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Objective and methodTo estimate drug costs of treating visceral leishmaniasis (VL) based on data on the VL population structure from the high-burden, antimony-resistant area of Northern Bihar, India.ResultsParomomycin is the cheapest option ($7450 to treat 1000 patients). Treating 1000 patients with oral miltefosine would cost $119,250 at the current private market price or $64,383-$75,129 at preferential public sector price depending on the size of the order. With AmBisome it would be $163,600 or $229,500 depending on the dose (10 or 15 mg/kg total). These costs are without considering other direct costs (daily intramuscular injections for 3 weeks for paromomycin; intravenous devices and hospitalization for AmBisome; directly observed treatment if applied for miltefosine) and indirect costs.ConclusionThese calculations provide useful basic information for projections.

Original publication

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02195.x

Type

Journal article

Journal

Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Publication Date

01/2009

Volume

14

Pages

88 - 92

Addresses

UNICEF/UNDP/WB/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), Geneva, Switzerland. olliarop@who.int

Keywords

Humans, Leishmaniasis, Visceral, Body Weight, Phosphorylcholine, Amphotericin B, Paromomycin, Liposomes, Antiprotozoal Agents, Anthropometry, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Middle Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, Infant, Drug Costs, India, Female, Male