Table 3.

Unit costs (£) of sildenafil and injection treatment

Units of resource use	Cost price (without value added tax)
Sildenafil tablet16	4.33*
Papaverine-phentolamine injection	3.55
Visit to general practitioner (<20 min)	10.32
Visit to urologist (weighted mean, university/ peripheral hospitals)	1.29/min plus16.80
Prescription rule (charge to refund pharmacy costs)	3.14

^*The mean cost price per pill is based on the “effective dose distribution” across the different strengths of sildenafil.