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. 2019 Dec 23;37(2):800–818. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01186-z

Table 3.

Unit costs utilized in the analysis

Cost driver Expense Cost (€) Reference
Drug acquisition Cladribine 10 mg, 1 tbl 2433.69 FMT 06/19 [34]
Cladribine 10 mg, 4 tbl 9624.82 FMT 06/19 [34]
Cladribine 10 mg, 6 tbl 14,418.91 FMT 06/19 [34]
Fingolimod 0.5 mg 7tbl 427.62 FMT 06/19 [34]
Fingolimod 0.5 mg 28tbl 1612.99 FMT 06/19 [34]
Natalizumab 300 mg 2250.00 FMT 06/19 [34]
Drug administration Natalizumab NaCl for infusion 0.87 FMT 06/19 [34]
Natalizumab infusion administratione 309.82 [38] indexed to 2018 valuea
Monitoring Electrocardiogram (EKG), 6 hf 587.00 [30]
Full blood count, FBC 4.60 [35]
JC virus antibodies 70.00 [35]
Latent infections 120.53 [35]
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of head and spinee 320.00 [30]
Ophthalmologic examinatione 215.60 [36] indexed to 2018 valuea
Transaminases, bilirubin 4.00 [35]
Varicella zoster (VZ) antibodies 20.00 [35]
VZ vaccinationd 203.68 [36] indexed to 2018 valuea/FMT 6/2019 [34]
Test takingd 5.52 [37] indexed to 2018 valuea
Adverse event Abnormal laboratory findings related to liver functiond 96.26b [36] indexed to 2018 valuea, VSSHP [35]
Lymphopeniad 226.83c [36] indexed to 2018 valuea, [35]
Travelling Primary care 7.40 [37] indexed to 2018 valuea
Secondary care 37.80 [37] indexed to 2018 valuea
Productivity loss Primary care (1/4 day) 64.24 [42] indexed to 2018 valuea
Secondary care (half a day) 128.48 [42] indexed to 2018 valuea
Full day 256.96 [42] indexed to 2018 valuea

FMT Finnish Medicines Tariff

aOfficial Statistics of Finland [41]

bBlood test, specialist paper consultation, specialist telephone consultation, 5% of patients an additional specialist visit and upper stomach ultrasound

cLymphocytes differential count, specialist paper consultation, specialist telephone consultation

dProductivity loss and travelling cost for this procedure estimated to be ¼ day

eProductivity loss and travelling cost for this procedure estimated to be ½ day

fProductivity loss and travelling cost for this procedure estimated to be full day