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Table 2 Example of daily total drug cost with individual and drug vial optomization preparations

From: Estimating the effect of optimizing anticancer drug vials on medical costs in Japan based on the data from a cancer hospital

Total drug cost with individual preparations

Date

Regimen

Patient

Anticancer drug

Quantity used (mg)

Vial specification

Number of vials used

Unit price

Subtotal

Vial specification

Number of vials used

Unit price

Subtotal

Total

12/1

mFOLFOX6 therapy

Patient 1

Fluorouracil

5208

1000 mg

5

¥1,267

¥6,335

250 mg

1

¥337

¥337

¥6,672

Oxaliplatin

158

100 mg

2

¥23,125

¥23,125

50 mg

0

¥12,276

¥0

¥23,125

12/1

mFOLFOX6 therapy

Patient 2

Fluorouracil

4480

1000 mg

4

¥1,267

¥5,068

250 mg

2

¥337

¥674

¥5,742

Oxaliplatin

136

100 mg

1

¥23,125

¥23,125

50 mg

1

¥12,276

¥12,276

¥35,401

12/1

mFOLFOX6 therapy

Patient 3

Fluorouracil

5096

1000 mg

5

¥1,267

¥6,335

250 mg

1

¥337

¥337

¥6,672

Oxaliplatin

155

100 mg

2

¥23,125

¥23,125

50 mg

0

¥12,276

¥0

¥23,125

12/1

mFOLFOX6 therapy

Daily total

Fluorouracil

14784

1000 mg

14

¥1,267

¥17,738

250 mg

4

¥337

¥1,348

¥19,086

Oxaliplatin

449

100 mg

5

¥23,125

¥115,625

50 mg

1

¥12,276

¥12,276

¥23,125

 

Total

¥168,500

Total drug cost with DVO preparations

Date

Regimen

Patient

Anticancer drug

Quantity used (mg)

Vial specification

Number of vials used

Unit price

Subtotal

Vial specification

Number of vials used

Unit price

Subtotal

Total

12/1

mFOLFOX6 therapy

Daily total

Fluorouracil

14784

1000 mg

15

¥1,267

¥19,005

250 mg

0

¥337

¥0

¥19,005

Oxaliplatin

449

100 mg

4

¥23,125

¥92,500

50 mg

1

¥12,276

¥12,276

¥104,776

  

Total

¥123,781

Difference

 

Preparation method

Number of vials used

Number of vials used

Number of vials used

total drug with individual preparations

Fluorouracil 1000 mg×14V + 250 mg×4A

Oxaliplatin 100 mg×5V + 50 mg×1V

total drug with DVO preparations

Fluorouracil 1000 mg×15V

Oxaliplatin 100 mg×4V + 50 mg×1V

 

Difference

¥44,719