Table 1.
Unit prices of drugs included in the analysis
| Drug name | Unit price [US$]a |
|---|---|
| Study drugs | |
| Cinacalcet | 0.46/mg |
| Intravenous paricalcitol | 3.03/mcg |
| Intravenous doxercalciferol | 3.13/mcg |
| Phosphate binders | |
| Calcium acetate | 0.00095/mg |
| Calcium carbonate | 0.00010/mg |
| Calcium gluconate | 0.00285/mg |
| Lanthanum carbonate | 0.0098/mg |
| Sevelamer | 0.00427/mg |
aUnit prices were based on 2012 wholesale acquisition costs and were obtained from AnalySource, an online source of drug pricing data from First Databank, Inc. (San Francisco, CA, USA)