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. 2014 Feb 25;2:10.3402/jmahp.v2.22814. doi: 10.3402/jmahp.v2.22814

Table VI.

Impact of attributes in mean price change: repositionings

USA Europe


Description of attribute Description of mean price change* (%) Description of attribute Description of mean price change* (%)




Attribute Category Mean (SD)/freq (%) of attribute Mean (SD)/correlation P Mean (SD)/freq (%) of attribute Mean (SD)/correlation P
Disease-related
ICD-10 chapter change Yes
No
17 (74%)
6 (26%)
0.48 (0.80)
0.67 (0.52)
0.58 41 (77%)
12 (23%)
0.45 (0.55)
0.75 (0.45)
0.1
Prevalence change 78 (3,224) −0.25 0.39** −34 (2,013) 0.13 0.54**
DALY change −30,39,602 (49,67,661) −0.35 0.01** −31,90,669 (53,42,501) 0.55 0.08**
Demographic group change Adults
No change
Pediatrics
3 (13%)
18 (78%)
2 (9%)
0.23 (0.22)
0.56 (0.76)
1.00 (–)
0.67 8 (15%)
40 (75.5%)
5 (9.5%)
−0.29 (0.51)
0.68 (0.47)
0.00 (0.00)
0.0006
Number of alternative treatments change −10 (17) −0.14 0.63** −10.5 (17) −0.05 0.04**
Drug-related
Frequency of use change Increase
No change
Decrease
2 (10%)
16 (69%)
5 (23%)
(–)
0.62 (0.47)
0.45 (1.30)
0.91 5 (9.5%)
39 (73.5%)
9 (17%)
−0.07 (–)
0.65 (0.52)
0.11 (0.31)
0.30
Change in administration setting Ambulatory
No change
Hospital

22 (96%)
1 (4%)

0.55 (0.70)

51 (96%)
2 (4%)
(–)
0.56 (0.53)
(–)
Addressing unmet needs Yes
No
8 (35%)
15 (65%)
0.62 (0.47)
0.49 (0.85)
0.69 26 (49%)
27 (51%)
0.66 (0.48)
0.42 (0.59)
0.20
Improved patient convenience Yes
No
1 (4%)
22 (96%)

0.55 (0.70)

53 (100%)

0.56 (0.53)
Repurposing-related
Repositioning approach Serendipity
Hypothesis driven
9 (39%)
14 (61%)
0.72 (0.77)
0.39 (0.65)
0.31 17 (32%)
36 (68%)
0.76 (0.62)
0.50 (0.50)
0.23
Repositioning target On-target
Off-target
20 (87%)
3 (13%)
0.55 (0.73)
0.50 (0.71)
0.91 45 (85%)
8 (15%)
0.54 (0.54)
0.73 (0.53)
0.47
Regulatory-related
Patent expiry Before
After
16 (70%)
7 (30%)
0.61 (0.65)
0.10 (1.27)
0.31 47 (89%)
6 (11%)
0.56 (0.53)
(–)
Brand name Same
Different
14 (61%)
9 (39%)
0.56 (0.50)
0.52 (1.04)
0.89 34 (64%)
19 (36%)
0.75 (0.44)
0.24 (0.53)
0.004
Company Same
Different
17 (74%)
6 (26%)
0.62 (0.67)
0.20 (0.92)
0.32 45 (85%)
8 (15%)
0.56 (0.50)
0.59 (0.82)
0.90
Designation change Orphan to orphan
Non-orphan
Orphan
No change
3 (13%)
2 (9%)
5 (22%)
13 (56%)
0.54 (0.65)
0.02 (0.03)
0.77 (0.47)
0.57 (0.87)
<0.001 6 (11%)

15 (28%)
32 (60%)
0.08 (–)

0.63 (0.50)
0.53 (0.58)
0.81
*

Mean price change expressed as a quantitative variable. E.g. a value of 0.50 should be interpreted as an increase in price by 50%.

**

P value derived from linear regression with the baseline variable as a covariate.