The Health Economic Impact of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) in Germany
Nuijten, M.; Mittendorf, T. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2012 · Heft 3 · S. 126 bis 133
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Zusammenfassung
Purpose: To assess the health economic impact of oral nutritional supplement (ONS), being a medical nutrition product in the community setting in Germany in 2007. Methods: This health economic analysis is based on a comparison of the use of ONS versus no use of ONS in patients, who are eligible for ONS due to (risk of) disease-related malnutrition (DRM). The costs of the two treatment strategies, “ONS” versus “no ONS” were assessed using a linear decision analytic model reflecting cost functions related with DRM. Data sources are based on the published literature, clinical trials, official national price/tariff…