← The record

Rosuvastatin CalciumAPO-ROSUVASTATIN

Recommended CardiovascularRestrictedNot applicable line

Treatment of hypercholesterolaemia, including familial hypercholesterolaemia, as an adjunct to diet when the response to diet and exercise is inadequate.

2
Submissions
2006–06
On the record
ICER range
Cost-min
Cost basis

Decisions on record

2 decisions
  • Meeting Mar 2010 Recommended Lowers blood cholesterol no PSD
  • Meeting Nov 2006 Recommended Lipid-lowering agent no PSD

Access path

2 submissions · public record
  1. TGA registered · APO-ROSUVASTATIN

    TGA label narrower than the PBS population

  2. Jul 2006
    Recommended · restricted

    vs atorvastatin

  3. Jul 2006
    Recommended · restricted
  4. PBS listing · Restricted
RecommendedDeferredNot recommended

Cost-effectiveness

Cost-minimisation analysis; no ICER calculated by design.

The choice of a cost-minimisation approach was valid. PBAC · 2006
Cost-effectiveness accepted

Decision context

PopulationPatients with hypercholesterolaemia (including familial hypercholesterolaemia) meeting criteria in the General Statement for Lipid Lowering Drugs, where response to diet and exercise is inadequate.

Submission history

2 entries
DecidedOutcomeComparatorICEREvidence
Jul 2006 Recommended · restricted atorvastatin Meta-analysis
Jul 2006 Recommended · restricted atorvastatin Meta-analysis · LDL-C

Clinical evidence

Trials cited in the PSDs · ClinicalTrials.gov
TrialPhaseNPrimary outcomeStatus
SOLAR Ph 3 4,444 Percentage of subjects who achieve low density lipoprotein cholesterol goals while receivi… completed
STELLAR Ph 3 5,625 Percentage change in low density lipoprotein cholesterol. completed
PULSAR Ph 3 1,000 Reduction in LDL-c after 6 weeks completed

Similar precedents

By decision profile

Regulatory · TGA

Label narrower than PBS population — PBAC restricts to patients meeting General Statement for Lipid Lowering Drugs criteria; TGA label applies broadly to hypercholesterolaemia when diet/exercise inadequate.