Table 87Cost of treating reduced BMD

ServiceUnit costCost/year
Drug acquisition cost (quantity, basic price)
Risedronate 35mg (4, £1,13)£0.28£14.69
Vitamin D, alfacalcidol, 500 nanogram capsule (30, £4.64)£0.15£56.45
Monitoring cost
NHS Reference Costs 2015/16, DIAGIMDA, RD50Z, dexa scan£68.29£68.29
NHS Reference Costs 2015/16, WF01A Non-Admitted Face to Face Attendance, Follow-up, Endocrinology 302£150.38£300.76
Total ongoing annual cost NA £440.19

From: Appendix K, Health Economics

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