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Table 4 Scenario analysis- Average costs per patient/cycle

From: Oral Sucrosomial® iron versus intravenous iron for recovering iron deficiency anaemia in ND-CKD patients: a cost- minimization analysis

 

IV iron

Sucrosomial Iron

Direct healthcare costs

 Drugs

 

€ 111.05

 Outpatient visits

€ 207.23

€ 61.98

 DH/DS

€ 260

Total direct healthcare costs

€ 467.23

€ 173.03

Not-medical direct costs

 Transportation

€ 65.75

Total not-healthcare costs

€ 65.75

Indirect costs

 Productivity losses –patients

€ 530.21

 Productivity losses – caregivers

€ 227.23

Total indirect costs

€ 757.44

 

Average cost per patient/cycle

€ 1, 290.42

€ 173.03

Potential saving per patient/cycle

€ 1117.39