smart medication Price Calculator – Compare therapy costs transparently

The smart medication Price Calculator is a web application for sales, market access and consulting that compares the costs of two therapy options – for example in hemophilia – based on the German Lauer-Taxe price list over periods from three months to 15 years. It works without personal patient data: the only parameters are body weight, age and disease type.

At a glance

Target group: Sales and market access teams of pharmaceutical companies; clinicians evaluating therapy alternatives economically
Data basis: Prices from the Lauer-Taxe; products from different manufacturers on a uniform basis
Inputs: Body weight, age, disease type – no personal data
Result: Consumption and costs per year, cumulative costs, cost difference and injection frequency as table and chart; PDF report, sent by e-mail on request
Periods: Freely selectable from 3 months to 15 years
Team use: Multilingual, user management, usage statistics
Operation: Hosting and support on our own servers in Germany
Sponsor: Sponsored by Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum); the calculation is manufacturer- and product-independent

Welcome screen of the Price Calculator: illustration of a calculator between a medical report and a syringe, next to the text “Compare the costs of your possible treatment programs and identify the most advantageous treatment method”

Which therapy option is the most economical over one year, over five, or over fifteen? The smart medication Price Calculator answers this question at the push of a button: it compares the costs of possible treatment programs – e.g. in hemophilia – and identifies the most advantageous treatment method.

The web application is aimed at sales and market access teams of pharmaceutical companies as well as healthcare professionals who want to assess therapy alternatives from an economic perspective. It compares products from different manufacturers on a uniform data basis.

What the Price Calculator can do

Cost comparison of two therapy options based on prices from the Lauer-Taxe
Projection of consumption and costs per year – including dose, injection frequency, and package sizes
Results displayed over freely selectable periods, from 3 months to 15 years
PDF report for consultations and documentation, sent by email on request
Multilingual, with staff management and usage statistics for use in teams

A look inside the application

Calculation view of the Price Calculator: input fields for body weight, age, and disease type, next to two comparison columns with calculated consumption and costs per year — **Calculation:** Three inputs are all it takes: body weight, age, disease type. The calculator places two therapy options side by side, showing consumption, costs, and package sizes.

Results view of the Price Calculator: table of cumulative costs over five years plus charts of cost difference, cost comparison, and injection frequency — **Results:** Cumulative costs, cost difference, and injection frequency over the selected period – as a table and chart, exportable as a PDF report.

Screenshots from the live application; product names have been redacted for legal reasons.

Deliberately without patient data

The Price Calculator is built to work without personal patient data: the only calculation parameters are body weight, age, and disease type – anonymous values that cannot be attributed to any individual. No patient data is collected, stored, or transmitted.

Operation, hosting, and support take place – as with all smart medication applications – on our own servers in Germany.

Developed by smart medication, sponsored by Sobi

The Price Calculator was developed by smart medication and is operated by us. The application is sponsored by Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum). The calculation itself is manufacturer- and product-independent: products from different manufacturers are compared on the same data basis.

Frequently asked questions

Which data does the Price Calculator need?

Three inputs are enough: body weight, age and disease type. These are anonymous values that cannot be attributed to any person. Patient data are neither collected nor stored nor transmitted.

Where do the prices come from?

From the Lauer-Taxe, the German pharmaceutical price list. On this uniform data basis, products from different manufacturers are compared – including dose, injection frequency and pack sizes.

Is the comparison manufacturer-neutral?

Yes. The Price Calculator was developed by smart medication and is operated by us; it is sponsored by Sobi. The calculation itself is manufacturer- and product-independent.

How can the results be shared?

As a PDF report for consultations and documentation – with cumulative costs, cost difference and injection frequency over the selected period as table and chart. On request the report is sent by e-mail.

Who is the Price Calculator for?

For sales and market access teams of pharmaceutical companies as well as for clinicians who want to evaluate therapy alternatives economically. For team use there are user management, usage statistics and several languages.

Interested in a demo?

We are happy to show you the Price Calculator in action – get in touch with us.

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