Cost Minimization Analysis

Question 1

What does CMA measure?

Answer 1

Costs measured in dollars
Outcomes assumed to be equivalent

All outcomes (i.e., efficacy, incidence of ADEs) expected to be equal, but costs are not equal.

Question 2

What are the advantages of CMA?

Answer 2

Simple study to use, as outcomes are not measured

Question 3

What are the disadvantages of CMA?

Answer 3

Study can only be used when outcomes are assumed to be equal