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Table 1.

A summary of cost estimates used in the indicative cost analysis.

Resource	Cost Per Infant Per Item
AAF-Syn (per 400 g tin) [32]	£24.82
AAF (per 400 g tin) [32]	£22.98
Antibiotics (amoxicillin) ^a	£0.83
Dermatological (soft paraffin) ^a	£3.76
Anti-reflux (ranitidine) ^a	£0.83
Dietitian contact ^b	£92
Other specialist (consultant paediatrician) contact ^c	£237
Hospital admission ^d	£577.33

AAF-Syn: amino acid formula with synbiotics (Neocate Syneo^®, Nutricia, Liverpool, United Kingdom); AAF: amino acid formula (SMA^® Alfamino^®, Nestle Health Science, Konolfingen, Switzerland); ^a Assuming the lowest cost from a range, “Individual Preparations” Section [33]; ^b Based on the unit cost for a Dietitian appointment (group session or one-to-one) [34]; ^c Based on the unit cost for an average paediatric consultant-led outpatient attendance, assuming referral led to one appointment [34]; ^d Calculated mean non-elective tariff for paediatric hospital admission for upper respiratory tract infections [35].