Table 3.

Comparison of cost of antibiotics

Restricted Antibiotics	Cost (US $)		% difference
	2001+2002	2003+2004
Meropenem	9,517,646.80	7,156,244.09	-24.8
Imipenem	3,728,250.96	3,389,099.06	-9.1
Ceftazidim	1,559,280.74	989,676.32	-36.5
Ceftriaxone	7,946,415.82	5,024,179.52	-36.8
PIP-TAZO*	2,310,030.91	3,561,111.98	+54.1
Cefepime	1,918,011.98	2,322,463.33	+21.1
Vancomycin	3,403,176.00	2,797,636.80	-17.8
Teicoplanin	17,328,037.09	17,081,283.38	-1.4
Total	47,710,850.30	42,321,694.48	-11.3

*piperacillin-tazobactam