Table 1.
Drug | ranibizumab | bevacizumab | aflibercept |
---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 995,396 | 2,020,091 | 446,915 |
Average number of annual injections on personalized-injection schedule | 5.6 | 6.7 | 4.7 |
Drug copay cost | $288 | $9 | $242 |
OCT imaging copay cost | $6 | $6 | $6 |
Injection copay cost | $20 | $20 | $20 |
Fixed-injection schedule – annual patient copay | $3,693 | $342 | $1,568 |
Personalized-injection schedule – annual patient copay | $1,776 | $247 | $1,262 |
Annual patient savings | $1,918 | $94 | $306 |
Total cohort savings | $1,908,804,551 | $190,892,790 | $136,910,501 |
Total injections avoided | 6,370,534 | 10,706,482 | 580,990 |