Table 1.

Comparison between EXPAREL® and bupivacaine HCl

Formulation	Costs	Pain intensity scores	Time until opioid rescue (h)	% adverse events
EXPAREL®	$14.25/20 mL	283*, 441.5†	10*, 19#	9–20%π, 62%λ
Bupivacaine HCl	$0.291/10 mL	329*, 468.3†	3*, 8#	8–19%π, 43%λ

Notes:

^πBaxter et al;¹⁸

^λViscusi et al;¹⁹

^*Dasta et al;²⁰

^#Haas et al;²¹

^†Smoot et al.²³

Abbreviation: HCl, hydrochloride.