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Table 1 Drug costs observed (List price 2012 in EURO; 1 Euro ~ 1,38 USD [10])

From: Case report of a medication error by look-alike packaging: a classic surrogate marker of an unsafe system

Drugs (number of vials per package and costs)

costs 2010

costs 2011

costs 2012

Dipidolor™ 15 mg/2 ml

n = 42.400

n = 17.500

n = 0

(5 vials 17,17€)

145.601,60 €

60.095,00 €

 

Piritramid 15 mg/2 ml

n = 0

n = 18.300

n = 26.400

(10 vials 21,97€)

 

40.205,10 €

58000,80 €

Piritramid 7,5 mg/1 ml

n = 0

n = 4.500

n = 8.000

(10 vials 18,40€)

 

8280,00 €

14.720,00 €

Total costs (EURO)

145.601,60

108.580,10

72.720,80

Total costs (USD)

200.930,21

149.840,54

100.354,70