Budget impact assessment of Aprokam® compared with unlicensed cefuroxime for prophylaxis of post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis

Table 2 Drug acquisition costs of Aprokam, purchased PFS, and prepared PFS (2013 GB £)

	Aprokam	Purchased PFS	Prepared PFS
Formulation	Vial	Syringe	Vial (Zinacef)
Dose	50 mg	1 mg/0.1 mL	750 mg
Number of individual doses per unit	1	1	26
Unit cost (2013 GB £)	7.95 [28]	7.00 [25]	2.34 [28]

BIM: budget-impact model; GB: Great British; PFS: pre-filled syringes; UK: United Kingdom

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