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Table 3 Results from base-case analyses

From: Health economic evaluation of vaccination strategies for the prevention of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in Germany

a: Overall effects [cohort of 1 million individuals not discounted]

 

Number of HZ-cases

Costs of treatment (€)

Costs of vaccination (€)

Total costs (€)

BCR*

Status quo

284,768

127,978,000

-

127,978,000

 

Vaccination scenario

264,977

117,948,913

29,496,000

147,444,913

0.34

b: Number needed to vaccinate (NNV)

Avoiding one HZ-case

 

10

   

Avoiding one PHN-case

 

144

   

Gaining one QALY

 

195

   

c: Costs and effects in both scenarios of the model

Not discounted

Costs (€)

Effects [QALY]

Costs/Effects

ICER

Status quo

 

127.98

29.2747

4.3716

 

Vaccination scenario

 

147.44

29.2757

5.0364

19,002

Discounted

    

Status quo

 

82.80

18.8569

4.3911

 

Vaccination scenario

 

98.64

18.8574

5.2307

28,146

  1. *Benefit-Cost ratio; €, Euro in 2010 price levels.ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; HZ, herpes zoster; PHN, postherpetic neuralgia; QALY, quality adjusted life-year.