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Annual Statin-Associated Costs Per Person, By Prescription Length
| Prescription length (days) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of cost | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| Transportation | $12.59 | $ 7.06 | $ 4.96 |
| Time cost | |||
| Travel | 16.38 | 9.18 | 6.46 |
| Pharmacy | 61.66 | 34.59 | 24.31 |
| Labor cost | |||
| Pharmacist | 15.47 | 8.68 | 6.10 |
| Medication cost | |||
| Simvastatin (20 mg) | 6.65 | 7.46 | 7.87 |
| Atorvastatin (20 mg) | 22.16 | 24.86 | 26.21 |
source Authors’ analysis. note All costs were adjusted to 2012 US dollars.
