What is the most cost‐beneficial way to prepare micafungin for paediatric oncology patients?
Erica Li,
Evonne Smith
Abstract:BackgroundA recent change in local paediatric antifungal guidelines resulted in an increase in micafungin use. Micafungin is an expensive medicine costing AUD $80 per vial. The pharmacy aseptic production unit (APU) has the ability to compound doses to share vials of micafungin to minimise wastage.AimTo determine whether aseptically compounded and individually prepared doses of micafungin would be more cost‐beneficial than nurses using whole vials prepared on the ward, and to determine which dose and numbers o… Show more
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