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Table 3 Quantities and costs of antimalarial drugs by treatment alternatives

From: Economic evaluation of artesunate and three quinine regimens in the treatment of severe malaria in children at the Ebolowa Regional Hospital-Cameroon: a cost analysis

Description

ARTES

n = 30

QLD

n = 28

QNLD3

n = 30

QNLD2

n = 30

Number of antimalarial ampoules used

93

48

52

56

Mean number of ampoules per patient

3.1

1.71

1.73

1.87

Cost per ampoule—artesunate ($)

2.49

NA

NA

NA

Cost per ampoule—quinine ($)

NA

1.41

1.41

1.41

Total cost of anti-malaria treatment per group ($)

231.57

67.68

73.32

78.96

Mean cost per patient ($) (95% CI)

7.72 (7.28–8.16)

2.42 (2.07–2.77)

2.44 (2.05–2.83)

2.63 (2.05–3.21)

  1. NA not applicable