Table 4.
Tobacco reduction costs (2017 Canadian $)
| Costs associated with specific tobacco reduction scenarios | Component cost | Per person cost of intervention | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Increased taxation† | $0 | ||
| 2) Pharmacotherapy and counselling | |||
| a. Unit cost of NRT chewing gum | $0.25 | [83] | |
| b. Number of doses of NRT chewing gum (N) | 1008 | [45] | |
| c. Cost of treatment with NRT chewing gum (a*b) | $254.32 | ||
| d. Unit cost of a nicotine patch | $2.68 | [83] | |
| e. Number of doses of nicotine patch (N) | 84 | [45] | |
| f. Cost of treatment with nicotine patch (d*e) | $225.00 | ||
| g. Cost of one varenicline 0.5 mg pill | $1.72 | [83] | |
| h. Number of doses of varenicline (N) | 317 | ||
| i. Cost of treatment with varenicline (g*h) | $544.29 | ||
| j. Number of counselling cessions | 12 | [46] | |
| k. Duration of each counselling session | 42 min | [46] | |
| l. Hourly Nurse wage | $81.39 | [41] | |
| m. Cost for complete counselling sessions (j*k*l) | $683.68 | ||
| n. Total cost of Pharmacotherapy and counselling (c + f + i + m) per person | $1707.29 | ||
| o. Proportion of smokers who made a quit attempt | 14.14% | ||
| Pro-rated mean cost of pharmacotherapy and counselling per smoker (n*o: applied to all smokers in the model cohort) | $241.41 | ||
| 3) Pharmacotherapy, counselling and mass media | |||
| a. Total cost of pharmacotherapy and counselling | $1707.29 | ||
| b. Proportion of smokers who made a quit attempt | 19.8% | ||
| c. Recommended per capita expenditure on mass media campaigns | $2.05 | [47] | |
| Prorated mean cost of pharmacotherapy and counselling per smoker (a*b + c): added to all smokers | $339.78 | ||
| 4) Multifaceted strategy—pharmacotherapy, counselling, mass media, and taxation | $339.78 | ||
†Cost of taxation is incurred by the individual (hence no health system cost)