Cost of Remdesivir

Summary

The requester asked for the cost of Remdesivir prescriptions between November 2020 and December 2021. Manx Care disclosed that there were no direct charges for the drug during this period but could not isolate internal costs for dispensing and administration.

Key Facts

• There were no charges for Remdesivir for the period from November 2020 to December 2021.
• Internal costs exist for dispensing, administration, and clinical input.
• Manx Care stated they cannot isolate the specific internal costs associated with Remdesivir.
• The request was received on 17 March 2022 and responded to on 29 April 2022.
• The response references a previous FOI request number 2298237.

Data Disclosed

• Nov 2020
• December 2021
• 2022-03-17
• 2022-04-29
• 2335677
• 2298237
• 0 charges

Original Request

Further to FOI 2298237, please can you advise on the cost of the Remdesivir prescriptions from Nov 2020 to December 2021. Thank you

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2335677 29 April 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 17th March 2022 which states:

"Further to FOI 2298237, please can you advise on the cost of the Remdesivir prescriptions from Nov 2020 to December 2021."

Our Response There were no charges for remdesivir for this period. There are however, internal costs including dispensing, administration and clinical input but unfortunately we cannot isolate these costs.

Please quote the reference number 2335677 in any future communications.

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