Pattern of statins' utilization at Ramathobodi Hospital, 2005 to 2007.

Background: The use of statins at Ramathibodi, a teaching hospital, has been rising rapidly

Objective: Determine how price, volume, and drug mix (use of five brands and one generic) affect expenditure.

Material And Method: Dispensing records of the six statins were retrieved from database and analyzed for factors contributing to increased drug expense.

Results: Overall, statins' expenditure rose 35.

Effect of antibiotic order form guiding rational use of expensive drugs on cost containment.

New injectable antimicrobial agents are generally costly and broad-spectrum. Overusage results in unnecessary economic loss and multi-drug resistant organisms. Effective strategies for decreasing costs without compromising patient care are required.