After doing some back of the napkin calculations, I came up with the following based on what Actinovo has quoted me, based on a 5L minimum buy, at a concentration of 150mg/mL, with the intent of getting anywhere from a 2g to 4g daily dose of liposome encapsulated trehalose…
1) With 5L of product at 150mg/mL, how long will it last at a dose of 2g encapsulated trehalose per day:
Starting Product: 5000mL
Target Daily Dose: 2000mg / 150mg/mL = 13.33mL (~2.71 tsp)
Total Days before running out of Product: 5000mL / 13.33mL/day = 375 days (~12.3 months)
Total Price: 28.70 euro / 250 mL = 574 euro ($669.51 US) / 5L
Cost per Month: 574 euro / 12.3 months = 46.67 euro ($54.44 US) / month
2) With 5L of product at 150mg/mL, how long will it last at a dose of 3g encapsulated trehalose per day:
Starting Product: 5000mL
Target Daily Dose: 3000mg / 150mg/mL = 20mL (~4.1 tsp)
Total Days before running out of Product: 5000mL / 20mL/day = 250 days (~8.2 months)
Total Price: 28.70 euro / 250 mL = 574 euro ($669.51 US) / 5L
Cost per Month: 574 euro / 8.2 months = 70.00 euro ($81.65 US) / month
3) With 5L of product at 150mg/mL, how long will it last at a dose of 4g encapsulated trehalose per day:
Starting Product: 5000mL
Target Daily Dose: 4000mg / 150mg/mL = 26.66mL (~5.41 tsp)
Total Days before running out of Product: 5000mL / 26.66mL/day = 187.5 days (~6.2 months)
Total Price: 28.70 euro / 250 mL = 574 euro ($669.51 US) / 5L
Cost per Month: 574 euro / 6.2 months = 92.58 euro ($107.99 US) / month
That seems pretty darn expensive to me at $669.51 (US dollars) for the total 5L buy (monthly cost obviously varies based on preferred daily dose), but unsure what can be done about that. Thoughts?
Edited by Cmdr_Burrito, 02 August 2018 - 01:17 AM.