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. 2018 Nov 20;19:224. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0916-7

Table 2.

Drug acquisition costs

Drug (brand) Drug (generic) Dose (mcg) Pack size Pack cost (PTP + VAT)a [26] Pack cost (PTP + VAT)a [26] Dosing Annual acquisition costa
Comparator drug costs
 Spiolto Respimat TIO/OLO 5/5 30 doses (60 pulsations) €81.49 2 inhalations once daily €992
 Anoro Ellipta UMEC/VI 62.5/25 30 doses €70.25 1 inhalation once daily €855
Subsequent treatment and other drugs costs
 Spiriva Handihalerb TIO 18 30 doses €49.06 1 inhalation once daily €597
 Seretide Accuhalerb SAL/FP 50/500 60 doses €41.28 1 inhalation twice daily €503
 Flixotide Accuhalerc FP 500 60 doses €31.47 2 inhalations once daily €383
 Ventolind Salbutamol 100 200 doses €2.69 Based on head-to-head study [25]Based on head-to-head study [25]

aSource: Pack cost is taken from the Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad. Available at: https://www.msssi.gob.es/en/home.htm Accessed February 2018

bTIO + SAL/FP administered together as escalation treatment for both UMEC/VI and TIO/OLO arm in base case

cadded on to UMEC/VI in an escalation strategy tested in a sensitivity analysis

drescue medication, modeled based on data from the head-to-head study [25]: 1.77 dose inhalations per day for TIO/OLO, 1.51 dose inhalations per day for UMEC/VI

FP fluticasone propionate, PTP price to public, SAL salmeterol xinafoate, TIO/OLO tiotropium/olodaterol, UMEC/VI umeclidinium/vilanterol, VAT value added tax