From: Economic burden of multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional study in Iran
Studied Lines | First line | Second line | Total | |||
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Costs | Mean costs | % | Mean costs | % | Mean costs | % |
DMCs | ||||||
Physicians’ Visits | 124.23 | 13.95 | 163.38 | 5.62 | 141.52 | 8.78 |
Main Medicines | 427.63 | 48.01 | 1469.74 | 50.55 | 798.94 | 49.58 |
Supplementary Drugs | 34.78 | 3.90 | 532.45 | 18.31 | 206.87 | 12.84 |
Laboratory Tests | 67.52 | 7.58 | 155.09 | 5.33 | 99.70 | 6.19 |
MRI | 211.90 | 23.79 | 184.44 | 6.34 | 209.01 | 12.97 |
Physiotherapy & Other Services Costs* | 24.72 | 2.77 | 13.42 | 0.46 | 21.60 | 1.34 |
Hospitalization & Surgeries | 0.00 | 0.00 | 389.25 | 13.39 | 133.76 | 8.30 |
Total | 890.79 | 46.42 | 2907.76 | 71.24 | 1611.40 | 59.21 |
DNMCs | ||||||
Transportation | 442.08 | 63.67 | 540.12 | 72.12 | 489.42 | 66.63 |
Accommodation | 151.87 | 21.88 | 70.16 | 9.37 | 128.49 | 17.49 |
Meals | 100.33 | 14.45 | 70.16 | 9.37 | 93.06 | 12.67 |
Purchasing Auxiliary Tools | 0.00 | 0.00 | 68.45 | 9.14 | 23.52 | 3.20 |
Total | 694.28 | 36.18 | 748.90 | 18.35 | 734.49 | 26.99 |
ICs | ||||||
Patient’s absence from work | 190.05 | 56.92 | 310.48 | 73.03 | 237.30 | 63.19 |
Patient’s companion’s absence from work | 143.81 | 43.08 | 115 | 26.97 | 138.24 | 36.81 |
Total | 333.86 | 17.40 | 425.15 | 10.41 | 375.54 | 13.80 |
Total Costs | 1918.93 | 100 | 4081.81 | 100 | 2721.43 | 100 |