Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan Disease

Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan Disease

This review will discuss the cost burden of hereditary angioedema on patients, healthcare systems, and society. The impact of availability of and access to novel and specific therapies on morbidity, mortality, and the overall burden of disease will be explored along with potential changes in treatme...

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Main Author: William Raymond Lumry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
health economics
orphan disease
hereditary angioedema
burden
treatment
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00022/full
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spelling doaj-154fac4bbaf2497aa9e2513a6894354e2020-11-24T23:00:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2018-02-01510.3389/fmed.2018.00022308993Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan DiseaseWilliam Raymond Lumry0Allergy Division, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United StatesThis review will discuss the cost burden of hereditary angioedema on patients, healthcare systems, and society. The impact of availability of and access to novel and specific therapies on morbidity, mortality, and the overall burden of disease will be explored along with potential changes in treatment paradigms to improve effectiveness and reduce cost of treatment. The prevalence of orphan diseases, legislative incentives to encourage development of orphan disease therapies and the impact of orphan disease treatment on healthcare payment systems will be discussed.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00022/fullhealth economicsorphan diseasehereditary angioedemaburdentreatment
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Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan Disease
Frontiers in Medicine
health economics
orphan disease
hereditary angioedema
burden
treatment
author_facet William Raymond Lumry
author_sort William Raymond Lumry
title Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan Disease
title_short Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan Disease
title_full Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan Disease
title_fullStr Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan Disease
title_full_unstemmed Hereditary Angioedema: The Economics of Treatment of an Orphan Disease
title_sort hereditary angioedema: the economics of treatment of an orphan disease
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Medicine
issn 2296-858X
publishDate 2018-02-01
description This review will discuss the cost burden of hereditary angioedema on patients, healthcare systems, and society. The impact of availability of and access to novel and specific therapies on morbidity, mortality, and the overall burden of disease will be explored along with potential changes in treatment paradigms to improve effectiveness and reduce cost of treatment. The prevalence of orphan diseases, legislative incentives to encourage development of orphan disease therapies and the impact of orphan disease treatment on healthcare payment systems will be discussed.
topic health economics
orphan disease
hereditary angioedema
burden
treatment
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00022/full
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