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Table 1 2005 baseline evaluation of drug request, drug consuming, waste proportion and correspondent cost

From: Drug waste minimisation and cost-containment in Medical Oncology: Two-year results of a feasibility study

Drug

Total drug prescribing (mg)

Total drug consuming (mg)

Waste proportion (%)

Negotiateda drug unit pricing (€/mg)

Cost of consumed drugs (€)

Drug waste cost (€)

Bleomycin

1735

1755

1.1

1.19

2088

24

Carboplatin

115367

123380

6.5

0.082

10117

657

Cetuximab

23110

24000

3.7

2.079

49896

1850

Cyclophosphamide

834568

943265

11.5

0.005

4716

543

Cisplatin

76300

83094

8.2

0.172

14292

1169

Dacarbazine

8310

10100

17.7

0.023

232

41

Docetaxel

31957

33640

5.0

7.525

253141

12665

Doxorubicin

24980

26380

5.3

1.46

38515

2044

Liposomial Doxorubicin

1406

1500

6.3

17.69

26535

1663

Epirubicin

64765

67160

3.6

1.907

128074

4567

Etoposide

63176

72300

12.6

0.022

1591

201

5-fluorouracil

5149000

5769000

10.7

0.002

11538

1240

Fotemustine

1653

2288

27.8

2.15

4919

1365

Gemcitabine

1692015

1790600

5.5

0.142

254265

13999

Iphosphamide

43150

52000

17.0

0.014

728

124

Irinotecan

95629

97690

2.1

1.76

171934

3627

Methotrexate

23531

26690

11.8

0.055

1468

174

Mitomycin

273

470

41.9

2.06

968

406

Mitoxantrone

134

150

10.7

5.39

808

86

Oxaliplatin

84095

90050

6.7

3.71

334085

22093

Paclitaxel

120948

126502

4.4

2.376

300569

13196

Pemetrexed

36290

42500

14.6

2.54

107950

15773

Raltitrexed

36

42

14.3

62.5

2625

375

Topotecan

192

392

51.1

64.72

25370

12944

Trastuzumab

65003

79270

17.9

4.69

371776

66912

Vinblastine

169

240

29.6

0.991

238

70

Vincristine

62

71

12.7

2.09

148

19

Vindesine

3

5

40.0

20.78

104

42

Vinorelbine

13659

14530

5.9

1.96

28479

1707

TOTAL

8571516

9479064

9.6

 

2147169

179576

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