. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Burn Care Res. 2014 Jul-Aug;35(4):349–353. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182a22715

Table 1.

Cost Breakdown for Commonly Used Topical Agents.

Cost Breakdown for Topical Agents
Product	Form & Concentration	Unit/cost	BSA covered by unit	Cost/m²	Frequency per day	Cost/m²/day
*Mafenide acetate*	5% Solution	Bottle (1L)/122.5$	50cm × 50cm	490$	2	980$
	2.5% Solution	Bottle (1L)/61.25$	50cm × 50cm	245$	2	490$
	8.5% Cream	Tube (56.7g)/27.08$	35cm × 35cm	216.64$	2	433.28$
	8.5% Cream	Jar (454g)/186.54$	100cm × 100cm	186.54$	2	373.08$
*Silver Nitrate (in H₂O)*	0.5% Solution	Bottle (1L)/17.69$	50cm × 50cm	70.76$	4	283.04$
*Sodium Hypochlorite or Dakin (in NS)*	0.125% Solution (½ strength)	Bottle (473mL)/8.24$	35cm × 35cm	65.92$	3	197.76$
*Sodium Hypochlorite or Dakin (in NS)*	0.025% Solution (¼ strength)	Bottle (473mL)/1.65$	35cm × 35cm	13.2$	3	39.6$
*Bacitracin*	Ointment:500U/g	Tube (30g)/1.44$	25cm × 25cm	21.6$	2	43.2$
*Bacitracin*	Ointment:500U/g	Jar (454g)/37.4$	100cm × 100cm	37.4$	2	74.8$
*Silver sulfadiazine*	1% Cream	Tube (50g)/9.32$	33cm × 33cm	74.56$	2	149.12$
*Silver sulfadiazine*	1% Cream	Jar (400g)/40.22$	95cm × 95cm	45.64$	2	91.28$
*Mupirocin*	2% Ointment	Tube (22g)/6.47$	22cm × 22cm	133.51$	2	267.02$

H₂O: sterile water; NS: Normal Saline 0.9%.