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Table 4 US and UK Pricing of Itraconazole

Generic name	Brand name	Assumed dosing regimen	Cost of 6 months treatment
Generic name	Brand name	Assumed dosing regimen	US (USD)	UK (USD)
Itraconazole	Generic	200 mg twice-daily	5418	198
	Sporanox	200 mg twice-daily	20,547	869

Sources: RedBook Online, accessed Jan 2020 [94]; MIMS Online, accessed Jan 2020 [95], Akuthota and Weller 2018 [96]
The US price is the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC), which is the manufacturer's list price for a product when sold to wholesalers. The WAC may not represent actual transaction prices and does not include discounts or rebates. Assumption: Exchange rate of £1:$1.30ab

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