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Table 2 Cost inputs into the economic model (2011€)

From: Pharmacoeconomic analysis of paliperidone palmitate for treating schizophrenia in Greece

Resource

Item

Unit

Cost

Source

Drugs

paliperidone palmitate

mg

€ 2.90

calculation*

 

risperidone microspheres

mg

€ 2.52

calculation

 

olanzapine tablets

mg

€ 0.27

calculation

 

clozapine tablets

mg

€ 0.0023

calculation

Medical

visit/injection

1 visit

€ 10.12

Geitona [20], Urdahl [42]

Hospital

emergency room

1 visit

€ 50.00

Syriopoulou [43]

 

hospital bed acute care

21 days

€ 146 for the first 21 days

DRG tariffs‡

 

hospital bed acute care

1 day

€ 45.00/day after 21 days

DRG tariffs‡

 

day hospital

1 day

€ 36.86

Geitona [20], Urdahl [42]

  1. *Based on available EU prices in the 22 countries used for reference pricing in Greece at the end of September 2011.
  2. †Based on hospital prices published in Price Bulletin 4/8/2011 and IMS Greece market shares July 2011.
  3. ‡Calculation based on officially published Ministry of Health Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) tariffs, Government Gazette B 1702/1-8-2011.