Estimated Cost of Adult Asthma in US

				Cost for Average Adult per Year
			Direct Cost:
			Drugs	$1,605
			Hospital Visits	805
			Other (primary physicians)	770
			Subtotal			3,180
			Indirect Costs:
			Complete work cessation	1,062
			Lost days but still employed	486
			Other	184
			Subtotal			1,732
			Grand total			4,912