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Objective The aim of this study is to analyze the expenditures related to the use of antifungal drugs in patients with hematological malignancies. Methods In this retrospective study, the expenditures related to use of antifungal drugs for treatment of invasive fungal infections in patients with hematological malignancies between November 2010 and November 2012 were analyzed. Expenditures of antifungal drugs were calculated by converting the price billed to the Republic of Turkey Social Security Institution per patient using the US dollar ()exchangerate.ResultsWeretrospectivelyanalyzedtheexpendituresrelatedtotheuseofantifungaldrugsin282febrileepisodesof126neutropenicpatients.Voriconazole(VOR),caspofungin,andliposomalamphotericinB(L-AmB)wereadministeredasafirst-lineantifungaltherapytotreat72febrileepisodesof65neutropenicpatients,45febrileepisodesof37neutropenicpatients …