Table 3 Affordability of essential medicines for diabetic care: money needed to cover a monthly treatment against days’ wage of lowest-paid unskilled government worker
EMs name, strength and dosage form | DDD | Totala | Product type | Public sector | Private Sector | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MTP | Days’ wage | MTP | days wage | MTP | Days’ wage | ||||
Glibenclamide 5 mg tab | 10 mg | 60 | LPG | 29.55 | 0.6 | 48 | 1.0 | 36 | 0.8 |
OB | 630 | 13.4 | 630 | 13.4 | |||||
Metformin 500 mg tablet | 2 g | 120 | LPG | 86.4 | 1.8 | 180 | 3.8 | 166.2 | 3.5 |
Metformin 850 mg tablet | 2 g | 60 | LPG | 210 | 4.5 | 210 | 4.5 | ||
Metformin 1000 mg tablet | 2 g | 60 | LPG | 270 | 5.7 | 270 | 5.7 | ||
Glimepiride 1 mg tablet | 2 mg | 60 | OB | 780 | 16.6 | 780 | 16.6 | ||
Glimepiride 2 mg tablet | 2 mg | 30 | LPG | 127.5 | 2.7 | 210 | 4.5 | 195 | 4.2 |
OB | 699.90 | 14.9 | 699.90 | 14.9 | |||||
Glimepiride 3 mg tablet | 2 mg | 30 | LPG | 294 | 6.3 | 270 | 5.7 | ||
Glimepiride 4 mg tablet | 2 mg | 30 | LPG | 450 | 9.6 | 420 | 8.9 | ||
OB | 1125 | 24 | 1125 | 24 | |||||
Dapagliflozin 10 mg tablet | 30 | OB | 3479.9 | 74.1 | 3479.9 | 74.1 | |||
Regular Human Insulin | 40 IU | 1 | LPG | 144.5 | 3.0 | 290 | 6.2 | 180 | 3.8 |
Premixed Insulin 30/70 | 40 IU | 1 | LPG | 147.25 | 3.1 | 320 | 6.8 | 150 | 3.2 |
Isophane human Insulin | 40 IU | 1 | LPG | 141.7 | 3.0 | 300 | 6.4 | 184.5 | 3.9 |
Simvastatin 20 mg tablet | 20 mg | 30 | LPG | 104.7 | 2.2 | 114 | 2.4 | 114 | 2.4 |
Simvastatin 40 mg tablet | 20 mg | 30 | LPG | 240 | 5.1 | 144 | 3.1 | ||
Atorvastatin 20 mg tablet | 30 mg | 30 | LPG | 102 | 2.1 | 120 | 2.6 | 109.5 | 2.3 |
Atorvastatin 40 mg tablet | 30 mg | 30 | LPG | 148.5 | 3.1 | 240 | 5.1 | 232.5 | 4.9 |
Rosuvastatin 10 mg tablet | 10 mg | 30 | LPG | 305.49 | 6.5 | 305.5 | 6.5 | ||
Rosuvastatin 20 mg tablet | 10 mg | 30 | LPG | 516 | 11.0 | 508.5 | 10.8 | ||
Losartan 50 mg tablet | 50 mg | 30 | LPG | 294 | 6.3 | 294 | 6.3 | ||
Enalapril 5 mg tablet | 10 mg | 60 | LPG | 55.8 | 1.2 | 72 | 1.5 | 60 | 1.3 |
Enalapril 10 mg tablet | 10 mg | 30 | LPG | 39.75 | 0.8 | 45 | 1.0 | 45 | 1.0 |
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet | 25 mg | 30 | LPG | 15 | 0.3 | 45 | 1.0 | 36 | 0.8 |
Lisinopril 10 mg tablet | 10 mg | 30 | LPG | 330 | 7.0 | 303 | 6.5 | ||
Lisinopril 20 mg tablet | 10 mg | 30 | LPG | 127.5 | 2.7 | 412.5 | 8.8 | 405 | 8.6 |
Acetylsalicylic acid 81 mg tablet | 81 mg | 30 | LPG | 24 | 0.5 | 75 | 1.6 | 75 | 1.6 |
Acetylsalicylic acid 100 mg tablet | 100 mg | 30 | OB | 135 | 2.9 | 135 | 2.9 | ||
Nifedipine 20 mg tab | 30 mg | 30 | LPG | 46.5 | 1 | 72 | 1.5 | 60 | 1.3 |
Amlodipine 5 mg tab | 5 mg | 30 | LPG | 28.5 | 0.6 | 45 | 1.0 | 36 | 0.8 |
Amlodipine 10 mg tab | 5 mg | 30 | LPG | 48 | 1.0 | 60 | 1.3 | 60 | 1.3 |
Mean affordability of LPG | 1.75 | 4.56 | 4 | ||||||
Mean affordability of OB | 24.31 | 24.31 | |||||||