Table 25Acquisition cost of lactulose

PopulationUnit cost (quantity, basic price)Cost/dayCost/weekCost/month
Lactulose 10g/15ml oral solution 15ml sachets sugar free
Child 1 to 4 yearsa£0.25 (10, £2.50)£0.25£1.75£7.60
Over 5 yearsb£0.50£3.50£15.20
Lactulose 3.1–3.7g/5ml oral solution
Child 1 to 4 years£0.02/5ml (500ml, £2.47)£0.06c£0.43£1.88
Over 5 years£0.15d£1.04£4.51
(a)

assume one 15ml sachet/day

(b)

assume two 15ml sachets/day

(c)

assume 12.5ml/day

(d)

assume 30ml/day

From: Appendix K, Health Economics

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