Reduction of Medication Costs After Detoxification for Medication-Overuse Headache

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Reduction of Medication Costs After Detoxification for Medication-Overuse Headache. / Shah, Asif M; Bendtsen, Lars; Zeeberg, Peter; Jensen, Rigmor H.

In: Headache, 2013.

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Shah, AM, Bendtsen, L, Zeeberg, P & Jensen, RH 2013, 'Reduction of Medication Costs After Detoxification for Medication-Overuse Headache', Headache. https://doi.org/10.1111/head.12031

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Shah, A. M., Bendtsen, L., Zeeberg, P., & Jensen, R. H. (2013). Reduction of Medication Costs After Detoxification for Medication-Overuse Headache. Headache. https://doi.org/10.1111/head.12031

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Shah AM, Bendtsen L, Zeeberg P, Jensen RH. Reduction of Medication Costs After Detoxification for Medication-Overuse Headache. Headache. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1111/head.12031

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Shah, Asif M ; Bendtsen, Lars ; Zeeberg, Peter ; Jensen, Rigmor H. / Reduction of Medication Costs After Detoxification for Medication-Overuse Headache. In: Headache. 2013.

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abstract = "OBJECTIVE: To examine whether detoxifying patients with medication-overuse headache can reduce long-term medication costs. BACKGROUND: Direct costs of medications in medication-overuse headache have been reported to be very high but have never been calculated on the basis of exact register data. Long-term economic savings obtained by detoxification have never been investigated. METHODS: We conducted a registry-based observational retrospective follow-up study on 336 medication-overuse headache patients treated and discharged from the Danish Headache Center over a 2-year period. By means of the Danish Register of Medicinal Product Statistics, we collected information on the costs and use of prescription-only medication 1 year before admission and 1 year after discharge from Danish Headache Center. RESULTS: The average medication costs per patient per year decreased with 24%, from US$971 before treatment to US$737 after (P = .001), and the average medication use decreased with 14.4% (P = .02). Savings were most pronounced for patients overusing triptans. In this group, the average medication costs per patient per year decreased with 43% (P ",

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AU - Shah, Asif M

AU - Bendtsen, Lars

AU - Zeeberg, Peter

AU - Jensen, Rigmor H

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N2 - OBJECTIVE: To examine whether detoxifying patients with medication-overuse headache can reduce long-term medication costs. BACKGROUND: Direct costs of medications in medication-overuse headache have been reported to be very high but have never been calculated on the basis of exact register data. Long-term economic savings obtained by detoxification have never been investigated. METHODS: We conducted a registry-based observational retrospective follow-up study on 336 medication-overuse headache patients treated and discharged from the Danish Headache Center over a 2-year period. By means of the Danish Register of Medicinal Product Statistics, we collected information on the costs and use of prescription-only medication 1 year before admission and 1 year after discharge from Danish Headache Center. RESULTS: The average medication costs per patient per year decreased with 24%, from US$971 before treatment to US$737 after (P = .001), and the average medication use decreased with 14.4% (P = .02). Savings were most pronounced for patients overusing triptans. In this group, the average medication costs per patient per year decreased with 43% (P

AB - OBJECTIVE: To examine whether detoxifying patients with medication-overuse headache can reduce long-term medication costs. BACKGROUND: Direct costs of medications in medication-overuse headache have been reported to be very high but have never been calculated on the basis of exact register data. Long-term economic savings obtained by detoxification have never been investigated. METHODS: We conducted a registry-based observational retrospective follow-up study on 336 medication-overuse headache patients treated and discharged from the Danish Headache Center over a 2-year period. By means of the Danish Register of Medicinal Product Statistics, we collected information on the costs and use of prescription-only medication 1 year before admission and 1 year after discharge from Danish Headache Center. RESULTS: The average medication costs per patient per year decreased with 24%, from US$971 before treatment to US$737 after (P = .001), and the average medication use decreased with 14.4% (P = .02). Savings were most pronounced for patients overusing triptans. In this group, the average medication costs per patient per year decreased with 43% (P

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