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Table 3 Yearly and total healthcare costs of ragweed SLIT-tablet, preseasonal ragweed SCIT, annual ragweed SCIT, and MRPATA in Ontario and Quebec ($CAD)

From: Minimization of ragweed allergy immunotherapy costs through use of the sublingual immunotherapy tablet in Canadian children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

Cost category

Ontario

Quebec

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Total Years 1–3 (discounted)

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Total Years 1–3 (discounted)

Ragweed SLIT-tablet

 Drug costs

$813.12

$813.12

$813.12

$2403.50

$809.23

$809.23

$809.23

$2391.98

  Tablet costs

$703.84

$703.84

$703.84

$2080.46

$703.84

$703.84

$703.84

$2080.46

  Markup and dispensing fees

$109.29

$109.29

$109.29

$323.04

$105.39

$105.39

$105.39

$311.52

 Physician costs

$100.60

$100.60

$100.60

$297.36

$199.85

$119.79

$119.79

$434.14

  GP

$59.70

$59.70

$59.70

$176.47

$14.65

$10.64

$10.64

$35.47

  Specialist

$40.90

$40.90

$40.90

$120.90

$185.20

$109.14

$109.14

$398.67

 Total healthcare costs

$913.72

$913.72

$913.72

$2700.86

$1009.08

$929.01

$929.01

$2826.12

Preseasonal ragweed SCIT

 Drug costs

$295.03

$295.03

$295.03

$872.07

$292.17

$292.17

$292.17

$863.61

  Vial costs

$265.00

$265.00

$265.00

$783.31

$265.00

$265.00

$265.00

$783.31

  Markup and dispensing fees

$30.03

$30.03

$30.03

$88.77

$27.17

$27.17

$27.17

$80.30

 Physician costs

$611.13

$611.13

$611.13

$1806.41

$1010.07

$1010.07

$1010.07

$2985.65

  Injection

$117.98

$117.98

$117.98

$348.72

$317.93

$317.93

$317.93

$939.76

  GP

$107.25

$107.25

$107.25

$317.02

$289.03

$289.03

$289.03

$854.32

  Specialist

$10.73

$10.73

$10.73

$31.70

$28.90

$28.90

$28.90

$85.43

 Consultation costs

$493.15

$493.15

$493.15

$1457.69

$692.14

$692.14

$692.14

$2045.89

  GP

$80.67

$80.67

$80.67

$238.44

$121.03

$121.03

$121.03

$357.75

  Specialist

$412.49

$412.49

$412.49

$1219.26

$571.11

$571.11

$571.11

$1688.14

 Nurse costs

$312.09

$312.09

$312.09

$922.51

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

 Total healthcare costs

$1218.25

$1218.25

$1218.25

$3601.00

$1302.24

$1302.24

$1302.24

$3849.25

Annual ragweed SCIT

 Drug cost

$590.06

$590.06

$590.06

$1,744.15

$584.33

$584.33

$584.33

$1727.21

  Vial costs

$530.00

$530.00

$530.00

$1,566.62

$530.00

$530.00

$530.00

$1566.62

  Markup and dispensing fees

$60.06

$60.06

$60.06

$177.53

$54.33

$54.33

$54.33

$160.59

 Physician costs

$2284.02

$1873.16

$1873.16

$5947.71

$3793.45

$3096.35

$3096.35

$9849.55

  Injection

$396.46

$247.16

$247.16

$879.88

$1068.41

$666.07

$666.07

$2371.16

  GP

$309.56

$126.75

$126.75

$557.47

$834.23

$341.58

$341.58

$1502.31

  Specialist

$86.90

$120.41

$120.41

$322.41

$234.18

$324.50

$324.50

$868.85

 Consultation costs

$1887.56

$1626.00

$1626.00

$5067.83

$2725.04

$2430.28

$2430.28

$7478.38

  GP

$963.33

$1545.05

$1545.05

$3985.25

$1445.38

$2318.19

$2318.19

$5979.49

  Specialist

$924.24

$80.96

$80.96

$1082.57

$1279.67

$112.09

$112.09

$1498.90

 Nurse costs

$900.82

$368.84

$368.84

$1622.22

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

 Total healthcare costs

$3774.90

$2832.06

$2832.06

$9314.08

$4377.78

$3680.68

$3680.68

$11,576.76

MRPATA

 Drug cost

$491.29

$491.29

$491.29

$1452.19

$485.70

$485.70

$485.70

$1435.66

  Vial costs

$446.72

$446.72

$446.72

$1320.45

$446.72

$446.72

$446.72

$1320.45

  Markup and dispensing fees

$44.57

$44.57

$44.57

$131.74

$38.98

$38.98

$38.98

$115.21

 Physician costs

$380.45

$380.45

$380.45

$1124.57

$654.68

$654.68

$654.68

$1935.16

  Injection

$70.20

$70.20

$70.20

$207.50

$189.18

$189.18

$189.18

$559.19

  GP

$39.00

$39.00

$39.00

$115.28

$105.10

$105.10

$105.10

$310.66

  Specialist

$31.20

$31.20

$31.20

$92.22

$84.08

$84.08

$84.08

$248.53

 Consultation costs

$310.25

$310.25

$310.25

$917.06

$465.50

$465.50

$465.50

$1375.96

  GP

$62.05

$62.05

$62.05

$183.41

$93.10

$93.10

$93.10

$275.19

  Specialist

$248.20

$248.20

$248.20

$733.65

$372.40

$372.40

$372.40

$1100.77

 Nurse costs

$113.49

$113.49

$113.49

$335.46

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

 Total healthcare costs

$940.66

$940.66

$940.66

$2780.48

$1101.40

$1101.40

$1101.40

$3255.61

  1. CAD Canadian dollars, GP general practitioner, MRPATA modified ragweed pollen allergen tyrosine adsorbate, SCIT subcutaneous immunotherapy, SLIT sublingual immunotherapy