Table 2.
Unit costs and resource use assumptions employed in the base case clinic costing analysis
| Fixed cost item | Cost (€) | Resource use |
|---|---|---|
| Medical admin staff day rate | 128.69 | 1 FTE |
| Consultant day rate | 770.30 | 0.6 FTE |
| Staff nurse day rate | 159.77 | 1 FTE |
| Variable cost item | Cost (€) | Resource use |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory test panel (full blood count, renal function, transferrin saturation, serum ferritin, and C-reactive protein) | 60.00 | 1 per patient |
| Giving set/cannula/dressing | 3.37 | 1 per patient |
| Iron isomaltoside (5 × 1 ml at 100 mg/ml; 500 mg total) | 147.06 | Average 1493 mg |
| Ferric carboxymaltose (1 × 20 ml at 50 mg/ml; 1 g total) | 270.75 | Average 1493 mg |
FTE full-time equivalent