Table 60Drug acquisition cost for intermittent B cepacia complex

Drug (quantity, basic price)Unit costCost/dayCost/week
Septrin for Infusion 80mg/400mg/5ml solution for infusion ampoules (10, £17.76)a£1.78£10.66£74.59
Ceftazidime 2g powder for solution for injection vials (10, £27.70)b£2.77£8.31£58.17
Total costNA£18.97£132.76
(a)

Cost taken from the November 2016 BNF, dose (bd) informed by the committee

(b)

Cost taken from the November 2016 BNF, note the lowest cost brand has been used to inform the model, dose (2g tds) informed by the committee

From: Appendix K, Health Economics

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