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A pharmacoeconomic review of the management of respiratory tract infections with moxifloxacin
BACKGROUND: Moxifloxacin, a fluoroquinolone, has demonstrated its safety and effectiveness in the management of community-acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and acute bacterial sinusitis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article was to provide a synthesis and critical appraisal of economic evaluations of the management of respiratory tract infections with moxifloxacin. METHODS: Studies were included if they assessed the costs and consequences of moxifloxacin as compared with an alternative antimicrobial in the management of community-acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis or acute bacterial sinusitis. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis or acute bacterial sinusitis with moxifloxacin is equally or more effective and less expensive than treatment with other antimicrobials.
Onderwijs en Navorsing 2, Herestraat 49, PO Box 521 Leuven, The Netherlands The Netherlands
Departments Name: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Institution name: Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Care and Pharmaco-economics
Authors: Simoens S, Decramer M.
Journal Name: Expert Opin Pharmacother.
Data: 2008, Jul
Volume: 9(10):1735-44
Country: The Netherlands
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Bronchitis
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