Table 5.
Cost comparison of fluticasone and budesonide
| Ref. # | Medication and delivery |
Dose |
Cost per successfully treated patient |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP | BUD | FP | BUD | ||
| 24 | FP diskhaler versus BUD reservoir dry powder device | 200 | 400 | $22.77/w | $24.41/w |
| 25 | FP via MDI and Volumatic spacer versus BUD nebulizer | 1 mg | 2 and 4 mg | $158.04 | $273.75, 2 mg $554.29, 4 mg |
| 26 | FP MDI versus BUD Turbuhaler | 250 | 600 | $3.97/d | $4.87/d |
| 27 | FP dry powder disk inhaler device or BUD Turbuhaler | 200 | 200 400 |
$4.12/d | $2.85/d, BUD 200 $2.37/d, BUD 400 |
| 28 | FP Accuhaler versus. BUD Turbuhaler | 200 | 400 | $56.84/w | $93.01/w |
Note: All currencies have been converted and inflated to year 2008.
Abbreviations: W, week; d, day; N/A, not available; FP, fluticasone propionate; BUD, budesonide; MDI, metered-dose inhaler.