Assessment of pharmacological strategies for management of major depressive disorder and their costs after an inadequate response to first-line antidepressant treatment in primary care

Table 1 Details of unit costs of healthcare resources and work productivity losses

Healthcare and non-healthcare resources	Unit cost 2009 (Euros)
Medical visits in primary care	22.74
Supplemental tests
Laboratory tests	21.86
Conventional radiology	18.14
Diagnostic/therapeutic tests	36.45
Drug prescription	Retail price/pack
Work productivity-Indirect Costs
Labor cost per day of sick leave*	79.61

Source of healthcare resources: own analytical accounting. *Source: INE-National Institute of Statistics [31].

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