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. 2014 Oct 7;3(2):257–268. doi: 10.1007/s40121-014-0044-8

Table 3.

Cost per patient breakdown

Treatment schedules (first line) Total mean inpatient cost/patient (including empiric) €a
Total inpatient (pharmaceuticals and medical) Pharmaceuticals Hospitalization costs AE management costs First-line failure costs
LINE 2,457 568 1,889 58 90
VANCO 2,762 249 2,513 58 90
DAPTO 2,850 753 2,097 58 90
TEICO 3,094 300 2,796 58 90
TIGE 3,494 886 2,607 58 90

AE adverse events, DAPTO daptomycin, LINE linezolid, TEICO teicoplanin, TIGE tigecycline, VANCO vancomycin

aTotal mean cost per “typical” patient includes medical costs and antibiotic acquisition cost. Medical costs breakdown into cost per day of hospitalization, treatment failure and adverse event costs