Hospital pharmacy acquisition costs report the following unit costs:
0.5mg intracervical gel, Can$36;
2.0mg vaginal gel, Can$52;
Misoprostol 100ug, Can$0.22;
Misoprostol 200 ug, Can$0.38.
The median dose of misoprostol administered was 2 and the maximum was 7. 23 patients received only one misoprostol dose, 10 with no oxytocin augmentation. Dinoprostone was used in 109 patients. The median dose of dinoprostone was 2 and the maximum was five. An estimate of median PG cost was Can$0.22 for misoprostol and Can$70 for standard therapy (reported to be a conservative estimate). Maximum PG expenses for any single patient were Can$0.77 and more than Can$180 for misoprostol and standard therapy.