Suppose 215 people suffering from tigeritis were administered medication A in an RCT and 215 people...

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Suppose 215 people suffering from tigeritis were administered medication A in an RCT and 215 people suffering from tigeritis were administered medication B. Each medication causes a modest decrease in health-related quality of life: q-0.95, qs-0.96. Medication B is significantly more expensive at $586,675 for 215 treatments, compared with $268,750 for 215 treatments using medication A. However, medication B has much better efficacy with 210 survivors, compared with 200 survivors with medication A. Answer the following questions (rounded to whole numbers with no currency symbols or commas) 32. [2] What is the number of QALYs associated with the use of medication A? (hint: you adjust the health-related quality of life for the survivors, right?) 33. [3] What is average cost-effectiveness ratio (ACER) for medication A in terms of QALYs? That is, what is the cost per QALY of using medication A versus no treatment? 34. [3] What is the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of transitioning from medication A to medication B in terms of cost per QALY? Suppose 215 people suffering from tigeritis were administered medication A in an RCT and 215 people suffering from tigeritis were administered medication B. Each medication causes a modest decrease in health-related quality of life: q-0.95, qs-0.96. Medication B is significantly more expensive at $586,675 for 215 treatments, compared with $268,750 for 215 treatments using medication A. However, medication B has much better efficacy with 210 survivors, compared with 200 survivors with medication A. Answer the following questions (rounded to whole numbers with no currency symbols or commas) 32. [2] What is the number of QALYs associated with the use of medication A? (hint: you adjust the health-related quality of life for the survivors, right?) 33. [3] What is average cost-effectiveness ratio (ACER) for medication A in terms of QALYs? That is, what is the cost per QALY of using medication A versus no treatment? 34. [3] What is the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of transitioning from medication A to medication B in terms of cost per QALY?

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