Health economics and intradetrusor injections of botulinum for the treatment of detrusor overactivity.

Abstract

Health economic aspects are crucial in arguing the feasibility of setting up a new service using an unlicensed treatment. Overall, the costs of intradetrusor botulinum neurotoxin-A treatment appear to be modest relative to the improvement in quality of life. However, in managing the overactive bladder, there is a need for a widely accepted definition of 'clinical improvement' or a common outcome measure to direct future clinical and health economic research.