TABLE 1.

Yearly vancomycin usage (all suppliers, all forms) in the United States and major European markets

Year	Vancomycin usage (kg) per yra
	United States		France		Germany		Italy		United Kingdom		Netherlands
	Inj.	Oral	Inj.	Oral	Inj.	Oral	Inj.	Oral	Inj.	Oral	Inj.	Oral
1984	1,900	100	200	0	21	0	26	0	42	5	9	0
1985	2,300	300	300	0	26	0	29	0	45	5	8	0
1986	3,200	500	300	0	40	0	43	0	55	9	13	1
1987	4,300	700	300	24	84	0	69	0	70	11	19	2
1988	5,300	700	380	36	145	0	83	0	79	14	15	4
1989	6,800	800	400	430	165	0	105	0	112	16	17	6
1990	7,200	1,000	650	57	213	0	168	0	116	17	30	6
1991	8,781	1,013	828	47	245	0	211	2	121	23	33	5
1992	9,355	1,335	798	59	354	0	212	20	144	34	39	6
1993	9,984	1,380	975	64	350	0	261	28	181	42	45	8
1994	10,152	1,308	1,086	65	371	0	375	33	207	64	47	8
1995	10,186	1,093	1,066	59	509	0	471	40	259	61	54	9
1996	10,312	888	1,165	57	629	0	553	45	301	48	52	8

^aInj., injectable.