Table 2– State health insurance system (GKV) medication costs for outpatient therapy in adults
Medication#Costs €
Per day rounded upAveragePost-hospital stay days
Rifampicin+2.70486.0405.0 (150)
Isoniazid§0.2850.442.0 (150)
Ethambutolƒ1.6397.848.9 (30)
Pyrazinamide##1.6196.648.3 (30)
Total730.8544.2
  • #: always based on the smallest pack available for the necessary minimum period of treatment. The daily therapy costs are calculated from the quotient between the intake quantity stated in the dosing instructions and the pack quantity and multiplied by the number of treatment days. : based on an average treatment period of 180 days for isoniazid and rifampicin; 60 days are taken for pyrazinamide, ethambutol and streptomycin using the recommended maximum dose in each case. +: eremfat 600-mg tablet, one tablet taken once a day as instructed (maximum dose 600 mg). §: isoniazid 300-mg tablet, one tablet taken once a day as instructed (maximum dose 300 mg). ƒ: EMB Hefa 400-mg tablet, four tablets taken once a day as instructed (maximum dose 1,600 mg). ##: pyrazinamide 500-mg tablet, five tablets taken once a day as instructed (maximum dose 2,500 mg).