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Cost-minimization analysis of bimatoprost 0.03%, latanoprost 0.005%, and travoprost 0.004%; assuming 2 drops missed the eye per week |
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| Drug |
Drops per Bottle |
Drops Administered per Year (bilaterally) |
Drops Missed Hitting the Eye per Year |
Total Drops per Year |
Bottles per Year |
Bottle Cost* ($ per bottle) |
Annual Cost |
Monthly Cost |
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| Bimatoprost 0.03% |
113 |
730 |
104 |
834 |
7.4 |
$69.99 |
$518 |
$43.17 |
| Latanoprost 0.005% |
84 |
730 |
104 |
834 |
9.9 |
$61.69 |
$611 |
$50.92 |
| Travoprost 0.004% |
83 |
730 |
104 |
834 |
10.0 |
$66.37 |
$664 |
$55.33 |
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*Average retail price, 2005 | ||||||||
Frenkel et al. BMC Ophthalmology 2007 7:16 doi:10.1186/1471-2415-7-16 |
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