Table 5
Costs of production for 20% and 100% serum eye drops produced out of 100 ml full blood and filled as 2 ml aliquots in sterile dropper bottles (calculation based on figures of the Department of Pharmacy of the University Hospital Lübeck for the year 2003)
| Costs (€) | ||
|---|---|---|
| For 100% serum eye drops | For 20% serum eye drops | |
| Average number of bottles | 15 | 75 |
| Disposable materials/substances | ||
| Gauze, cannula, gloves (2×) | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Serum vacuum container (€0.08 each) | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| 6 BSS ampoules (10 ml, €4.5 each) | – | 27.00 |
| Dropper bottle (€0.80 each) | 12.00 | 60.00 |
| Labels (€0.02 each) | 0.30 | 1.50 |
| Box for transportation | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Personnel/production | ||
| Doctor (€40/h) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Pharmaceutical production assistant (€25/h) | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| Transportation | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Serological examinations | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| Total costs | 69.20 | 170.40 |
| Costs/bottle | 4.61 | 2.27 |
