Table 2.
Lowest-priced generic and most-sold generic medicine based on manufacturing country in different areas of Herat, Afghanistan (USD)
| # | medicine | Pakistan | Iran | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | LPG | MSG | number | LPG | MSG | ||
| 1 | Metformin 500 mg | 56 | 0.0003 | 0.0005 | - | - | - |
| 2 | Metformin 850 mg | 12 | 0.0004 | 0.0006 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Metformin 1000 mg | 49 | 0.0005 | 0.0008 | - | - | - |
| 4 | Sitagliptin 50 mg | 22 | 0.0016 | 0.0037 | - | - | - |
| 5 | Sitagliptin 100 mg | 14 | 0.0035 | 0.0047 | - | - | - |
| 6 | Glimepiride 1 mg | 45 | 0.0006 | 0.0016 | - | - | - |
| 7 | Glimepiride 2 mg | 45 | 0.0010 | 0.0027 | - | - | - |
| 8 | Glimepiride 3 mg | 38 | 0.0012 | 0.0031 | - | - | - |
| 9 | Glimepiride 4 mg | 39 | 0.0014 | 0.0041 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Glibenclamide 5 mg | 31 | 0.0002 | 0.0015 | - | - | - |
| 11 | Empagliflozin 10 mg | 1 | 0.0027 | 0.0027 | - | - | - |
| 12 | Empagliflozin 25 mg | 4 | 0.0006 | 0.0041 | - | - | - |
| 13 | Dapagliflozin 5 mg | 13 | 0.0018 | 0.0029 | - | - | - |
| 14 | Dapagliflozin 10 mg | 13 | 0.0029 | 0.0040 | - | - | - |
| 15 | Linagliptin 5 mg | 2 | 0.0014 | 0.0024 | - | - | - |
| 16 | Gliclazide 30 mg | 1 | 0.0006 | 0.0033 | - | - | - |
| 17 | Gliclazide 60 mg | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | - |
| 18 | Empagliflozin 5 mg + Metformin 500 mg | 14 | 0.0010 | 0.0027 | - | - | - |
| 19 | Empagliflozin 5 mg + Metformin 850 mg | 16 | 0.0014 | 0.0033 | - | - | - |
| 20 | Empagliflozin 12.5 mg + Metformin 850 mg | 7 | 0.0012 | 0.0043 | - | - | - |
| 21 | Pioglitazone 15 mg + Metformin 500 mg | 3 | 0.0006 | 0.0008 | - | - | - |
| 22 | Pioglitazone 15 mg + Metformin 850 mg | 2 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | - | - | - |
| 23 | Glimepiride 1 mg + Metformin 500 mg | 29 | 0.0007 | 0.0029 | - | - | - |
| 24 | Glimepiride 2 mg + Metformin 500 mg | 28 | 0.0009 | 0.0051 | - | - | - |
| 25 | Sitagliptin 50 mg + Metformin 500 mg | 36 | 0.0018 | 0.0047 | - | - | - |
| 26 | Sitagliptin 50 mg + Metformin 1000 mg | 35 | 0.0019 | 0.0049 | - | - | - |
| 27 | Glibenclamide 5 mg + Metformin 500 mg | 27 | 0.0024 | 0.0043 | - | - | - |
| 28 | Glibenclamide 5 mg + Metformin 500 mg | 4 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | - | - | - |
| 29 | Insulin NPH | 8 | 0.0024 | 0.0049 | 5 | 0.0024 | 0.0049 |
| 30 | Insulin Regular | 12 | 0.0024 | 0.0051 | 20 | 0.0024 | 0.0051 |
| 31 | Insulin Glargine | 1 | 0.0012 | 0.0067 | - | - | - |
| 32 | Insulin Aspart | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | Insulin Mix | 7 | 0.0031 | 0.0071 | 10 | 0.0031 | 0.0071 |