Table 1

Estimated Drug Acquisition Costs of The SHEP Treatment Protocol

Drug Category
Drug Cost Per Patient in 1 Year
Proportion
Drug Cost Per Patient in 5 years





step1 dose1 (chlorthalidone 12.5 mg/d)
$10.24
0.43

step1 dose2 (chlorthalidone 25 mg/d)
$20.48
0.23

step2 dose1 (chlorthalidone 25 mg/d plus atenolol 25 mg/d or reserpine 0.05 mg/d)
$222.45
0.16

step2 dose2 (chlorthalidone 25 mg/d plus atenolol 50 mg/d or reserpine 0.1 mg/d)
$221.93
0.17





Weighted SHEP Rx
$83.29
0.91

KCL
$88.33
0.09





Weighted SHEP Rx including KCL
$91.24

$456
SD
$101.78







Chen et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2005 3:2   doi:10.1186/1478-7547-3-2

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