Advice
Evidence review: economic issues
Cost effectiveness
No studies on the cost effectiveness of fludrocortisone in postural hypotension were identified.
Cost
According to the NHS electronic drug tariff (September 2013), the cost of Florinef (100 microgram tablets; fludrocortisone acetate) is £5.05 for 100 tablets.
Current drug usage
Prescription cost analysis for England (2012) showed there were 323,300 prescription items of 100 microgram Florinef tablets at a net cost of £600,300. However, the prescription cost analysis does not include information on the indications for which the drug was prescribed. There are liquid forms of the drug, but these are much less commonly used, with fewer than 1000 prescriptions in 2012.