Glucose Indicator Blood Strip
Recommended EndocrinologyRestrictedNot applicable line
Self-test and use with the glucose meter to quantitatively measure the capillary blood glucose level for blood glucose monitoring.
5
Submissions
1 resub
2014–16
On the record
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ICER range
Cost-min
Cost basis
Access path
- Jul 2014Recommended
- Nov 2014Recommended · restricted
Listing: Restricted → Authority Required
- Nov 2014Recommended · restricted
Listing: Restricted → Authority Required
- Nov 2015Recommended
- Mar 2016Recommended
- PBS listing · Restricted
RecommendedDeferredNot recommended
From the public summary
PBAC outcome
4.1 The PBAC recommended listing of Attest VivaChek Ino Blood Glucose Test Strips (BGTS) under the same conditions as currently PBS-listed blood glucose test strips. Outcome: Recommended 1PSD · Mar 2016
Economic analysis
5.1 The submission requested listing at the same price as currently listed glucose indicator test strips.PSD · Jul 2014
Consumer comments
Patient must have diabetes, AND Patient must be on insulin therapy.PSD · Nov 2015
Category / GENERAL – General Schedule (Code GE) Program Prescriber type: Dental Medical Practitioners Nurse practitioners Optometrists Midwives Episodicity: N/A Severity: N/A Condition: Blood glucose monitoring PBS Indication: Blood glucose monitoring Treatment phase: N/A Restriction Level / Method: Restricted benefit Authority Required - In Writing Authority Required - Telephone Authority Required – Emergency Authority Required - Electronic Streamlined 2PSD · Nov 2015
Cost-effectiveness
Not applicable — minor submission; cost-minimisation (same price as comparators).
The submission requested the same price as other currently PBS-listed equivalent comparators. PSD · 2014
Cost-effectiveness accepted ×2
Decision context
PopulationPatients requiring blood glucose monitoring, including those receiving treatment under a GP Management Plan or Team Care Arrangements.
Submission history
| Decided | Outcome | Comparator | ICER | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | Recommended | other currently PBS-listed equivalent blood glucose test strips | — | Cost-minimisation · Cost-minimisation |
| Nov 2015 | Recommended | — | — | Cost-minimisation |
| Nov 2014 | Recommended · restricted | currently PBS-listed equivalent blood glucose test strips | — | Cost-minimisation · Cost-minimisation |
| Nov 2014 | Recommended · restricted | currently PBS-listed equivalent blood glucose test strips | — | Cost-minimisation |
| Jul 2014 | Recommended | — | — | Cost-minimisation |
Similar precedents
Regulatory · TGA
Label equal than PBS population — Both describe the same self-test glucose monitoring function; PBAC population specification restates the clinical context without narrowing the TGA label.