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. 2015 Feb 18;16:15. doi: 10.1186/s10194-015-0496-6

Table 5.

Health effects, costs and cost effectiveness of migraine management strategies in China, India, Russian Federation and Zambia

China India Russian Federation Zambia
Target coverage* Healthy life years gained per year (per 1 m popn) Cost per year per capita (US$) Cost per healthy life year gained (US$) ICER (US$) Healthy life years gained per year (per 1 m popn) Cost per year per capita (US$) Cost per healthy life year gained (US$) ICER (US$) Healthy life years gained per year (per 1 m popn) Cost per year per capita (US$) Cost per healthy life year gained (US$) ICER (US$) Healthy life years gained per year (per 1 m popn) Cost per year per capita (US$) Cost per healthy life year gained (US$) ICER (US$)
A. ACUTE MANAGEMENT (NON-SPECIFIC DRUGS)
Simple analgesics (e.g. ASA 1 g) 90% 530 $ 0.02 $ 34 $ 35 673 $ 0.05 $ 73 $ 75 1223 $ 0.07 $ 53 $ 63 1244 $ 0.03 $ 24 $ 24
With consumer education 597 $ 0.03 $ 53 $ 204 757 $ 0.06 $ 77 $ 105 1376 $ 0.19 $ 136 $ 801 1400 $ 0.12 $ 85 $ 575
B. ACUTE MANAGEMENT (SPECIFIC DRUGS)
Sumatriptan (50 mg) 90% 152 $ 2.14 $ 14,061 193 $ 1.20 $ 6,201 352 $ 12.55 $ 35,684 358 $ 2.62 $ 7,330
With consumer education 212 $ 2.16 $ 10,159 269 $ 1.21 $ 4,485 490 $ 12.67 $ 25,869 498 $ 2.71 $ 5,442
With provider training 178 $ 2.16 $ 12,129 226 $ 1.20 $ 5,335 410 $ 12.64 $ 30,804 417 $ 2.64 $ 6,329
With consumer education and provider training 248 $ 2.17 $ 8,762 314 $ 1.21 $ 3,859 571 $ 12.76 $ 22,330 581 $ 2.73 $ 4,698
Almotriptan (12.5 mg) 90% 196 $ 5.59 $ 28,546 249 $ 14.55 $ 58,533 452 $ 23.38 $ 51,728 460 $ 8.82 $ 19,187
With consumer education 273 $ 5.61 $ 20,544 346 $ 14.56 $ 42,049 630 $ 23.51 $ 37,332 640 $ 8.91 $ 13,915
With provider training 229 $ 5.61 $ 24,528 290 $ 14.56 $ 50,187 527 $ 23.47 $ 44,508 536 $ 8.84 $ 16,482
With consumer education and provider training 318 $ 5.62 $ 17,652 404 $ 14.56 $ 36,053 735 $ 23.60 $ 32,121 747 $ 8.93 $ 11,953
C. ACUTE STEPPED CARE MANAGEMENT
ASA (1 g) + sumatriptan (50 mg) 90% 431 $ 2.52 $ 5,840 547 $ 1.62 $ 2,964 994 $ 15.71 $ 15,811 1011 $ 2.95 $ 2,917
With consumer education 600 $ 2.53 $ 4,215 761 $ 1.63 $ 2,139 1384 $ 15.84 $ 11,440 1408 $ 3.04 $ 2,158
With provider training 503 $ 2.53 $ 5,033 638 $ 1.62 $ 2,548 1160 $ 15.80 $ 13,630 1179 $ 2.97 $ 2,517
With consumer education and provider training 700 $ 2.54 $ 3,633 $ 24,271 888 $ 1.63 $ 1,839 $ 11,996 1615 $ 15.93 $ 9,861 $ 65,920 1643 $ 3.06 $ 1,861 $ 12,102
D. PROPHYLAXIS + ACUTE MANAGEMENT
ASA (1 g) + amitriptyline (100 mg) 30% 112 $ 0.18 $ 1,649 145 $ 0.26 $ 1,795 275 $ 1.45 $ 5,264 305 $ 0.24 $ 773
With consumer education 189 $ 0.20 $ 1,047 245 $ 0.27 $ 1,098 465 $ 1.57 $ 3,377 515 $ 0.32 $ 631
With provider training 130 $ 0.20 $ 1,517 169 $ 0.26 $ 1,565 321 $ 1.54 $ 4,790 355 $ 0.25 $ 716
With consumer education and provider training 220 $ 0.21 $ 959 286 $ 0.27 $ 957 543 $ 1.66 $ 3,059 601 $ 0.34 $ 573
Sumatriptan (50 mg) + amitriptyline (100 mg) 30% 49 $ 0.73 $ 14,872 63 $ 0.53 $ 8,329 121 $ 3.95 $ 32,633 134 $ 1.09 $ 8,102
With consumer education 83 $ 0.74 $ 8,962 107 $ 0.54 $ 5,010 205 $ 4.07 $ 19,902 227 $ 1.18 $ 5,188
With provider training 68 $ 0.74 $ 10,908 88 $ 0.53 $ 6,049 168 $ 4.04 $ 24,027 186 $ 1.11 $ 5,937
With consumer education and provider training 115 $ 0.76 $ 6,571 149 $ 0.54 $ 3,637 284 $ 4.16 $ 14,644 315 $ 1.19 $ 3,796
ASA + sumatriptan + amitriptyline 30% 103 $ 0.80 $ 7,740 133 $ 0.73 $ 5,467 248 $ 4.55 $ 18,319 275 $ 1.20 $ 4,362
With consumer education 174 $ 0.81 $ 4,657 226 $ 0.74 $ 3,273 420 $ 4.67 $ 11,128 465 $ 1.29 $ 2,773
With provider training 143 $ 0.81 $ 5,668 185 $ 0.73 $ 3,961 345 $ 4.64 $ 13,449 382 $ 1.22 $ 3,191
With consumer education and provider training 241 $ 0.82 $ 3,409 313 $ 0.74 $ 2,371 583 $ 4.76 $ 8,166 645 $ 1.31 $ 2,026

*Target coverage for acute management in Zambia set at 80%.

ICER=Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio. All interventions without an ICER value are 'dominated’.