TABLE 2.
Total Cost and Cost per patient for Varicella-related Medications and Healthcare Resource Utilization Between 2014 and 2018
| Total Cost Across all 5 Years (€) | Cost Per Patient in €, Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Medication | ||
| Antivirals | 21,450 | 20.72 (8.02) |
| All antibiotics | 58,455 | 4.96 (4.27) |
| Systemic antibiotics | 44,447 | 4.95 (4.33) |
| Nonsystemic/topical antibiotics | 14,008 | 3.08 (1.36) |
| Analgesics | 71,882 | 2.14 (1.38) |
| Antihistamines | 96,880 | 2.72 (1.07) |
| Emollients | 5076 | 2.51 (0.69) |
| Total varicella-related medication costs | 253,742 | 5.84 (5.33) |
| HCRU | ||
| GP consultations | 1,176,768 | 25.79 (7.16) |
| Specialist consultations | 145,656 | 25.18 (5.53) |
| Total varicella-related HCRU costs | 1,322,424 | 25.54 (6.66) |
| Total costs | 1,576,166 | – |
GP indicates general practitioner; HCRU, healthcare resource utilization; SD, standard deviation.