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. 2021 Dec 17;11(12):e047515. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047515

Table 2.

Base-case and scenario analysis results for AMS versus usual care in Ethiopia

Pharmacist-led AMS Usual care Incremental
Base-case analysis
Base-case (discounted rate 3%)
 Life years 17.91 17.86 0.05
 QALY 13.2772 13.2384 0.0388
 Cost 42.00 124.37 −82.37
 ICER (US$/QALY) Dominant
Base-case (discounted rate 0%)
 Life-years 28.6172 28.5336 0.0836
 QALY 21.2807 21.2185 0.0622
 Cost 42.02 124.43 −82.41
 ICER (US$/QALY) Dominant
Scenario Analysis
Scenario 1 (discounted 3%)
 Life-years 17.9025 17.87 0.0325
 QALY 13.2456 13.2216 0.024
 Cost 41.11 48.7 −7.59
 ICER (US$/QALY) Dominant
Scenario 2 (discounted 3%)
 Life-years 17.8906 17.87 0.0205
 QALY 13.2457 13.2216 0.0241
 Cost 42.91 48.7 −5.79
 ICER (US$/QALY) Dominant

AMS, antimicrobial stewardship; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year.