Table 3. Costs of Resources Used in the Economic Model.
| Resources | UK prices | Source |
|---|---|---|
| General practitioner clinic visit | £33.19 | NHS 2020a |
| General practitioner home visit | £0.00 | |
| Initial visit general paediatrician | £271.96 | |
| Follow-up visit general paediatrician | £206.02 | |
| Initial visit paediatric allergist | £241.31 | |
| Follow-up visit paediatric allergist | £211.86 | |
| Initial visit paediatric dermatologist | £159.47 | |
| Follow-up visit paediatric dermatologist | £132.58 | |
| Initial visit dietitian | £89.90 | |
| Follow-up visit dietitian | £89.90 | |
| Accident and emergency attendance ₸ | £166.05 | |
| Hospital admission ¥ | £1017.14 | |
| Weekly prescription for proton pump inhibitors | £1.68 | NHS 2020b, NHS 2020c* |
| Monthly prescription for emollients | £30.87 | |
| Weekly prescription for systemic corticosteroids | £2.29 | |
| Monthly prescription for topical corticosteroids | £8.43 | |
| Monthly prescription for antihistamines | £2.19 | |
| Monthly prescription for inhaled corticosteroids | £14.55 | |
| Monthly prescription of salbutamol 100 mcg/dose | £11.78 | |
| AAF (400 g can) | £23.61 | NHS 2021, NHS 2020c |
| EHCF+LGG (400 g can) | £11.21 | |
| EHWF (800 g can) | £19.26 | |
| SF (800 g can) | £10.67 | |
| IgE blood tests § | £21.45 | NICE 2021 |
* NHS Drug Tariff costs weighted using PCA data, July 2020.
± Weighted average of Emergency Medicine categories (T01A, T01NA, T02A, T02NA, T03A, T03NA, T04A, T04NA).
¥ Weighted average of elective and non-elective short and long stay (PD12A-C, PF25A-E, PF26A-C, PF28A-E, PJ35A-D, PJ66A-C and PX50A-C).
§ Not available in the National Schedule of reference cost. Micro costing approach was taken using price for 1 allergy tested as reported in NICE CG116.30
Abbreviations: AAF, amino acid-based formula; CM, cow’s milk; EHCF+LGG, extensively hydrolysed casein formula containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus Gorbach Goldin; EHWF, extensively hydrolysed whey formula; IgE, immunoglobulin E; mcg, micrograms; SF, soy formula.