From: Increasing incidence associated with herpes zoster infection in British Columbia, Canada
 | Pre-licensure | Privately Funded | Publicly Funded | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1997–1999 | 1999–2004 | 2005–2012 | 1997–2012 |
 | (3 years) | (6 years) | (8 years) | (16 years) |
Initial HZ Cases Identified Based on Hospitalization or GP Visits | ||||
 Hospitalization (Annual count, %) | 409 (3.5 %) | 296 (2.3 %) | 276 (1.6 %) | 300 (2 %) |
 Annual Cost | $4,747,242 | $4,290,917 | $5,428,559 | $4,916,779 |
 Cost/hospitalization Case | $11,607 | $14,505 | $19,678 | $16,389 |
 GP Visit (Annual count, %) | 11408 (96.5 %) | 12519 (97.7 %) | 16946 (98.4 %) | 14593 (98 %) |
 Annual Cost | $451,523 | $475,046 | $605,407 | $537,286 |
 Cost/GP Case | $40 | $38 | $36 | $37 |
 Number of Cases Treated (Annual count, %)b | 4889 (41.4 %) | 6281 (49 %) | 9987 (58 %) | 7960 (53.4 %) |
 Annual Treatment Costs | $750,370 | $896,161 | $1,091,457 | $975,585 |
 Cost/Rx Case | $153 | $143 | $109 | $123 |
 Overall Annual Cost | $5,949,134 | $5,662,124 | $7,125,422 | $6,429,649 |
 Overall Cost/Case | $503 | $442 | $414 | $432 |
HZ Related Hospitalization or GP Visits within 90Â days Post Initial HZ Diagnosis Hospitalization | ||||
 Annual Casesc with ≥1 admission | 109 (0.9 %) | 84 (0.7 %) | 93 (0.5 %) | 91 (0.6 %) |
 Annual Cases with 0 admission | 11708 (99.1 %) | 12732 (99.3 %) | 17129 (99.5 %) | 14802 (99.4 %) |
 Annual Cost | $1,164,402 | $963,319 | $1,381,308 | $1,197,449 |
 Cost/Admission | $9,785 | $10,763 | $13,779 | $12,149 |
GP Visits | ||||
 Annual Casesc with ≥1 Visit | 3207 (27.1 %) | 3316 (25.9 %) | 4588 (26.6 %) | 3938 (26.4 %) |
 Annual Cases with 0 Visit | 8610 (72.9 %) | 9500 (74.1 %) | 12634 (73.4 %) | 10956 (73.6 %) |
 Annual Visits | 8168 | 7602 | 12659 | 10201 |
 Annual Visits with Rxd | 1289 | 1458 | 2925 | 2170 |
 Annual Visit Cost | $219,145 | $218,276 | $289,042 | $253,768 |
 Annual Rx Cost | $112,653 | $122,106 | $219,036 | $169,389 |
 Annual Cost (Visit + Rx) | $331,798 | $340,382 | $508,078 | $423,157 |
 Cost/Visit (including Rx cost) | $41 | $45 | $40 | $41 |
PHN Related Hospitalization or GP Visits within 90Â days Post Initial HZ Diagnosis Hospitalization | ||||
 Annual Casesc with ≥1 admission | 39 (0.3 %) | 35 (0.3 %) | 37 (0.2 %) | 37 (0.2 %) |
 Annual Cases with 0 admission | 11778 (99.7 %) | 12780 (99.7 %) | 17184 (99.8 %) | 14857 (99.8 %) |
 Annual Admission | 43 | 38 | 40 | 39 |
 Annual Cost | $360,725 | $539,429 | $610,727 | $552,740 |
 Cost/Admission | $8,488 | $14,196 | $15,364 | $14,016 |
GP Visits | ||||
 Annual Casesc with ≥1 Visit | 416 (3.2 %) | 614 (4.8 %) | 1192 (6.9 %) | 878 (5.9 %) |
 Annual Cases with 0 Visit | 11410 (96.6 %) | 12201 (95.2 %) | 16029 (93.1 %) | 14015 (94.1 %) |
 Annual Visits | 606 | 901 | 2015 | 1421 |
 Annual Visits with Rxe | 478 | 751 | 1514 | 1098 |
 Annual Visit Cost | $5,693 | $6,596 | $19,048 | $12,709 |
 Annual Rx Cost | $17,011 | $39,874 | $91,544 | $62,851 |
 Annual Cost (Visit + Rx) | $22,704 | $46,470 | $110,592 | $75,560 |
 Cost/Visit | $37 | $52 | $55 | $53 |