The cost-effectiveness of celecoxib versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs plus proton-pump inhibitors in the treatment of osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia

Table 2 Costs of managing specific adverse events in selected hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cost of management (US $)	International Medical Center	Abu Zenada Hospital	Al Hayat Hospital	Khalid Idris Center	Al Jedaani Hospital
Dyspepsia	53.33	53.33	80.00	533.33	53.33
Symptomatic ulcer	800.00	346.67	346.67	666.67	320.00
Complicated GI event	2,680.53	1,066.67	213.33	800.00	400.00
Myocardial infarction	1,200.00	1,866.67	426.67	1,066.67	2,000.00
Stroke	2,133.33	1,866.67	426.67	1,066.67	2,000.00
Heart failure	2,133.33	1,733.33	426.67	1,066.67	2,000.00

*1 US$ = 3.75 Saudi Riyal in 2013.
Patients with dyspepsia or symptomatic ulcer were assumed to need outpatient management only.
Hospitalization costs were estimated for patients with a complicated GI event, myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure.
Costs for managing specific adverse events were not available for United Doctors Hospital and Hai Al Jameaa Hospital.

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