TREATMENT OF LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION

COMPARATIVE COSTS FOR FIVE DAYS ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN THE TREATMENTOF LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONSDrug costs are based on data from GMS 1996.Ampicillin 250mg qidPenbritin 250mg qidAmoxycillin 250mg tidAmoxil 250mg tidCo-amoxyclav (augmentin) 375mg tidErythromycin 250mg qidIllosone 250mg qidKlacid (clarithromycin) 250mg bdZithromax (azithromycin) 500mg daily for 3 daysTarivid (ofloxacin) 200mg bdCiproxin (ciprofloxacin) 250mg bdDistaclor (cefaclor) 250mg tidDistaclor LA 375mg bdSuprax (cefixime) 200mg dailyCefodox (cefpodoxime) 100mg bdZinat (cefuroxime) 250mg bd£0 £2 £4 £6 £8 £10 £12 £14 £16REFERENCES1. Br J Hosp Med 1993; 49: 5: 346-50.2. Resp Med1994; 88: 161-3.3. Q J Med 1995; 88: 61-8.4. Lancet 1993; 341: 511-14.5. Ann Intern Med 1987; 106: 196-204.6. N Eng J Med 1995; 333: 21: 1618-24.7. J Med Microbiol 1995; 43: 237-8.8. N Eng J Med 1994; 331: 6: 377-82.9. Mandell, Douglas & Bennett's, Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 4th Edition 1994.10. BNF 1996; 31: 223-58.11. Mylers Side Effects of Drugs, 12th Edition, Elsevier 1992.12. Data Sheet Compendium 1995 - 1996, Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association.13. Br J Gen Pract 1994; 44: 509-13.