Table 2.

Cost of potential COVID-19 drug regimens/patient in Saudi Arabia and the United States, listed in ascending manner

Drug Dosage Form Available	Proposed Regimen and Duration for Adult Patients	Unit price (USD)*	Unit price (SAR)**	Cost/Patient/ Course of Therapy: USA	Cost/Patient/ Course of Therapy: Saudi Arabia
Azithromycin tablet 250 mg	500 mg on day 1, followed by 250 mg × 4 days	$2.55	0.67	$15.3	4.02 SAR
Chloroquine phosphate tablet 250 mg	500 mg BID × 5 days	$4.84	0.2428	$96.8	4.856 SAR
Hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablet 200 mg	200 mg TID × 10 days	$1.83–$4.36	1.2358	$54.9–$130.8	37.074 SAR
Oseltamivir 75 mg	75 mg BID × 5 days	$13.66–$15.46	6.8	$136.6–$154.6	68 SAR
Ribavirin 200 mg capsule	400 mg every 8 hours for at least 3 days, then 1200 mg orally twice a day, for a total of 7–10 days	$8.27	1.875	$545.82	123.75–157.5 SAR
Lopinavir 200 mg/ritonavir 50 mg	400 mg/100 mg BID × 14 days	$10.24	12.44	$573.44	696.64 SAR
Tocilizumab 400/20 mL	One dose 400 mg may be given a second dose	$138.35 per mL	2979.23/ vial	$2767–$5534	2979.23–5958 SAR

BID: twice daily; SAR: Saudi Arabian Riyal; TID = three times daily; USD: United States Dollars.

^*Prices of drugs in USA obtained from Lexicomp.[40] Prices of lowest generic listed.

^**Saudi prices listed as per NGHA acquisition.