Table 2 Conservative estimate of treatment cost at Thalassemia Foundation Hospital, Bangladesh
From: Thalassemias in South Asia: clinical lessons learnt from Bangladesh
Requirements | Cost (USD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1–10 years | 11–20 years | 21–30 years | |
Blood Transfusion plus filter/month | 32 (1 unit) | 65 (2 units) | 96 (3 units) |
Iron chelation (Desferrioxamine/deferasirox) | 65 (25 vials) | 130 (50 vials) | 195 (75 vials) |
Hospital care 1Â day/month | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Lab tests/month | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Total cost/month | 136 | 234 | 330 |
Total cost/year | 1632 | 2808 | 3960 |