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Table 1 The consumption of antifungal drugs in defined daily doses (DDD) and their percentage consumption from the corresponding antifungal class and the total antifungals consumption between 2004 and 2018

From: First trend analysis of antifungals consumption in Lebanon using the World Health Organization collaborating center for drug statistics methodology

Antifungal class

Allylamines

Azoles

Antifungal drug

Amorolfine

Naftifine

Clotrimazole

Econazole

Fenticonazole

Fluconazole

Isoconazole

Itraconazole

Ketoconazole

Omoconazole

Posaconazole

Sertaconazole

Miconazole

Voriconazole

Total consumption in DDD

32,610

310,539

5,261,955

520,317

1,841,725

6,723,869

70,913

4,005,650

2,279,202

29,097

7,644

209,932

2,570,771

48,587

Percentage of antifungal class consumption

9.50%

90.50%

22.33%

2.21%

7.81%

28.53%

0.30%

16.99%

9.67%

0.12%

0.03%

0.89%

10.91%

0.21%

Percentage of total antifungals consumption

0.1%

0.97%

16.42%

1.62%

5.75%

20.99%

0.22%

12.5%

7.11%

0.09%

0.02%

0.66%

8.02%

0.15%

Antifungal class

Polyenes

Echinocandins

Others

Antifungal drug

Amphotericin B

Nystatin

Anidulafungin

Caspofungin

Micafungin

Ciclopirox

Griseofulvin

Total Consumption in DDD

4,171

3,293,436

3,708

241

49

2,932,968

1,889,080

Percentage of Antifungal Class Consumption

0.13%

99.87%

92.75%

6.04%

1.21%

60.82%

39.18%

Percentage of Total Antifungals Consumption

0.01%

10.28%

0.01%

0.0008%

0.0002%

9.16%

5.90%

  1. Total antifungal drugs consumption between 2004 and 2018 = 32,036,467 DDD