Table 116Acquisition cost of antibiotics to suppress A. fumigatus

Antibiotic (quantity, basic price)Unit cost
Itraconazole
100mg capsules (15, £3.44)£0.23
50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free (150, £58.34)£1.94/5ml
Voriconazolea
50mg tablets (28, £275.68)£9.85
200mg tablets (28, £1,102.74)£39.38
40mg/5ml oral suspension (75ml, £551.37)£7.35/5ml
Posaconizolea
40mg/ml oral suspension (105ml, £491.20)£4.68/ml
100mg gastro-resistant tablets (24, £596.96)£24.87
100mg gastro-resistant tablets (96, £2,387.85)£24.87
Amphotericina
50mg powder for solution for infusion vials (10, £821.87)£82.19
Intravenous 50mg powder for solution for infusion vials (Fungizone®) (1, £3.88)£3.88
100mg/20ml concentrate for suspension for infusion vials (10, £775.04)£77.50
(a)

BNF NHS indicative price

From: Appendix K, Health Economics

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