Resource utilization and costs associated with the addition of an antimuscarinic in patients treated with an alpha-blocker for the treatment of urinary symptoms linked to benign prostatic hyperplasia

Table 1 Breakdown of unit costs and lost occupational productivity (2012)

Health and non-health resources	Unit costs (€)
Medical visits
Primary care medical visit	23.19
Hospital emergency medical visit	117.53
Hospitalization (day)	380.00
ICU/coronary hospitalization (day)	850.00
Specialized Care medical visit	104.41
Complementary tests
Laboratory Tests	22.30
Radiology^a	18.50
Diagnostic/therapeutic tests^b	97.12
Pharmaceutical prescription^c	RRP VAT
Occupational productivity – indirect costs
Cost per day not worked^d	101.21

Source of the health resources: own analytical accounting
Values expressed in Euros (€). RRP VAT: Recommended retail price plus VAT; ICU: Intensive Care Unit
^aIncludes: simple conventional radiology
^bIncludes: radiology with contrast, ultrasound, TC scan, NMR, uroflowmetry, cystoscopy, cytology
^cIncludes: pads for incontinence and concomitant medication (anxiolytics, antidepressants and antibiotics)
^dSource: National Statistics Institute (INE)

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