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. 2023 Sep 13;6(9):e2329583. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29583

Table 3. Results of Deterministic Sensitivity Analyses.

Strategy Annual overdose rate per 1000 peoplea Remaining undiscounted LYs per personb Total discounted cost per person, $b Change in discounted cost per person, $b Remaining discounted QALYs per personb Change in remaining discounted QALYs per personb ICER ($/LY)b ICER ($/QALY)b
Sensitivity analysis: 80% decreased pharmaceutical cost
No medication treatment strategy 7.77 20.54 241 070 NA 8.33 NA NA NA
Treatment with extended-release buprenorphine strategy 6.53 27.39 293 040 51 970 11.52 3.19 15 140 16 300
Treatment with transmucosal buprenorphine strategy 6.49 27.44 293 730 680 11.55 0.03 23 410 19 760
Sensitivity analysis: 191% increased retention
No medication treatment strategy 7.77 20.54 241 070 NA 8.33 NA NA NA
Treatment with transmucosal buprenorphine strategy 5.10 28.26 338 480 97 410 12.07 3.75 25 560 25 990
Treatment with extended-release buprenorphine strategy 4.27 28.57 358 280 19 800 12.28 0.20 118 610 97 840

Abbreviations: ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; LY, life-years; QALY, quality-adjusted life-years.

a

Calculated over the first 10 years of the simulation.

b

Costs and ICERs were rounded to nearest $10 and QALYs and LYs to nearest 0.01.