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. 2023 Dec 5;24(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s10194-023-01686-y

Table 3.

Base-case cost-effectiveness results comparing each medication separately

Costs (£) QALYs Incremental costs (£) Incremental QALYs ICER: cost per QALY gained (£)
Deterministic results—discounted
 Placebo £1,729 1.3531 - - -
 Topiramate £1,624 1.3995 -£104 0.0464 Dominated
 Placebo £1,729 1.3531 - - -
 BTA £3,654 1.4294 £1,925 0.0763 £25,238
 Placebo £1,729 1.3531 - - -
 Fremanezumab (monthly) £10,155 1.4307 £8,427 0.0776 £108,604
 Placebo £1,729 1.3531 - - -
 Fremanezumab (quarterly) £10,193 1.4224 £8,465 0.0693 £122,126
 Placebo £1,729 1.3531 - - -
 Eptinezumab 100 £10,216 1.4239 £8,487 0.0708 £119,796
 Placebo £1,729 1.3531 - - -
 Galcanezumab £10,640 1.4229 £8,912 0.0698 £127,649
 Placebo £1,729 1.3531 - - -
 Eptinezumab 300 £27,401 1.4403 £25,672 0.0873 £294,151
Probabilistic results—discounted
 Placebo £1,728 1.3460 - - -
 Topiramate £1,624 1.4045 -£104 0.0584 Dominated
 Placebo £1,728 1.3460 - - -
 BTA £3,654 1.4270 £1,926 0.0810 £23,775
 Placebo £1,728 1.3460 - - -
 Fremanezumab (monthly) £10,161 1.4350 £8,433 0.0890 £94,748
 Placebo £1,728 1.3460 - - -
 Fremanezumab (quarterly) £10,196 1.4273 £8,467 0.0812 £104,251
 Placebo £1,728 1.3460 - - -
 Eptinezumab 100 £10,221 1.4199 £8,492 0.0739 £114,894
 Placebo £1,728 1.3460 - - -
 Galcanezumab £10,646 1.4161 £8,917 0.0701 £127,279
 Placebo £1,728 1.3460 - - -
 Eptinezumab 300 £27,411 1.4365 £25,683 0.0904 £284,030