Table 2.
Availability of lowest price medications by sector
| Public hospital | Public PROAM | Private | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicines not found in any |
Amoxicillin pediatric drops |
Amoxicillin pediatric drops |
Chloramphenicol injection |
| outlets * |
Amoxicillin suspension |
Amoxicillin suspension |
Ferrous Salt suspension |
| |
125mg |
125mg |
Gentamicin injection |
| |
Amoxicillin-Clav |
Amoxicillin-Clav |
Isoniazid tablets |
| |
suspension 125mg |
suspension 125mg |
Morphine Sulfate |
| |
Amoxicillin-Clav |
Carbamazepine |
injection |
| |
suspension 250mg |
suspension |
Primaquine tablets |
| |
Carbamazepine |
Chloramphenicol |
Zinc dispersible tablets |
| |
suspension |
Injection |
|
| |
Ibuprofen tablets |
Diazepam Injection |
|
| |
Salbutamol (Albuterol) |
Ibuprofen tablets |
|
| |
inhaler |
Isoniazid tablets |
|
| |
Spacer |
Morphine Sulfate |
|
| |
|
injection |
|
| |
|
Primaquine tablets |
|
| |
|
Spacer |
|
| |
|
Zinc dispersible tablets |
|
| Medicines found in less than 25% of outlets |
Primaquine tablets |
Ferrous salt suspension |
Amoxicillin pediatric |
| |
Vitamin A tablets |
Oral Rehydration |
drops |
| |
Zinc dispersible tablets |
Solution |
Amoxicillin-Clav |
| |
|
Vitamin A tablets |
suspension 250mg |
| |
|
|
Carbamazepine |
| |
|
|
suspension |
| |
|
|
Diazepam injection |
| |
|
|
Spacer |
| |
|
|
Vitamin A |
| Medicines found in 25 to 49.9% of outlets |
|
Ceftriaxone Injection |
Amoxicillin suspension |
| |
|
Gentamicin injection |
125mg |
| |
|
Procaine Penicillin G |
Amoxicillin suspension |
| |
|
Salbutamol (Albuterol) |
250mg |
| |
|
Inhaler |
Amoxicillin-Clav |
| |
|
|
suspension 125mg |
| |
|
|
Procaine Penicillin G |
| Medicines found in 50 to 74.9% of outlets |
Amoxicillin suspension |
Amoxicillin suspension |
Benzathine Penicillin G |
| |
250mg |
250mg |
injection |
| |
Chloramphenicol |
Amoxicillin-Clav |
Ibuprofen tablets |
| |
Injection |
250mg suspension |
Oral Rehydration |
| |
Isoniazid tablets |
Cotrimoxazole |
Solution, powder |
| |
Oral Rehydration Solution |
(Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole |
Salbutamol (Albuterol) Inhaler |
| |
|
Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) |
|
| Medicines found in 75% or more of outlets |
Benzathine Penicillin G |
Benzathine Penicillin G |
Ceftriaxone injection |
| |
injection |
injection |
Cotrimoxazole |
| |
Ceftriaxone Injection |
Oral Rehydration |
(Trimethoprim + |
| |
Cotrimoxazole |
Solution, powder |
Sulfamethoxazole) |
| |
(Trimethoprim + |
|
Oral Rehydration |
| |
Sulfamethoxazole) |
|
Solution |
| |
Diazepam Injection |
|
Paracetamol |
| |
Ferrous salt suspension |
|
(Acetaminophen) |
| |
Gentamicin Injection |
|
|
| |
Morphine Sulfate |
|
|
| |
Injection |
|
|
| |
Oral Rehydration |
|
|
| |
Solution, powder |
|
|
| |
Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) |
|
|
| Procaine Penicillin G |
*in the PROAM sector, the Lista Basica determines the medications stocked in the pharmacy. Medications not found in any PROAM outlets were medications not on the Lista Basica.