Healthy Skepticism Library item: 18863

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Publication type: Journal Article

John-Baptiste A, Bell C
Industry sponsored bias in cost effectiveness analyses
BMJ 2010 Oct 13; 341:
http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c5350.extract

Abstract:

Evidence is growing that the involvement of industry in cost effectiveness analyses can affect the findings. A systematic review of published cost-utility analyses found that industry funded studies were more than twice as likely to report a cost-utility ratio below $20 000 (£12 700; $14 850) per quality adjusted life year (QALY) as studies sponsored by non-industry sources.1 The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom found that cost effectiveness analyses submitted by manufacturers produced significantly lower ratios than those derived by assessors at academic centres