Analysis of the Pharmacoutilization of Biological Drugs in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: A Real-World Retrospective Study Among an Italian Population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Real-world pharmacoutilization analysis of biological drugs in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with the aim to evaluate biologic treatment patterns and pharmacoutilization among patients with PsA in Italy.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted using administrative databases of Italian Entities. PsA patients were included and diagnosed by hospitalization and/or an active exemption code. Two analyses were performed: a cross-sectional for treatment patterns in patients enrolled among 2017-2020, and a longitudinal study during 2015 to investigate the pharmacoutilization, in terms of persistence and monthly maintenance dosage of biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs). Patients with or without b/tsDMARDs prescriptions

SUBMITTER: Perrone V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9127009 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature