Table 3.

Antimicrobials and their costs

Antifungal drugs	DDD	PDD/100 patient days	Mean DDD per month	Range of DDD per month	Mean cost per month (US$)	Range of costs per month (US$)	Total cost per year (US$)
Amphotericin B (standard)	35 mg	0.08	16.04	0–34.28	39.06	0–880.43	187.12
Voriconazole (tablet form)	0.4 g	0.42	162.53	6–244	2,796.11	266.46–5,447.22	34,951.42
Voriconazole (intravenous form)	0.4 g	0.15	32.12	0–118	14,178.42	0–50,999.94	177,230.33
Posaconazole	0.8 g	0.09	34.28	5–70	4,482.97	0–880.43	337,757.63
Caspofungin	50 mg	0.28	56.62	13.4–154.4	28,410.01	6,954.5–87,220.58	355,125.15
Liposomal amphotericin B	250 mg	0.21			29,322.98	0–82,261.44	366,537.43
Total							1,271,789.08

Abbreviations: DDD, defined daily dose; PDD, patient daily dose.