From: Estimate of the direct and indirect annual cost of bacterial conjunctivitis in the United States
PRESCRIBED OPHTHALMIC ANTIBIOTIC | PERCENTAGE (%) DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE NAMCS DATASET | AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE (RED BOOK 2004) |
---|---|---|
Sulfacetamide sodium 10%, 15 ml | 19% | $2.30 |
Moxifloxacin 0.5%, 3 ml | 16% | $46.80 |
Polymyxin/Trimethoprim 10,000 U/1 mg/ml, 10 ml | 14% | $17.42 |
Tobramycin 0.3%, 5 ml | 14% | $49.08 |
Tobramycin/Dexamethasone 0.3%- 0.1%, 5 ml | 12% | $59.88 |
Gentamicin 0.3%, 5 ml | 11% | $3.95 |
Ciprofloxacin 0.3%, 5 ml | 6% | $79.38 |
Neomycin/Polymyxin/Bacitracin 10,000 U/3.5 mg/400 U/g, 3.5 g | 4% | $15.77 |
Bacitracin 500 U/g, 3.5 g | 3% | $15.77 |
Sulfacetamide 10%, 3.5 g | 1% | $8.10 |
Levofloxacin 0.5%, 5 ml | 1% | $21.91 |
Weighted Average Price (US $) | Â | US $ 31.02 |