Utilization of Drug Combination in the Tuberculosis Control Item and the Economics Evaluation / 中国药房

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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utilization information of drug combination in tuberculosis control item in Shaoguan and the economics effect.METHODS:The defined daily dose(DDD)and drug utilization index(DUI)were taken as indexes for the evaluation of rational use of drugs,the utilization of chemotherapy drugs of the tuberculosis control item in Shaoguan urban field from1993to2003was analyzed;the cost-effectiveness of scheme B(tuberculosis control item chemotherapy)and scheme A(conventional chemotherapy)were analyzed.RESULTS:DUI for all of the drug combinations except B4were no more than1(DUI≤1),The cure rate(E 1 )and the effect rate(E 2 )for scheme B were96.5%and98.8%respectively;E 1 and E 2 in scheme A were65.7%and79.5%respectively.The cost-effectiveness ratio of scheme B was lower than that of scheme A.The cost-effectiveness ratio(C/E 1 )for the two schemes were8.59and25.31respectively if counted by cure rate and which(C/E 2 )were8.39and20.92respectively if counted by effect rate(E2).CONCLUSION:The utilization of tuberculosis control item drug combinations in Shaoguan city is comparatively reasonable and the economic effect is good.