Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA.
Express Scripts, St. Louis, MO.
J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2021 Apr;27(4):435-443. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2021.27.4.435.
Because of improved clinical outcomes, recent American Diabetes Association guidelines recommend the use of newer antidiabetic agents-glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i)-by those with cardiovascular disease. It is unclear, however, how switching to these newer agents affects health care utilization and costs. To compare health care utilization and costs between users of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) who switch to GLP-1RA or SGLT2i and nonswitchers. We used claims data from a large pharmacy benefit manager. Patients included were commercially insured adults with type 2 diabetes and a prescription claim for DPP-4i in 2016 or 2017. Using propensity score methods, we matched patients who switched to SGLT2i or GLP-1RA with those who remained on DPP-4i. Among matched samples, we conducted multivariable negative binomial regression to examine differences in the incidence of inpatient and emergency room (ER) visits and generalized linear regression to examine differences in health care costs. Among 47,953 patients who used DPP-4i in 2016 and 2017, 507 switched to SGLT2i and 808 switched to GLP-1RA. Propensity score matching of 1:6 resulted in 3,042 nonswitchers/507 switchers for the SGLT2i cohort and 4,848 nonswitchers/808 switchers for the GLP-1RA cohort. Switchers to SGLT2i experienced a 39% reduction (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.38-0.96), and GLP-1RA switchers experienced a 29% reduction (IRR = 0.71, 95% CI = 0.52-0.97) in inpatient hospitalizations. ER visit rates did not differ significantly between switchers and nonswitchers. Switchers to SGLT2i did not have statistically significant differences in medical or pharmacy costs compared with DPP-4i users, while switchers to GLP-1RA had significantly higher total pharmacy costs (adjusted difference of $2,453.10, 95% CI = $1,837.20-$3,069.00). Switching from DPP-4i to GLP-1RA or SGLT2i was associated with fewer hospitalizations; however, higher pharmacy costs may outweigh savings from reduced hospitalizations, especially for GLP-1RAs. As newer diabetes guidelines steer specific populations to these drug classes, it is important to optimize drug pricing to realize their true value. No outside funding supported this study. Neilson, Good, Swart, and Huang are employees of UPMC Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives and High-Value Care. Parekh reports employment at UPMC until July 2019. Munshi and Henderson are employed by Express Scripts. Newman has no disclosures to report.
由于临床结局改善,最近的美国糖尿病协会指南建议心血管疾病患者使用新型抗糖尿病药物——胰高血糖素样肽-1 受体激动剂(GLP-1RA)和钠-葡萄糖共转运蛋白 2 抑制剂(SGLT2i)。然而,尚不清楚改用这些新型药物如何影响医疗保健的利用和成本。 比较使用二肽基肽酶-4 抑制剂(DPP-4i)的患者转为 GLP-1RA 或 SGLT2i 与未转换的患者的医疗保健利用和成本。 我们使用了大型药房福利管理公司的索赔数据。患者包括患有 2 型糖尿病且在 2016 年或 2017 年有 DPP-4i 处方的商业保险成年人。我们使用倾向评分方法,将转换为 SGLT2i 或 GLP-1RA 的患者与仍在使用 DPP-4i 的患者进行匹配。在匹配样本中,我们使用多变量负二项式回归来检查住院和急诊室(ER)就诊发生率的差异,并使用广义线性回归来检查医疗保健费用的差异。 在 2016 年和 2017 年使用 DPP-4i 的 47953 名患者中,507 名患者转为 SGLT2i,808 名患者转为 GLP-1RA。1:6 的倾向评分匹配产生了 3042 名非转换者/507 名转换者用于 SGLT2i 队列和 4848 名非转换者/808 名转换者用于 GLP-1RA 队列。SGLT2i 转换者的住院率降低了 39%(发病率比 [IRR] = 0.61,95%CI = 0.38-0.96),GLP-1RA 转换者的住院率降低了 29%(IRR = 0.71,95%CI = 0.52-0.97)。急诊就诊率在转换者和非转换者之间没有显著差异。与 DPP-4i 用户相比,SGLT2i 转换者的医疗或药房费用没有统计学显著差异,而 GLP-1RA 转换者的总药房费用显著更高(调整后的差异为 2453.10 美元,95%CI = 1837.20 美元-3069.00 美元)。 从 DPP-4i 转换为 GLP-1RA 或 SGLT2i 与住院次数减少相关;然而,较高的药房成本可能会超过因住院减少而节省的成本,尤其是对于 GLP-1RAs。随着新的糖尿病指南将特定人群引导至这些药物类别,优化药物定价以实现其真正价值非常重要。 本研究无外部资金支持。尼尔森、古德、斯沃特和黄是 UPMC 基于价值的药房计划和高价值护理中心的员工。Parekh 报告在 2019 年 7 月之前受雇于 UPMC。芒希和亨德森受雇于 Express Scripts。纽曼没有披露信息。