Table 4.
The price of the three iron chelators in the considered countries.
| Study ID | Country | the price of iron chelators (per gram) (USD*) | |||||
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| DFO | DFP | DFX | |||||
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| Brand | Price | Brand | Price | Brand | Price | ||
| Delea 200720 | US | Desferal® | USD 35.77 | Exjade® | USD 89.49 | ||
| Luangasanatip 201121 | Thailand | Desferal® | USD 10.77 | Kelfer® GPO-L-ONE® |
USD 2.09 USD 0.20 |
Exjade® | USD 58.56 |
| Karnon 201224 | Australian | generic Desferal® |
USD 8.52 USD 9.34 |
Ferriprox® | USD 3.04 | Exjade® | USD 33.60 |
| Bentley 201325 | UK | generic | GBP 8.50 (USD 11.12) | Ferriprox® | GBP 3.20 (USD 4.19) | Exjade® | GBP 33.60 (USD 43.97) |
| Ho 201326 | China Taiwan |
USD 20.00 | USD 60.70 | ||||
| Keshtkaran 201327 | Iran | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walczak 201328 | Poland | - | - | Exjade® | PLN 6.94 (USD 1.89) | ||
| Pepe 201729 | Italy | Desferal® (injection, 500mg/10ml) | EUR 10.90 (USD 12.69) | Ferriprox® (tablets) | EUR 2.90 (USD 3.38) | Exjade® | EUR 52.00 (USD 60.56) |
| Desferal®(injection, 2g/ | EUR 27.20 (USD 31.68) | Ferriprox (oral solution)® | EUR 3.60 (USD 4.19) | ||||
*
GBP 1 = USD 1.3085, EUR 1 = USD 1.1646, PLN 1 = USD 0.2727