Table 1.

Drug acquisition costs for 3.5 day cycle of neuromuscular blockade using average wholesale price (AWP)

	Load (mg)	Mg infusion rate/hr	AWP vial ($)	Vial size (mg)	Cost/mg ($)	Load cost ($)	Cycle infusion cost ($)	Daily cost ($)	Total cost per cycle ($)	Total mgs	Opened vials	Total cost per cycle with open vials ($)
Vecuronium	7	4	9.69	10	0.97	6.78	326	93	332	343	35	339
Cisatracurium	14	8	174.5	200	0.87	12.22	586	168	599	686	4	698
Cost difference =									$ 267			$ 359