Table 94Unit costs of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections

AntibioticDaily doseCost per dayCost of 5-day course
Ceftriaxone (IV)1 g£9.58£47.90
Ceftriaxone (IV)2 g£19.18£95.90
Ciprofloxacin (oral)500 mg ×2£0.21£1.05
Norfloxacin (oral)(a)400 mg ×2(b)£1.71£8.57
Norfloxacin (oral)(a) + ceftriaxone (IV)400 mg ×2 + 2 g£20.89£104.47
Ofloxacin (oral)400 mg ×2£4.36£21.8

Sources: NHS Drug Tariff July 2015, BNF August 2014

a

Norfloxacin is currently unavailable in the UK

b

Note that the Spanish group study used 1x 400 mg dosage

From: Appendix O, Unit costs

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