PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ANTIBIOTICS IN URINARY TRACT INFECTION

Pharmacy

Background: Pharmacoeconomics is the study of drug therapy costs in health systems, which is important for choosing drugs for formularies, comparing prices of different therapies, and assessing the quality of life improvement that a medication product is predicted to provide. The assessment of cost reduction and pharmacoeconomic evaluation was the goal. The primary purpose of antibiotics is to treat infections of the urinary system. We conducted a cost minimization study and compared the costs of generic and brand medicines used to treat urinary tract infections. Methods and materials: The pharmacoeconomic assessment of antibiotics for urinary tract infections is carried out in this prospective observational research. It does a cost-minimization study and counts the number of branded and generic medications that are available. Results: Levofloxacin and ofloxacin are the most often prescribed quinolone antibiotics for treating UTIs among the 120 patients treated with cephalosporins (ciprofloxacin, cefipime). The two most seldom administered antibiotics are beta-lactams (Augmentin) and tetracycline (Doxycycline). Conclusion: Patients should be prescribed the more affordable medications rather than the more expensive ones, and healthcare providers have an obligation to take the drugs' pharmacoeconomic value into account when writing prescriptions.

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