Resource use and cost in the treatment of uncomplicated GORD
| Cost/100 patients | ||||||||
| CIS | RAN | OME | ||||||
| No | Cost (£/$) | No | Cost (£/$) | No | Cost (£/$) | |||
| Drug costs: comparator drugs (one month equivalent) | ||||||||
| Cisapride 10 mg (84 tablets) | 185 | 4875/7703 | 1 | 21/33 | 1 | 20/32 | ||
| Ranitidine 150 mg (56 tablets) | 2 | 65/103 | 257 | 6673/10 543 | 11 | 299/472 | ||
| Omeprazole 20 mg (28 tablets) | 34 | 1219/1926 | 23 | 808/1277 | 296 | 10 507/16 601 | ||
| Cimetidine/other prokinetics | 6 | 92/145 | 4 | 113/179 | 7 | 194/307 | ||
| Alginate/antacids | 96 | 254/401 | 104 | 358/566 | 39 | 104/164 | ||
| Other medication | 7 | 33/52 | 10 | 6/9 | 11 | 33/52 | ||
| Non-drug costs | ||||||||
| GP consultations | 241 | 6031/9529 | 292 | 7306/11 543 | 262 | 6552/10 352 | ||
| Specialist referrals/outpatient visits | 11 | 788/1245 | 23 | 1633/2580 | 10 | 724/1144 | ||
| Diagnostic tests | 3.5 | 172/272 | 10 | 743/1174 | 6 | 389/615 | ||
| Total cost (all resources) | 13 611/21 505 | 17 708/27 979 | 18 939/29 923 | |||||