Table 2.

Description of the direct medical costs and method of their calculation

Cost description	Method of calculating the costs
Medical time for the prescription of ESAs	Average medical time per ESA prescription × number of prescriptions
Nursing care time for the administration of ESAs	Average nursing care time per ESA administration × number of administrations
Acquiring ESAs	Price, including all taxes, per unit × number of units administered
Acquiring injectable iron	Price, including all taxes, per unit × number of units administered
Administering ESAs (technical medical procedures)	Number of procedures for ESA administration × two AMI
Administering injectable iron (technical medical procedures)	Number of procedures for injectable iron administration × 2 AMI

AMI Acte Médico Infirmier (nursing procedure), ESA erythropoiesis-stimulating agent