A modelled economic evaluation comparing atomoxetine with methylphenidate in the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Spain

Table 1 Medication costs in the economic model

	Atomoxetine cost	IR-MPH cost	XR-MPH cost
Average daily dose	1 capsule	43.11^a	43.43^a
Daily cost of medication	€ 4.34^b	€ 0.48^c	€ 2.63^c
Days on medication per Markov cycle	30	30	30
Cost of medication per Markov cycle	130.20	14.40	78.90

Abbreviations: IR-MPH = immediate-release methylphenidate; XR-MPH = extended-release methylphenidate
a. Market research data [34–36]
b. Daily cost of atomoxetine is independent of average daily dose. Cost is based on a cost per capsule, independent of capsule strength [34–36]
c. Daily costs of IR-MPH and XR-MPH based on current costs applied to the average daily dose, weighted by the relative days of therapy of each pack size for each medication [34–36]

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