Abstract:An assessment of economic burden of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) in Russian Federation was conducted on the example of four pilot regions including Samara Region, Republic of Bashkortostan, Chuvash Republic and Yaroslavl Region. The assessment involved a newly developed interactive pharmacoeconomic model that uses data from questionnaire surveys of leading DME experts residing in the regions. In the course of the study, direct and indirect costs associated with DME were calculated. The highest direct costs of … Show more
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