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Table 1 Per-unit and total costa per medication according to government from August 2015 to June 2016

From: Costs and benefits of bevacizumab vial sharing for the treatment of retinal diseases

MEDICATION

NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS

COST (in BRL$/USD$)

TOTAL COST (in BRL$/USD$)

Bevacizumab (4 ml)

192

BRL$1291.84

USD$333.42

BRL$248,033.28

USD$64,016.84

Ranibizumab

347

BRL$2176.72

USD$561.80

BRL$755,321.84

USD$194,946.92

Aflibercept

11

BRL$2972.83

USD$767.28

BRL$32,701.13

USD$8440.09

TOTAL

550

 

BRL$1,036,056.25

USD$267,455.47

  1. aMaximum retail prices of drugs sold to the Brazilian government (known locally as the PMVG)