Economic Outcomes Related to Persistence and Dosing of Celecoxib in Patients with Osteoarthritis (OA) Using a Retrospective Claims Database Analysis.
Courtney JohnsonJennifer StephensChristopher WalkerJoseph Christopher CappelleriAhmed ShelbayaPublished in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2020)
Patients that switched from branded celecoxib to a generic NSAID or received an under-dose of branded celecoxib had higher average overall HCRU and costs. OA-related inpatient and outpatient cost savings may offset the higher drug cost of celecoxib for persistent patients.