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Conservative estimate of treatment cost at Thalassemia Foundation Hospital, Bangladesh
| Requirements | Cost (USD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 years | 11–20 years | 21–30 years | |
| Blood Transfusion plus filter/month | 32 (1 unit) | 65 (2 units) | 96 (3 units) |
| Iron chelation (Desferrioxamine/deferasirox) | 65 (25 vials) | 130 (50 vials) | 195 (75 vials) |
| Hospital care 1 day/month | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Lab tests/month | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Total cost/month | 136 | 234 | 330 |
| Total cost/year | 1632 | 2808 | 3960 |
