Table 2.
Mean availability (%) and price of the 36 medicines dispensed by the Popular Pharmacy (n = 4 facilities)
|
City |
Lowest-priced generic |
Lowest-priced similar |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
n1 |
Price |
Availability |
n |
Price |
Availability |
| MPR2(Min—Max) | Mean % (SD) | MPR (Min—Max) | Mean % (SD) | |||
| Porto Alegre |
8 |
3.63 (1.30–11.41) |
22.2 (42.2) |
25 |
2.61 (0.33–15.17) |
69.4 (46.7) |
| Caxias do Sul |
8 |
2.88 (1.30–11.41) |
22.2 (42.2) |
25 |
2.61 (0.33–15.17) |
69.4 (46.7) |
| São Leopoldo |
7 |
2.64 (1.30–11.41) |
19.4 (40.1) |
28 |
2.86 (0.33–15.17) |
77.8 (42.2) |
| Bagé |
6 |
4.12 (1.30–11.41) |
16.7 (37.8) |
29 |
2.61 (0.33–15.17) |
80.6 (40.1) |
| Total | 10 | 2.88 (1.30–11.41) | 20.1 (35.8) | 31 | 2.64 (0.33–15.17) | 74.3 (38.0) |
1 Number of medicines included in the analysis of the MPR.
2MPR median price ratios (= median prices / IRP) → IRP international reference prices (MSH, 2007).
Sample of six cities from the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, 2008-9.