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Table 1 Unit costs and their sources

From: Cost-effectiveness of a complex intervention to reduce children’s exposure to second-hand smoke in the home

Resource

Unit cost

Sources

Smoking advisor

£31/h

Smoking Cessation Services (NICE) [19]

Travel

£0.45/mile

Estimated from Smoke Free Homes trial

Telephone call

£0.63/min

Estimated from Smoke Free Homes trial

SMS

£0.04/text

Estimated from Smoke Free Homes trial

Air monitor

£0.60/use

Calculated using manufacturer’s lifetime estimates

Support pack

£1.45/pack

Public Health England (PHE) [23]

Medication (Quantity per pack)

 1.00 mg Nicorette Mouth Spray QuickMist - Double Pack (26)

£19.43

Estimated from Smoke Free Homes trial

 1.00 mg Nicorette Mouth Spray QuickMist - Individual Pack (13)

£12.05

 2.00 mg Nicorette Lozenge Nicorette Cool (20)

£4.25

 2.00 mg Nicorette Chewing Gum (30)

£3.41

 2.00 mg Nicorette Chewing Gum Icy White (30)

£3.58

 2.00 mg Nicorette Chewing Gum Icy White (105)

£10.25

 4.00 mg Nicorette Chewing Gum Icy White (105)

£12.05

 15.00 mg Nicorette Inhalator Inhalator (4)

£4.35

 15.00 mg Nicorette Inhalator Inhalator (20)

£15.40

 10.00 mg Nicorette Inhalator (starter pack) (6)

£4.68

 10.00 mg Nicorette Inhalator (refill pack) (42)

£15.39

 1.50 mg Niquitin CQ Lozenge Mint Mini Lozenge (20)

£3.34

 1.50 mg Niquitin CQ Lozenge Mini Lozenge (60)

£9.37

 4.00 mg Niquitin CQ Lozenge Mint Mini Lozenge (20)

£3.18

 4.00 mg Niquitin CQ Lozenge Mini Lozenge (60)

£9.37

 21.00 mg Nicotinell TTS 30 Patch (7)

£8.73

 14.00 mg Nicotinell TTS 20 Patch (7)

£8.24