Table 5

Cost effectiveness of the treatment alternatives (average cost effectiveness rates) for complete remission (CR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all warts, principal analysis population, in £, 1998 prices

PodophyllinPodophyllotoxin creamPodophyllotoxin solution
Complete remission rates46.9%62.2%70.2%
CIs for CRs36.8 to 57.350.8 to 72.759.9 to 79.2
Total average direct costs per patient208.75203.84189.00
Direct costs/CR 445.10 327.72 269.23
CIs for direct costs/CR 364.31 to 567.26 280.39 to 401.26 238.64 to 315.52
Total average direct and indirect costs per patient535.47573.22517.07
Total costs/CR 1141.72 921.58 736.57
CIs for total costs/CR 934.50 to 1455.07 788.48 to 1128.39 652.87 to 863.23