Silver Book Fact
A study of Parkinson’s disease treatments found that pramipexole is a cost-effective treatment for early and advanced Parkinson’s disease. The total cost-effectiveness ratio was $8,837/QALY for patients with early Parkinson’s disease and $12,294/QALY for patients with advanced disease.
Hoerger T, Bala M, Rowland C, Greer M, et al. Cost Effectiveness of Pramipexole in Parkinson’s Disease in the U.S. Pharmacoeconomics. 1998; 14(5): 541-57. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10344917