Economic burden of beta-thalassemia/Hb E and beta-thalassemia major in Thai children

BMC Research Notes

Table 3 Unit cost of drugs and medical services* (US$ at 2005 prices)

	per 100 units	per unit
Aspirin, enteric-coated tablet, 1 grain	0.47	n/a
Desferrioxamine injection, 500 mg	452.26	n/a
Deferasirox tablet, 250 mg	1243	n/a
Folic acid tablet, 5 mg	0.22	n/a
Furosemide injection, 20 mg/2 ml	11.64	n/a
Furosemide tablet, 40 mg	0.67	n/a
Multivitamin syrup, 60 ml	25.48	n/a
Multivitamin tablet	0.52	n/a
Penicillin V tablet, 250 mg	1.86	n/a
LPRC	n/a	13.67
Pre-storage filtered PRC	n/a	11.93
NAT LPRC	n/a	21.13
NAT Prestorage filtered PRC	n/a	19.39
Complete blood count (CBC)	n/a	1.49
Cross-matching	n/a	1.99
Ferritin	n/a	7.71
Hematocrit (Hct)	n/a	0.75
Hemoglobin (Hb)	n/a	2.49
Hemoglobin typing	n/a	6.71

LPRC = leukocyte-reduced packed red cell
Prestorage filtered PRC = leukocyte-depleted packed red cell (LDPRC)
NAT LPRC = nucleic acid-tested LPRC
* From the prices of services of health facilities under the Ministry of Public Health [25].

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