Pharmacoeconomical Analysis of Rational Use of Antibiotics for Treatment of Childhood Pneumonia

Z.A. Ubaydullaeva*; Kh.S. Zaynutdinov, PhD; ScD

The Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute; Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

*Corresponding author: Zebiniso A. Ubaydullaeva, The Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute; Tashkent, Uzbekistan. E-mail: zenda.bella@mail.ru

Abstract: 

The purpose of this study is to estimate the treatment costs of pneumonia in children in the clinic of the Republican Specialized Scientific Practical Medical Center of Pediatrics (RSSPMCP) of Uzbekistan. We performed a pharmacoeconomical analysis for treatment of childhood pneumonia by cost-effectiveness and cost-minimization methods. It was determined that monotherapy on the basis of ceftriaxone is the preferable scheme of antibacterial therapy for moderate community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children without respiratory comorbidities. This therapeutic scheme was associated with a small percentage of side effects and was the best option to cut the expense of treatment.

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