Cost-effectiveness of oral alitretinoin in patients with severe chronic hand eczema - a long-term analysis from a Swiss perspective

Table 3 Average costs (per month)

Costs item	Patients on Alitretinoin 30 mg*	Patients on Placebo^#	Patients Clear or almost clear maintenance	Severe Non Responders^¥
Dermatologist visits	€27	€27	€14	€27
Alitretinoin drug cost	€490	-	-	-
Emollients	€25	€25	€19	€25
Lipid monitoring	€11	-	-	-
Pregnancy testing and oral contraception°	€3	-	-	-
Alternative Care Non-Responders (PUVA + Topical Steroids)	-	-	-	€141
Total	€556	€52	€33	€193

°Female alitretinoin patients only. Assumes that 15% of female patients are in childbearing age and needing contraception.
*Including Mild/Moderate alitretinoin non-responder.
^#Including Mild/Moderate placebo non responder.
^¥Alitretinoin and placebo patients receiving conventional local care

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