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Table 1 Resource use for SQ Tree SLIT-tablets and Tree Pollen SCIT

From: Sublingual immunotherapy tablet: a cost-minimizing alternative in the treatment of tree pollen-induced seasonal allergic rhinitis in Canada

Resource

Ontario

Quebec

SQ Tree SLIT-tablets

Tree Pollen SCIT

SQ Tree SLIT-tablets

Tree Pollen SCIT

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

10 mL vial (10 inj.) [18]

–

–

–

1x

1x

1x

–

–

–

1x

1x

1x

SQ Tree SLIT-tablets

180

180

180

–

–

–

180

180

180

–

–

–

Number of claims

6

6

6

–

–

–

6

6

6

–

–

–

Start-up visits

1

1

1

–

–

–

1

1

1

–

–

–

 GP (5%)*

0.05

0.05

0.05

–

–

–

0.05

0.05

0.05

–

–

–

 Specialist (95%)*

0.95

0.95

0.95

–

–

–

0.95

0.95

0.95

–

–

–

Titration visits (1 week between inj.)*

–

–

–

10

10

10

–

–

–

10

10

10

 GP (Ontario 10%, Quebec 0%)*

–

–

–

1

1

1

–

–

–

0

0

0

 Specialist (Ontario 90%, Quebec 100%)*

–

–

–

9

9

9

–

–

–

10

10

10

Maintenance visits (4 weeks between inj.)*

–

–

–

0

0

0

–

–

–

0

0

0

Follow-up visits

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 GP (Ontario 10% SLIT, 20% SCIT; Quebec 0%)*

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Specialist (Ontario 90% SLIT, 80% SCIT; Quebec 100%)*

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.8

1

1

1

1

1

1

Patient’s time [h]*[18]

3^

3^

3^

19.58#

19.58#

19.58#

3^

3^

3^

20.42#

20.42#

20.42#

Patient’s travel distance ([km]; 20 km per visit)*

40

40

40

200

200

200

40

40

40

200

200

200

  1. GP general practitioner, SCIT subcutaneous immunotherapy, inj. Injection, SQ Tree SLIT-tablets SQ tree pollen sublingual immunotherapy tablet
  2. *Based on physician input, xpre-seasonal: 1 treatment set, #Patient's time include: Travel time round trip 40 min. [18], pre-injection wait time 15 min.*, injection time 5 min [18], post-injection wait time 30 min.*, physician consultation time 20 min.*, ^Patient's time include: Travel time round trip 40 min. [18], wait time 15 min. [18], physician consultation time 20 min. [18], and for year 1 only a 30 min. post-tablet observational time after first tablet intake[18]