Jedidiah I Morton, Danny Liew, Gerald F Watts, Sophia Zoungas, Stephen J Nicholls, Padraig Dixon, Zanfina Ademi
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Abstract
Background: Approximately 1 in 11 people are intolerant to statins. There have been no studies evaluating the cost-effectiveness of early intervention for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with three non-statin drugs (ezetimibe, proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 inhibitors (PCSK9i; inclisiran and evolocumab), and bempedoic acid). We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of these therapies when initiated at age 40 years.
Methods: We used a published microsimulation model populated with 108 statin-intolerant individuals. The model simulated the ageing of individuals from 40 to 85 years. We calculated the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) when non-statin lipid lowering strategies were initiated at age 40 years compared to no intervention until a cardiovascular event. ICERs were compared to Australian and UK cost-effectiveness thresholds of 28,000 AUD and 25,000 GBP per QALY gained, respectively. We adopted each countries national healthcare system perspective (2022 AUD/GBP) and discounted health economic results by 5% annually for Australia and 3.5% annually for the UK.
Results: At current prices in Australia, ezetimibe was cost-effective in 34/108 (31.4%) individuals simulated; bempedoic acid in 17/108 (15.7%); bempedoic acid and ezetimibe in combination in 14/108 (13.0%); whilst inclisiran and evolocumab were not cost-effective in any individuals. Corresponding numbers for the UK were 98/108 (90.7%); 5/108 (4.6%); 11/108 (10.2%); 0/108 (0.0%); and 0/108 (0.0%). Cost-effectiveness of bempedoic acid was predominantly among individuals with an LDL-C of at least 4.0 mmol/L and systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mmHg in Australia and 5.0mmol/L and 160 mmHg in the UK, respectively.
Conclusion: Ezetimibe and bempedoic acid, both alone and in combination, are cost-effective for long-term primary prevention of CVD in a range of people with statin-intolerance, depending on their baseline risk of CVD.
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European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) is an official journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). The journal covers a wide range of scientific, clinical, and public health disciplines related to cardiovascular disease prevention, risk factor management, cardiovascular rehabilitation, population science and public health, and exercise physiology. The categories covered by the journal include classical risk factors and treatment, lifestyle risk factors, non-modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular conditions, concomitant pathological conditions, sport cardiology, diagnostic tests, care settings, epidemiology, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
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