Table A3.

Data used to calculate annual costs of losartan and candesartan treatment

Drug	Dose	Share of patients	Price (SEK)/pill	Cost (SEK)/year	Manufacturer	Pack size
Losartan	50 mg	0.45	0.59	215.35	KRKA Sverige	98
Losartan	100 mg	0.05	0.67	244.55	STADAPharm	98
Losartan/hydrochlorothiazide	50 mg/12.5 mg	0.35	0.65	237.25	KRKA Sverige	98
Losartan/hydrochlorothiazide	100 mg/25 mg	0.15	0.77	281.05	Bluefish pharmaceuticals	98
Candesartan	4 mg	0.15	5.9	2153.5	AstraZeneca	98/100
Candesartan	8 mg	0.35	6.38	2328.7	AstraZeneca	100
Candesartan	16 mg	0.25	7.1	2591.5	AstraZeneca	100
Candesartan/hydrochlorothiazide	16 mg/12.5 mg	0.25	7.11	2595.15	AstraZeneca	98

Note: Cost/year is calculated as price/pill *365.

Abbreviation: SEK, Swedish kronor.