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Table 3 Therapy, follow-up and administration costs [9, 43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50]

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of escalating to natalizumab or switching among immunomodulators in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Italy

Treatment and posology

Ex-factory price (€) per packa

Annual monitoring

costs, Year 1 (€)

Annual monitoring

costs, subsequent years (€)

Annual administration costs (€)

Source of ex-factory price

Natalizumab – Tysabri, 300 mg, Q4W

1800.00

1104.69

421.42

589.78

Gazette 292, 2006 [9]

Gazette 139, 2014 [43]

IFN beta 1a - Rebif 44 mcg

44mcg, tiw

1027.75

1084.04

399.22

0.00

Gazette 196, 2009 [44]

Gazette 274, 2011 [45]

IFN beta 1b – Betaferon, 250 mcg dieb. alt.

856.01

1084.04

399.22

0.00

Gazette 127, 2000 [46]

Gazette 279, 2007 [47]

Glatiramer acetate – Copaxone, 20 mg, od

769.30

932.51

313.18

0.00

Gazette 106, 2005 [48]

IFN beta 1a – Avonex, 30 mcg, QW

790.17

1084.04

399.22

0.00

Gazette 11, 2004 [49]

Gazette 272, 2011 [50]

  1. Tiw three times a week, dieb. alt every other day, od once daily, QW every week, Q4W every four weeks, IFN interferon
  2. a It does not include temporary law reductions and any discount applied to public structures of Italian NHS