Clinical effectiveness of branded versus generic piperacillin-tazobactam for treating severe community-acquired pneumonia

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PURPOSE: To compare the clinical effectiveness of branded versus generic piperacillin-tazobactam for treating severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We identified patients with severe CAP who received piperacillin-tazobactam based on a nine-center registry database. Furthermore, we classified the patients in three hospitals, which used only branded piperacillin-tazobactam as the study group, and the patients in six other hospitals, which used both branded and generic products as the control group.

RESULTS: A total of 472 patients (n = 263 in the study group and n = 209 in the control group) with severe CAP were included. The study group using branded piperacillin-tazobactam had higher odds of clinical cure (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 3.77, 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1.93-7.37) and lower odds of treatment failure (adjusted OR = 0.28, 95 % CI, 0.13-0.58) than the control group receiving either branded or generic piperacillin-tazobactam. In addition, the study group was associated with higher odds of clinical effectiveness (adjusted OR = 2.95, 95 % CI, 1.46-6.11), less odds of clinical ineffectiveness (adjusted OR = 0.39, 95 % CI, 0.18-0.81), and lower risk of in-hospital mortality (adjusted OR = 0.39, 95 % CI, 0.21-0.73).

CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of the present study using indirect comparison, the clinical effectiveness of generic piperacillin-tazobactam for treating patients with severe CAP might not be as good as that of brand-name products.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Journal of infection and public health - 15(2022), 9 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 961-965

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Cheng-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chia-Hung [VerfasserIn]
Tu, Chih-Yen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wei-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Kuo, Li-Kuo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yao-Tung [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Pin-Kuei [VerfasserIn]
Ku, Shih-Chi [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Wen-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chin-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Chih-Cheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

157044-21-8
87-53-6
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Brand-name
Community-acquired pneumonia
Drugs, Generic
Effectiveness
Generic name
Journal Article
Penicillanic Acid
Piperacillin
Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
Piperacillin-tazobactam
X00B0D5O0E

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Date Completed 07.09.2022

Date Revised 07.09.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jiph.2022.07.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344504115