Table 1 Unit costs (2009 CAN$) for each drug as per the Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary/Comparative Index
From: (Correcting) misdiagnoses of asthma: a cost effectiveness analysis
Drug Name | Formulation | Cost per puff or pill |
|---|---|---|
1. Short Acting Beta-agonist | Â | Â |
   Salbutamol (Ventolin) | 100 mcg MDI, 200 dose pk | $0.08 |
2. Long Acting Beta-agonist (LABA) | Â | Â |
   Salmeterol (Serevent) | Diskus 50 mch Pd Inh-60 Dose Pk | $1.10 |
3. Inhaled Steroids (ICS) | Â | Â |
   Fluticasone (Flovent) | 250 mcg MDI Inh-120 Dose Pk | $0.78 |
4. Cromolyn | Â | Â |
   Nedocromil sodium (Tilade) | Puffer, 104 dose Pk | $0.42 |
5. Leukotriene Antagonist | Â | Â |
   Montelukast (Singulair) | 10 mg pill, 30 pills | $3.21 |
6. Combination 1 (ICS/LABA) | Â | Â |
   Budesonide/Formeterol (Symbicort) | 200 mcg/6 mcg Pd Inh-120 Dose Pk | $0.76 |
   Fluticasone/Salmeterol (Advair) | Diskus 50/250 mcg Inh-60 Dose Pk | $1.80 |
7. Combination 2 | Â | Â |
   Salbutamol/ipratropium bromide(Combivent) | 20 mcg/100 mcg/md Aero 200 Dose Pk | $0.15 |
8. Prednisone | 50 mg tab, 30 pills | $0.33 |
9. Tiopropium bromide (Spiriva) | 18 mcg Cap, 30 pills | $2.50 |