THE COST ANALYSIS OF ANTIBIOTICS USED AT THE 268 MILITARY HOSPITAL IN 2016

Abstract

Background: Irrational use of antibiotics is always the concern of public heath. The Ministry of Health has promulgated the manual on the management of antibiotics use in hospitals that emphasizes the analysis of antibiotic drugs consumption by using ABC and DDD analysis. Objective: Analyzing the cost of antibiotics used at the 268 Military hospital according to specific treatment groups, ABC and DDD analysis. Material and methods: The list of all antibiotics used at the 268 Military Hospital in 2016. Using ABC, DDD and treatment group analysis. Results: Antibiotics constituted 21.85% the total drug expense. Nine groups of antibiotics were used and the beta-lactam group had the highest proportion (84.5%). Cefadroxil was the oral antibiotic having the most consumption. Meanwhile, for injected antibiotics, was Ceftazidime. The A class antibiotics accounted for only 20.19% of the items listing, but 90.49% of the total consumption value. Conclusion: Antibiotics, particularly Cephalosporin, accounted for the highest proportion of total drug expense. Although the 268 Military hospital gave priority to the use of first-line oral antibiotics which often had the low cost per DDD, some injected antibiotics with high cost per DDD were still used quite a lot. Key words: Antibiotics, Cost Analysis, 268 Military Hospital, ABC and DDD analysis