. Our estimates about cardiovascular mortality in Turkey depend on TEKHARF (Hearth Disease and Risk Factors in Turkish Adults) which depended on a 12 year observation. It has been reported that cardio-vascular mortality rates for Turkey in men and women were 0.082% and 0.043% respectively. In Turkey, Atorvastatin, Fluvastatin, Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin and Simvastatin are the different alternatives found in the statin market. All stat-ins are reimbursed by insurance companies. The aim of this study is to determine the cost- effectiveness of statins. In conclusion, simvas-tatin and rosuvastatin comprised the optimal two statin alternatives.