Saturday 21 December 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7585
Date Request Received: 04/12/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 18/12/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Treatment of fungal infections
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: In the last 12 months, how many patients have been treated (for any condition) with the following drugs: • Amphotericin B (Ambisome) • Caspofungin (Cancidas) • Isavuconazole (Cresemba) • Posaconazole (Noxafil) • Voriconazole (VFEND) | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see our answer to this FOI in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  11854 - FOI_7585 - Treatment of Fungal Infections.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: a. In the last 12 months, how many hospital inpatients were diagnosed with Aspergillosis (ICD10 code: B44)? b. Of the above patients diagnosed with Aspergillosis in the last 12 months, how many patients were treated with the following drugs: • Amphotericin B (Ambisome) • Caspofungin (Cancidas) • Isavuconazole (Cresemba) • Posaconazole (Noxafil) • Voriconazole (VFEND) | |
| Answer To Question 2: See attachment to Q1 for response | |
| Question Number 3: a. In the last 12 months, how many hospital inpatients were diagnosed with Mucormycosis (ICD10 code: B46)? b. Of the above patients diagnosed with Mucormycosis in the last 12 months, how many patients were treated with the following drugs: • Amphotericin B (Ambisome) • Isavuconazole (Cresemba) • Posaconazole (Noxafil | |
| Answer To Question 3: See attachment to Q1 for response | |
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