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. 2014 Feb 6;5(1):1–26. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v5.i1.1

Table 3.

Comparative average wholesale price for antibiotics used in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection

Antibiotic Cost per dose1 Usual regimen Cost per treatment1
Metronidazole $0.73
Vancomycin capsules (Vancocin HCL pulvules) $31.83 125 mg 4 times/d × 10 d $1273.20
Vancomycin intravenous formulation (generic) $5.00/g ($0.62 per 125 mg dose) 125 mg 4 times/d × 10 d $25.00
Fidaxomicin (Dificid) $168.00 200 mg 2 times/d × 10 d $3360.00
Rifaximin (Xifaxan) $19.02 400 mg 400 mg 3 times/d × 20 d2 $1141.20
1

Average Wholesale Price (AWP); Anon, edition. Red Book online.

2

Dose as a “chaser” after a course of oral vancomycin for recurrent CDI[151]. Via Drugdex System (internet database) Greenwood Village, CO: Thompson Healthcare, 2011[86]. CDI: Clostridium difficile infection.