Table 2

2006, first semester results

Drug
Total drug prescribing (mg)
Total drug consuming (mg)
Waste proportion (%)
Negotiateda drug unit pricing (€/mg)
Cost of consumed drugs (€)
Drug waste cost (€)

Bleomycin
0
0
0
1.19
0
0
Carboplatin
62975
63185
0.3
0.082
5181
17
Cetuximab
47940
49300
2.8
2.079
102495
2827
Cyclophosphamide
334314
356500
6.2
0.005
1782
111
Cisplatin
40664
42190
3.6
0.172
7257
262
Dacarbazine
42730
45700
6.5
0.023
1051
68
Docetaxel
15630
16500
5.3
7.525
124162
6547
Doxorubicin
11532
11880
3
1.46
17345
508
Liposomial Doxorubicin.
960
1090
12
17.69
19282
2300
Epirubicin
31350
31580
0.7
1.907
60223
439
Etoposide
11855
14200
16.5
0.022
312
52
5-fluorouracil
2769077
3019370
8.3
0.002
6039
501
Fotemustine
1000
1040
3.8
2.15
2236
86
Gemcitabine
786330
802000
2
0.142
113884
2225
Iphosphamide
132050
137000
3.6
0.014
1918
69
Irinotecan
47995
48695
1.4
1.76
85703
1232
Methotrexate
9118
9700
6
0.055
533
32
Mitomycin
196.5
250
21.4
2.06
515
110
Mitoxantrone
15
20
25
5.39
108
27
Oxaliplatin
47033
49000
4
3.71
181790
7298
Paclitaxel
43932
43932
0
2.376
104382
0
Pemetrexed
26020
30000
13.3
2.54
76200
10109
Raltitrexed
37
42
11.9
62.5
2625
312
Topotecan
114
168
32.2
64.72
10873
3495
Trastuzumab
38433
41328
7
4.69
193828
13577
Vinblastine
25
20
25
0.991
20
5
Vincristine
20
22
9
2.09
46
4
Vindesine
50.5
65
22.3
20.78
1351
301
Vinorelbine
6718
6785
0.9
1.96
13299
131
TOTAL
4508114
4821562
6.5

1134440
52645

a2006 official hospital drug prices in Italy are available at [21]

Fasola et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:70   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-70