The following summarizes the costs of treatment of a disease based on four diffe

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The following summarizes the costs of treatment of a disease based on four different antibiotics and associated health benefits (effectiveness). Effectiveness is measured as the percent of successful treatment of interventions. Use incremental cost-effectivenss ratios to select the antibiotics that are NOT dominated (see example 16.6). You may select more than one antibiotic.
Antibiotic A
- Cost of treating 100 patients $1170
- Effectiveness 76%
Antibiotic B
- Cost of treating 100 patients $1460
- Effectiveness 74%
Antibiotic C
- Cost of treating 100 patients $1310
- Effectiveness 75%
Antibiotic D
- Cost of treating 100 patients $1010
- Effectiveness 70%

Explanation / Answer

Answer: Antibiotic A and Antibiotic D Explanation: Dominance would mean same cost per 100 patients with higher % of effectiveness or same % of effectivenes with lower cost per 100 patients or higher % of effectiveness with lower cost per 100 patients. Applying the principle, V and C would be dominated by A, as A has higher effectiveness with lower cost in comparison. D is not dominated as it has lowest cost, though % effectiveness is not the lowest.

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