Table 3 Parameters used to populate the economic model and distributions for uncertainty analysis

Costs

 Pharmacist rate (per hour)

$29.37

$2.52

$24.04

$34.30

Australian Government Fair Work Ombudsman 2018 [40]

Gamma

 Time to deliver MAS (minutes per patient)

10.88

0.18

10.52

11.23

cRCT data [29]

Normal

 Time to deliver UC (minutes per patient)

3.29

0.21

2.88

3.71

cRCT data [29]

Normal

 Trainings with MAS (number per year)

1

0.51

0

2

cRCT data [29]

Normal

 Facilitator rate with MAS (per hour)

$46.28

$4.72

$37.02

$55.54

University of Technology Sydney award level HEW5 Step 1; cRCT data [29]

Gamma

 Facilitator visits with MAS (per month)

1

0.51

0

2

cRCT data [29]

Normal

 Average training, facilitation and technology cost with MAS (per patient)

$0.07

$0.02

$0.00

$0.11

Purchase invoices; cRCT data [29]

Gamma

 Average nonprescription medicine price with MAS (per patient)

$10.62

$0.22

$10.20

$11.05

Amcal, Chemist Warehouse, Priceline 2019 data; cRCT data [29]

Gamma

 Average nonprescription medicine price with UC (per patient)

$9.76

$0.20

$9.39

$10.14

Gamma

 Average cost of medicines at reconsult (per patient)

$9.79

$0.94

$7.94

$11.64

PBS 2019; Amcal, Chemist Warehouse, Priceline 2019 data; cRCT data [29]

Gamma

 General practitioner fee (per consult)

$44.07

$6.74

$30.85

$57.29

MBS 2019 [46]

Gamma

Probabilities

 Symptom resolution (MAS)

0.75

0.02

0.73

0.77

cRCT data [29]

Beta

 Appropriate pharmacist care (MAS)

0.87

0.01

0.85

0.88

cRCT data [29]

Beta

 Symptom resolution (UC)

0.74

0.02

0.65

0.69

cRCT data [29]

Beta

 Appropriate pharmacist care (UC)

0.68

0.02

0.71

0.76

cRCT data [29]

Beta

Utilities

 Symptom resolution

0.91

0.02

0.88

0.94

Refer to Watson study [25]

Beta

 No symptom resolution

0.77

0.02

0.73

0.81

Beta