In Medicare patients with IBS-C or CIC, plecanatide was associated with higher adjusted total costs than linaclotide at 12 months (P < 0.05).
In plain wordsMedicare patients receiving plecanatide had higher adjusted total costs than those receiving linaclotide.
- Peptide
- Plecanatide
- Outcome
- IncreaseAll-cause total costs at 12 months
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Linaclotide
- Outcome group
- Healthcare costs and utilization · Whole body
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
After 12 months follow-up, adjusted all-cause total costs of care were significantly lower among patients who received linaclotide versus lubiprostone or plecanatide, largely driven by lower all-cause medical costs observed in patients who received linaclotide (P < 0.05).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Retrospective analysis from the Merative™ MarketScan® Medicare Database (January 2017-September 2023),