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Table 1 Unit costs (in 2012 euros) and frequency of appointment types, most common diagnostic tests and most common HAART regimens dispensed

From: Resource utilisation and cost of ambulatory HIV care in a regional HIV centre in Ireland: a micro-costing study

Cost category

Unit cost

Resource use

Source of cost data

Appointment type

Staff cost per appointment

Number of appointments

 

DNA, not on HAART

€12.68

32

Micro-costing study

DNA, on HAART

€21.25

127

Micro-costing study

Attended HIV clinic, not on HAART

€174.89

89

Micro-costing study

Attended HIV clinic, on HAART

€194.88

997

Micro-costing study

Attended antenatal-HIV clinic, not on HAART

€174.26

2

Micro-costing study

Attended antenatal-HIV clinic, on HAART

€194.25

42

Micro-costing study

Baseline appointment, not on HAART

€244.46

14

Micro-costing study

Baseline appointment, on HAART

€264.45

12

Micro-costing study

Most common diagnostic tests

Cost per test

Number of tests

 

CD4

€47.29

1013

Hospital Finance Dept

Viral load

€92.94

995

National Virus Reference Laboratory

Full Blood Count

€6.79

1036

Hospital Finance Dept

Biochemistry profiles, weighted average cost

€18.63

1042

Hospital Finance Dept

All other tests, weighted average cost

€28.39

1262

Hospital Finance Dept

HAART regimens

Cost per month

Number of months dispensed

 

Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir (NNRTI-based regimen)

€816.61

1515

Hospital pharmacy

Emtricitabine/Tenofovir, Darunavir, Ritonavir (PI-based regimen)

€1,097.51

864

Hospital pharmacy

Emtricitabine/Tenofovir, Atazanavir, Ritonavir (PI-based regimen)

€1,084.84

389

Hospital pharmacy

Emtricitabine/Tenofovir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir (PI-based regimen)

€1,148.79

99

Hospital pharmacy

Emtricitabine/Tenofovir, Nevirapine (NNRTI-based regimen)

€747.98

75

Hospital pharmacy

Lamivudine/Zidovudine, Lopinavir/Ritonavir (PI-based regimen)

€953.16

53

Hospital pharmacy

All other regimens, weighted average cost

€923.70

327

Hospital pharmacy

Prophylactic antibiotics

Cost per dose

Number of doses dispensed

 

Azithromycin

€0.42

330

Hospital Pharmacy

Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim

€0.15

2047

Hospital Pharmacy

Dapsone

€0.69

344

Hospital Pharmacy

  1. DNA, did not attend. “Staff cost” is the estimated total patient and non patient-facing staff costs per appointment. Diagnostic tests includes laboratory, radiology and cardiology tests. “Biochemistry profiles” refers to the number and weighted average cost of the following biochemistry profiles: “patient”, “ward”, “bone”, “renal/bone”, “patient & lipid”, “patient & lipoprotein”, “urea, electrolytes & creatinine” and “liver function tests”.