PUBLIC SUMMARY DOCUMENT
Product: SenSura Mio Concave Two Piece Click
Applicant: Coloplast Pty Ltd
Date of SPAP Meeting: 17 & 18 October 2016
1. Proposed Listing on the Stoma Appliance Scheme
The applicant, Coloplast Pty Ltd, sought listing of the SenSura Mio Concave Two Piece Click in subgroup 4(c) of the Stoma Appliance Scheme (SAS) Schedule. The product, including 14 variants, was proposed for listing at the unit price of $5.839 with a maximum monthly quantity of 20 units.
2. Comparator
The applicant nominated Coloplast SenSura Mio Two Piece with Shallow Convexity (SAS code 80035J) from its own range, as the comparator. This product is currently listed in subgroup 4(c) of the SAS Schedule at the unit price of $5.839 with a maximum monthly quantity of 20 units.
3. Background
This was the Stoma Product Assessment Panel’s (SPAP) first consideration of this product.
4. Clinical Place for the Product
The proposed product provides an alternative for users requiring a two-piece convex baseplate with mechanical coupling.
5. SPAP Comment
Clinical Analysis
The Panel noted that the proposed product has the same features as existing Coloplast products currently listed on the SAS Schedule. The Panel also noted that the difference between the proposed product and the currently listed products is the Concave shape.
The applicant stated that the Concave design is preshaped with the intent to hug outward parastomal body profiles. Outward parastomal body profiles were defined as rises from the abdomen creating a peak and includes hernias, bulges and in some cases obesity.
The Panel noted the numerous studies presented and noted that these did not provide evidence on Concave baseplates. The Panel also noted that the applicant is seeking the benchmark unit price for the proposed product in subgroup 4(c) due to the Concave shape. The Panel has agreed to review the listing of concave products within 12 months of the listing of such products and requires Coloplast to supply clinical evidence of any benefit to a selected patient group(s) within 12 months of the products being listed on the SAS Schedule.
Economic Analysis
Not undertaken
Financial Analysis
Listing of this product would be on a cost-minimisation basis compared to products currently listed in subgroup 4(c) of the SAS Schedule. It is therefore unlikely that there would be any budgetary impact for the SAS as a consequence of listing this product.
6. SPAP Recommendation
The SPAP recommended that the SenSura Mio Concave 2 Piece Click, including 14 variants, be listed in subgroup 4(c) of the SAS Schedule at the benchmark unit price $5.839, with a maximum monthly quantity of 20 units.
The Panel has also requested that Coloplast supply clinical evidence of any benefit to a selected patient group(s) within 12 months of the products being listed on the SAS Schedule.
7. Context for Decision
The SPAP helps decide whether stoma products should be subsidised and, if so, the conditions of their subsidisation in Australia. It considers submissions in this context. An SPAP decision not to recommend listing or changes to a listing does not represent a final SPAP view about the merits of a particular stoma product. A company can resubmit to the SPAP following a decision not to recommend listing or changes to a listing. The SPAP is an advisory committee and as such its recommendations are non-binding on Government. All SPAP recommendations are subject to Cabinet/Ministerial approval.
8. Applicant’s Comment
Coloplast Pty Ltd agrees with the SPAP’s recommendations contained in the Public Summary Document.
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