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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2017 Jun 16;125(3):332–339. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.024

Table 4.

Summary Information by Drug Class, Eye Care Provider Type, and All Other Providers

Drug Class Total Cost ($) Cost for Brand/Generic
Split (%/%)
Total No. of 30-Day
Supply Frequency
30-Day Supply
Brand/Generic Split (%/%)
Cost per 30-Day Supply
Minimum 25th Percentile Mediam 75 th Percentile Maximum
Eye care providers (ophthalmologists and optometrists)
  All medications 2 145 148 809 79/21 28 487 093 38/62 0.01 22.55 88.49 144.08 38 651.50
  All medications, excluding other 2 118 335 867 79/21 27 996 580 38/62 1.52 23.12 95.46 145.51 4692.16
  Glaucoma 1 150 660 957 75/25 20 020 070 35/65 1.52 19.20 75.39 121.17 1387.11
  Dry eye 375 804 323 100/0 1 295 445 99/1 12.05 284.67 295.28 303.41 715.70
  Ocular inflammation 301 936 820 74/26 3 972 894 29/71 3.75 24.10 44.45 190.07 1963.60
  Ocular infections 197 276 535 67/33 2 083 303 32/68 3.40 25.71 58.78 182.23 4626.34
  Allergic conjunctivitis 89 904 508 98/2 592 666 94/6 5.68 143.38 154.59 168.11 898.90
  Mydriatics 439 815 1/99 29 497 1/99 4.44 11.68 14.67 18.77 85.87
  Other 26 812 942 56/44 490 513 14/86 0.01 13.68 28.22 74.12 38 651.50
  Other, ophthalmic 2312 910 96/4 2704 41/59 8.76 41.11 49.47 62.38 4692.16
All other providers
  All medications 67 160 565 510 67/33 1 465 184 227 13/87 0.00 8.61 20.32 63.36 370 472.61
  All medications, excluding other 1 239 388 374 56/44 13 872 433 23/77 0.02 23.71 40.34 104.37 20 192.34
  Glaucoma 98 968 407 60/40 1 638 449 26/74 2.03 20.70 35.36 120.30 969.16
  Dry eye 404 428 265 99/1 2 274 622 98/2 8.77 142.07 186.96 207.79 2385.41
  Ocular inflammation 74 184 033 5/95 2 233 046 1/99 1.01 18.88 27.53 44.06 2855.01
  Ocular infections 502 530 543 32/68 5 526 908 3/97 0.02 25.11 42.16 89.91 12 343.01
  Allergic conjunctivitis 67 644 150 77/23 894 567 35/65 4.87 21.56 53.23 164.02 2687.01
  Mydriatics 165 123 0/100 3788 0/100 5.01 27.70 49.85 73.28 254.89
  Other 65 921 177 136 67/33 1 451 311 793 13/87 0.00 8.36 19.44 61.62 370 472.61
  Other, ophthalmic 91 467 854 14/86 1 301 054 0/100 2.49 18.96 29.00 48.46 20 192.34