In a Chinese diabetes model, semaglutide yielded 0.04 more QALYs than dulaglutide.
In plain wordsIn computer models, semaglutide yielded more quality-adjusted life years than dulaglutide.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- IncreaseQuality-adjusted life years
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Dulaglutide
- Outcome group
- Quality of life · Whole body
Source sentences
Main analysis (SEMA vs. DULA) revealed a mean difference in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) of 0.04 QALYs and costs of $1132.29.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The main research purpose is to compare the long-term cost-effectiveness of semaglutide (SEMA) with that of dulaglutide (DULA) for patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes throughout their lifetime.
Cost-utility analysis was performed by the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study Outcomes Model 2 (UKPDS OM2) from the perspective of health care providers in China.
Baseline characteristics and clinical efficacy of SEMA and DULA were sourced from the high-dose comparison in the SUSTAIN-7 trial.
In this study, Semaglutide was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Semaglutide.