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Table 1 Input variables in the economic analysis

From: Randomised controlled trials for evaluating the prescribing impact of information meetings led by pharmacists and of new information formats, in General Practice in Italy

Variable

Data-source (natural units)

Source for monetary units

Cost for development of evidence based material and translation of drug bulletin

Time spent

Salary payments

Training of outreach pharmacists

Time spent

Salary payments

Training of 'referents' (physicians indicated by each PGC)

Time spent

Salary payments

Printed materials

Invoices

Invoices

Travels costs

Estimate of distance to practices

Travel invoices

Cost of pharmacists doing outreach and making appointments

Record of number of visits and days spent on visits

Salary payments

Cost of other administrative tasks

Estimated time expenditure

Salary payments

Cost of physician time

Record of length of outreach visit and number of physicians

Salary payments

Development of software

Invoices, estimates of time spent

Invoices, salary payments

Drug expenditure

Medical records of prescribing

Italian Agency for Drug 2006