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. 2023 Apr 24;8:183. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19202.1

Table 2. Resource use and unit costs.

Resource use Unit cost (2021 £) Source
Point of care test cost £60 Manufacturer
Staff time to conduct the test £16.91 Assumption based on expert opinion

10 minutes of nurse time and 5
minutes of consultant time.
26
Annual cost of treating non-disabling stroke £2,087 19
Annual cost of treating disabling stroke £6,407 19
One time cost of a non-disabling stroke £7,936 19
One time cost of a disabling stroke £16,896 19
One time cost of a fatal stroke £10,855 19
One time cost of a non-stroke death £2,755 19
Annual cost of treating adverse events associated with clopidogrel £25 19
Annual cost of treating adverse events associated with modified-
release dipyridamole and aspirin
£32 19
Annual cost of treating adverse events associated with aspirin £27 19
Annual cost of clopidogrel £32 27
Annual cost of modified-release dipyridamole and aspirin £82 28
Annual cost of aspirin £22 29