Cost-effectiveness projections of single and combination therapies for visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India Olliaro P et al. - The available treatments for VL are cost-effective, and the mortality and incidence-based methods produce consistent estimates. The combinations considered here were more cost-effective than most monotherapies. Having multiple treatment options and combining drugs are also likely to reduce drug pressure and prolong the drugs' life-span of effective use. [more...]