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. 2011 Jul 1;7(7):749–756. doi: 10.4161/hv.7.7.15573

Table 2.

Input data: management costs, productivity costs and vaccination costs

Base case HZ PHN
Management costs—TPP perspective Michel 200614
No pain Mild Moderate Severe Mild Moderate Severe
Outpatient visits CHF 127 CHF 127 CHF 127 CHF 289 CHF 117 CHF 117 CHF 373
Diagnostic tests CHF 44 CHF 53 CHF 53 CHF 53 CHF 2 CHF 2 CHF 2
Medications CHF 191 CHF 191 CHF 206 CHF 256 CHF 8 CHF 15 CHF 91
Non pharmacologic treatments - - - CHF 81 - CHF 95 CHF 324
Hospitalizations - - - CHF 548 - CHF 371 CHF 742
Working days loss (WDL) - - - - - - -
Total CHF 362 CHF 371 CHF 386 CHF 1,227 CHF 127 CHF 600 CHF 1,532
Range for sensitivity analysis: ±20%
Management costs—societal perspective Michel 200614
No pain Mild Moderate Severe Mild Moderate Severe
Outpatient visits CHF 142 CHF 142 CHF 142 CHF 322 CHF 130 CHF 130 CHF 414
Diagnostic tests CHF 49 CHF 59 CHF 59 CHF 59 CHF 2 CHF 2 CHF 2
Medications CHF 212 CHF 212 CHF 229 CHF 285 CHF 15 CHF 27 CHF 128
Non pharmacologic treatments - - - CHF 90 - CHF 105 CHF 360
Hospitalisations - - - CHF 609 - CHF 412 CHF 825
Working days loss (WDL) - - - CHF 509 CHF 242 CHF 364 CHF 764
Total CHF 403 CHF 413 CHF 430 CHF 1,874 CHF 389 CHF 1,040 CHF 2,493
Range for sensitivity analysis: ±20%
Employment Males Females
Age 60–64 74.90% 56.60% Federal statistics office of Switzerland13
Age 65–69 38.41% 21.64% Federal statistics office of Switzerland13
Age 70+ 0% 0% Assumption
Productivity costs Federal statistics office of Switzerland13
Average daily wage rate CHF 302.7
Vaccination costs Sensitivity Analysis
Unit cost Assumption
One dose of vaccine CHF 240.7 −10% +10% CHF 188.4 -
Administration cost Assumption
CHF 25.2 - - - CHF 0.0