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. 2021 Jun;24(6):780–788. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.12.012

Table 4.

Expected total costs, expected total utilities, ICERs and expected net benefit at a £20 000 willingness-to-pay threshold based on abstinence alone.

Intervention Total costs Total QALYs ICER ENB Median rank (IQR)
Bupropion low £10 219 11.135 3159 (3114, 3204) 11 (9-12)
NRT low £10 231 10.977 Dominated 0 14 (14-14)
NRT high £10 238 11.198 Extendedly dominated 4400 (4365, 4434) 7 (6-8)
Bupropion STD £10 240 11.130 Dominated 3041 (3008, 3073) 11 (10-12)
E-cigarette high £10 248 11.295 Extendedly dominated 6335 (6269, 6401) 4 (3-6)
E-cigarette low £10 250 11.332 £159 7072 (6958, 7187) 4 (2-8)
NRT STD £10 264 11.162 Dominated 3657 (3628, 3686) 9 (8-10)
Bupropion std + NRT high £10 319 11.168 Dominated 3721 (3647, 3794) 10 (6-13)
Varenicline low £10 320 11.138 Dominated 3120 (3076, 3164) 11 (9-12)
Varenicline STD £10 327 11.254 Dominated 5434 (5399, 5469) 5 (4-6)
Varenicline STD + NRT high £10 402 11.214 Dominated 4556 (4492, 4619) 10 (6-13)
Varenicline STD + bupropion STD £10 415 11.314 Dominated 6558 (6475, 6642) 4 (3-7)
Varenicline low + NRT STD £10 446 11.476 Extendedly dominated 9759 (9636, 9882) 2 (1-4)
Varenicline STD + NRT STD £10 447 11.483 £1,302 9895 (9799, 9991) 2 (1-3)

ENB indicates expected net benefit; ICER, Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios; IQR, interquartile range; NRT, nicotine replacement therapy; QALY, quality adjusted life years; STD, standard.