dose/ patient. Nothing needs to be done other
than the scrub tech drawing it from the vial
into a 1mL syringe before the start of the case
and placing a 27-gauge cannula just before the
surgeon injects it into the anterior chamber."
The average price for single-dose moxi-
floxacin is around $20 per patient. Leiters
Compounding Pharmacy quotes its price per
vial as $21. Imprimis offers a box of 20 vials
for $300 ($15 per vial). Some, but not all, phar-
macies offer free shipping.
• Cefuroxime. Leiters and other com-
pounders also offer single-dose cefuroxime
for intracameral injection, often priced closer
to $30 or $40 per vial or syringe. Keep in mind
you could incur extra shipping costs for prod-
ucts that need to ship overnight because they
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Now that intracameral injection is more
popular, more compounding pharmacies
are offering single-dose moxifloxacin.
