Are Oritavancin and Dalbavancin More Cost Effective for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center?

The cost of using oritavancin and dalbavancin was lower than that of vancomycin and daptomycin, especially for osteomyelitis. As safety and effectiveness data continue to emerge, the use of long-acting lipoglycopeptides appears to be an increasingly attractive alternative to traditional outpatient antimicrobial therapy.