Table 2.

Costs of CHC treatment

Cost parameters	Mean	Standard error	Distribution	Ref.
Medication, laboratory and diagnostic tests costs
Pegylated interferon alfa-2a + Ribavirin (per week)	3,150	630	Gamma	[35]
Pegylated interferon alfa-2b + Ribavirin (per week)	3,150	630	Gamma	[35]
Investigation and monitoring	16,277	3,255	Gamma	[34]
Direct medical cost for complication treatment
Costs of chronic HCV infection (per year)	65,640	19,723	Gamma	[33]
Costs of compensated cirrhosis (per year)	73,532	18,605	Gamma	[33]
Costs of decompensated cirrhosis (per year)	138,141	18,996	Gamma	[33]
Costs of hepatocellular carcinoma (per year)	168,899	11,601	Gamma	[33]
Direct non-medical cost for complication treatment
Costs of chronic HCV infection (per year)	4,303	430.3	Gamma	[33, 34]
Costs of compensated cirrhosis (per year)	4,216	421.6	Gamma	[33, 34]
Costs of decompensated cirrhosis (per year)	5,823	582.3	Gamma	[33, 34]
Costs of hepatocellular carcinoma (per year)	9,516	951.6	Gamma	[33, 34]