Table 9 Mean annual cost of treatment per patient (€)
Cost categories (€) | Paliperidone ER | Risperidone | Olanzapine | Quetiapine | Ziprasidone | Aripiprazole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total cost | 7,030.27 | 7,033.85 | 7,082.06 | 8,321.31 | 7,806.69 | 7,712.63 |
Hospitalisation | 2,894.83 | 3,128.76 | 2,901.25 | 3,282.16 | 3,363.56 | 3,296.10 |
Day hospital | 1,632.44 | 1,638.22 | 1,632.07 | 1,640.61 | 1,643.80 | 1,642.17 |
Emergency room visit | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Outpatient physician visit | 158.97 | 161.74 | 161.38 | 163.15 | 163.22 | 162.47 |
Outpatient mental health clinic visit | 657.40 | 667.46 | 664.03 | 671.95 | 673.69 | 670.93 |
Home health care | 17.43 | 18.65 | 17.41 | 19.30 | 19.85 | 19.50 |
Social/group therapy meeting | 104.89 | 103.61 | 105.75 | 102.77 | 101.88 | 102.26 |
Other: (e.g. nutritionist visits) | 22.82 | 22.40 | 24.87 | 22.26 | 21.00 | 21.15 |
Medication cost | 1,541.50 | 1,293.02 | 1,575.30 | 2,419.11 | 1,819.69 | 1,798.05 |
   Original medication | 1,100.10 | 683.49 | 1,117.81 | 1,993.39 | 1,306.64 | 1,294.38 |
   Switched medication | 440.64 | 608.77 | 456.90 | 425.47 | 512.38 | 503.00 |
   ES medication | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.25 | 0.67 | 0.67 |