Table 1. Availability of medicines in the public sectors and the private retail pharmacy sectors.

Availability	Public sector		Private sector
	Originator brand	Lowest price generic	Originator brand	Lowest price generic
Medicines not found in any outlets	Aciclovir, aminophyline, amitriptyline, amoxicillin, atenolol, captopril, carbamazepine, cefradine, cephalexin, cimetidine ciprofloxacin, co-trimoxazole, diazepam, diclofenac, digoxin enalapril, erythromycin, fluconazole, glibenclamide, hydrochlorothiazide, ibuprofen, lisinopril, lovastatin, metronidazole, nifedipine retard, ofloxacin, paracetamol, phenytoin, ranitidine, rifampicin, sodium valproate	Aciclovir, atenolol, beclometasone inhaler, ciprofloxacin, glibenclamide, ibuprofen, ketoconazole, ofloxacin	Aciclovir, aminophylline, amitriptyline, atenolol, captopril, carbamazepine, cefradine, cephalexin, cimetidine, ciprofloxacin, co-trimoxazole, diazepam, diclofenac,enalapril, erythromycin, glibenclamide, hydrochlorothiazide, ibuprofen, lovastatin, metronidazole, ofloxacin, paracetamol, phenytoin, ranitidine, rifampicin	Atenolol, beclometasone inhaler, diazepam, ketoconazole
Medicines found in less than 25% of outlets	Azithromycin, beclometasone inhaler, ceftriaxone injection, fluoxetine, loratadine, losartan, metformin, omeprazole, simvastatin	Albendazole, amitriptyline, amlodipine, amoxicillin, atorvastatin, cefradine, cephalexin, diazepam, diclofenac, erythromycin, fluconazole, fluoxetine,lisinopril, loratadine, lovastatin,metformin, miconazole nitrate, paracetamol, salbutamol inhaler, simvastatin	Amoxicillin, azithromycin, beclometasone inhaler, ceftriaxone injection, digoxin, fluconazole fluoxetine, lisinopril, nifedipine retard, sodium valproate	Albendazole, amitriptyline, torvastatin, cefradine, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, fluconazole, fluoxetine, glibenclamide, ibuprofen, lisinopril, losartan, miconazole nitrate, ofloxacin, paracetamol,
Medicines found in 25 to 50% of outlets	Albendazole, amlodipine, atorvastatin, gliclazide, ketoconazole, salbutamol inhaler	Carbamazepine, cimetidine, gliclazide, nifedipine retard, phenytoin, ranitidine, rifampicin, sodium valproate	Losartan, metformin, omeprazole, salbutamol inhaler, simvastatin	Aciclovir, amlodipine, cephalexin, diclofenac, loratadine, lovastatin metformin, phenytoin, simvastatin
Medicines found in 50 to 75% of outlets	NONE	Azithromycin, co-trimoxazole, digoxin,enalapril, hydrochlorothiazide	Amlodipine, atorvastatin, gliclazide, ketoconazole	Aminophylline, carbamazepine, ceftriaxone injection, digoxin, gliclazide, nifedipine retard, salbutamol inhaler, sodium valproate
Medicines found in over 75% of outlets	Miconazole nitrate	Aminophylline, captopril, ceftriaxone injection, metronidazole, omeprazole	Albendazole, loratadine, miconazole nitrate	Amoxicillin, azithromycin, captopril, cimetidine, co-trimoxazole, enalapril, hydrochlorothiazide, metronidazole, omeprazole, ranitidine, rifampicin