Cost Calculation for Triamcinolone 1.25mg/ml
The cost of 1.25mg/ml triamcinolone is 125 pesos per ml, or 625 pesos for a 5ml vial at this concentration.
Calculation Methodology
To determine the cost per mg and then calculate the price for the desired concentration:
- Original formulation: 5ml containing 10mg total = 2mg/ml concentration 1
- Original price: 500 pesos for the 5ml vial (10mg total) 2
- Cost per mg: 500 pesos ÷ 10mg = 50 pesos per mg
Price for 1.25mg/ml Concentration
- Per ml calculation: 1.25mg × 50 pesos/mg = 125 pesos per ml 2
- For 5ml vial: 1.25mg/ml × 5ml = 6.25mg total content 1
- Total vial cost: 6.25mg × 50 pesos/mg = 312.50 pesos for 5ml
Alternatively, if pricing proportionally by concentration:
- 1.25mg/ml is 62.5% of the original 2mg/ml concentration 1
- 62.5% × 500 pesos = 312.50 pesos for 5ml at 1.25mg/ml
Clinical Context
- Triamcinolone acetonide formulations vary widely in concentration depending on route of administration, ranging from intranasal doses of 110-220 micrograms/day to intravitreal doses of 20mg 1, 3
- The concentration of 1.25mg/ml falls within typical ranges for injectable corticosteroid preparations used in clinical practice 3
- Pricing calculations assume linear cost scaling based on active ingredient content, which is standard pharmaceutical pricing methodology 2