Table 1.

Capreomycin tiered prices

Manufacturers	Akorn	Mac Leods	GDF pooled procurement price
Quality status	Approved by a Stringent Regulatory Authority	Under evaluation by WHO PQ	GDF Quality Assurance Policy
1 g powder for injection	8.00	No price information given	4.00* (Eli Lilly)

Price and quality information. Price of the lowest unit (i.e. the price of one tablet, capsule or vial) in USD ($)

* In future, the lowest available price is expected to change as the Akorn product replaces Eli Lilly's.

Sources: British National Formulary 2010 [32]; Global Fund 2010 [54]; Management Sciences for Health 2009 [55]; personal communication, M. Price, 2010.