The Socio-Economic Burden of Pruritus in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) in Italy: a Comprehensive Model-Based Cost-of-Illness Analysis
BACKGROUND: Cholestatic pruritus represents one of the most debilitating symptoms in patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), affecting 50-90% of them. Aim of this study was to estimate the annual socio-economic burden associated with pruritus in patients with PBC in Italy. METHODS: A prevalent-based cost-of-il...