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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Asthma. 2022 Mar 10;60(2):323–330. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2047718

Table 4:

Summary of Cost Saving Results for Internal and External Models of Transitioning from Nebulized to Metered Dose Inhaler Therapy

Model N % Transitionin^ Cost savings Marginal cost saving*
Internal 552 $288.20
50% $12,136
80% $20,738
External 552 $187.50
50% $8,927
80% $14,283
*

For every 5 additional patients (~1% of n=552)

^

Transitioning from nebulized therapy to metered dose inhalers after 24 hours