Who pays and who benefits? How different models of shared responsibilities between formal and informal carers influence projections of costs of dementia management

Table 7 Cost of hypothetical intervention in Australia 2010 - 2040 ($A dollars 2011 equivalent)

Values obtained by multiplying the current per annum cost of donepezil (~AU$2026 per person) by the projected prevalence of mild dementia in 2010-2040. While an intervention to delay onset would be administered before the onset of mild dementia, costs were calculated on this basis in the absence of appropriate data

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