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. 2019 Apr 25;3(4):559–570. doi: 10.1007/s41669-019-0134-3

Table 1.

Treatment dosing, administration, and drug acquisition costsa

Fulvestrant (first 4 weeks) Fulvestrant (after first 4 weeks) Anastrozole Letrozole Tamoxifen
Label information
 Administration method Intravenous Intravenous Oral Oral Oral
 Dose per administration (mg) 500 500 1 2.5 20
 Administration frequency 2 per 4 weeks 1 per 4 weeks 1 per day 1 per day 1 per day
Package information
 Formulation (mg) 250 250 1 2.5 20
 Pack size 2 2 28 28 30
 Cost per pack (£) 522.41 522.41 0.75 1.52 1.62

aDosing information sourced from British National Formulary labels [44], acquisition costs (British pounds sterling; 2016) sourced from the National Health Service drugs and pharmaceutical electronic market information tool [45]