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Table 4 Potential healthcare cost savings with the ragweed SLIT-tablet vs preseasonal ragweed SCIT, annual ragweed SCIT, or MRPATA after 3 years of treatment ($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

 

Ragweed SLIT-tablet vs Preseasonal ragweed SCIT

Ragweed SLIT-tablet vs Annual ragweed SCIT

Ragweed SLIT-tablet vs MRPATA

Ragweed SLIT-tablet vs Preseasonal ragweed SCIT

Ragweed SLIT-tablet vs Annual ragweed SCIT

Ragweed SLIT-tablet vs MRPATA

Drug costs

$1531.42

$659.35

$1083.04

$1528.37

$664.76

$1071.52

Physician costs

− $1509.05

− $5,650.35

− $827.20

− $2551.51

− $9415.41

− $1501.02

Nurse costs

− $922.51

− $1,622.22

− $335.46

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Total healthcare costs

− $900.14

− $6613.22

− $79.62

− $1023.14

− $8750.64

− $429.49

  1. MRPATA modified ragweed pollen allergen tyrosine adsorbate, SCIT subcutaneous immunotherapy, SLIT sublingual immunotherapy