DEVELOPMENT OF A LIST OF RATIONAL ESSENTIAL ANTIBIOTIC PREPARATIONS FOR THE CLINIC

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to compile an essential list of antibiotics for multi-profile clinic in Tbilisi and to calculate the corresponding pharmacoeconomical benefits. At the first stage of the research, we developed a list of necessary antibiotics for the clinic based on the list of WHO essential medicines and the national essential medicines of Georgia. The second stage of the research included the analysis of the list of antibiotics already available in the clinic; at the next stage, based on the needs of the clinic, we studied antibiotics available on the Georgian pharmaceutical market, taking into account their cost-effectiveness. From the existing list of antibiotics already used at the clinic, we removed the expensive brands, and replaced them with generic drugs of acceptable quality. The proposed antibiotics will reduce costs for both the clinic and the patients. When replacing medicines, two factors were taken into account: quality and price. Therefore, medicines we selected were less expensive in price, but equal to brands in terms of quality. Considering the pharmacoeconomical indicators according to our calculations, replacing 30 of the 55 medications of different pharmacological groups purchased by the clinic with an economically favorable alternative resulted in a price difference, saving them additional 35,066 GEL.