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. 2022 Aug 12;82(11):1193–1205. doi: 10.1007/s40265-022-01751-x

Table 1.

Global consumption of antifungal agents from 2008 to 2018 in 65 countries

Drug name 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 CAGRa
2008–2018 (%)
Echinocandins
 Anidulafungin 0.000189 0.000227 0.000228 0.000233 0.000249 0.000311 0.000378 0.000468 0.000548 0.000595 0.000612 12.45
 Caspofungin 0.000957 0.000912 0.000896 0.000874 0.000908 0.000945 0.000981 0.000991 0.001014 0.001033 0.001230 2.54
 Micafungin 0.000936 0.001167 0.001364 0.001520 0.001614 0.001620 0.001636 0.001677 0.001743 0.001741 0.001718 6.26
Imidazoles
 Ketoconazole 0.061129 0.060694 0.062981 0.061724 0.063225 0.060383 0.047105 0.044064 0.040954 0.039156 0.036422 − 5.04
 Miconazole 0.000078 0.000065 0.0000595 0.000053 0.000051 0.000043 0.000040 0.0000373 0.000028 0.000030 0.000029 − 9.34
Polyeneb
 Amphotericin B 0.003285 0.003399 0.003613 0.003663 0.003741 0.003804 0.003696 0.003682 0.003659 0.003754 0.00394 1.82
Triazoles
 Fluconazole 0.144044 0.170108 0.181778 0.197279 0.182574 0.186588 0.194213 0.203014 0.208883 0.220232 0.229617 4.77
 Isavuconazole 0.000498 0.002039 0.003811 0.005622 124.27
 Itraconazole 0.066135 0.065450 0.066679 0.070892 0.076629 0.077068 0.081803 0.096189 0.141494 0.237012 0.324027 17.22
 Posaconazole 0.003072 0.003226 0.003449 0.004237 0.004768 0.004990 0.005433 0.004434 0.003986 0.004010 0.004503 3.90
 Voriconazole 0.003507 0.003700 0.004022 0.004631 0.005160 0.005461 0.005522 0.005862 0.006260 0.006711 0.007383 7.73
Others
 Terbinafine 0.217883 0.221046 0.226815 0.232156 0.233199 0.237763 0.254827 0.271679 0.289722 0.298927 0.302938 3.35
 Flucytosine 0.000053 0.000082 0.000188 0.000208 0.000151 0.000130 0.000133 0.000132 0.000113 0.000110 0.000119 8.37

Consumption shown as defined daily dose per 1000 inhabitants per day

CAGR compound annual growth rate

aData on isavuconazole was not available from 2008 to 2014 since it was approved later

bAmphotericin B formulations include both conventional and lipophilic formulations of amphotericin B