Table 1.
Availability of lowest priced generic formulation of each medication
| Percent (%) of outlets where medicine was found | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Medicine name |
Public sector (n = 54) |
Retail sector
(n = 35) |
Nonprofit sector
(n = 39) |
Mixed sector
(n = 35) |
|
Amitriptyline |
1.9 |
11.4 |
7.7 |
2.9 |
|
Amlodipine |
5.6 |
68.6 |
28.2 |
5.7 |
|
Amoxicillin |
63 |
97.1 |
89.7 |
57.1 |
|
Amoxicillin Dispersible Tab |
14.8 |
5.7 |
23.1 |
8.6 |
|
Amoxicillin suspension |
50.0 |
51.4 |
46.2 |
48.6 |
|
Amoxicillin Suspension 125 mg/5 ml |
68.5 |
97.1 |
56.4 |
80 |
|
Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Dispersible tab |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Suspension |
0 |
8.6 |
0 |
2.9 |
|
Atenolol |
22.2 |
74.3 |
38.5 |
42.9 |
|
Atorvastatin |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Azithromycin |
9.3 |
65.7 |
15.4 |
11.4 |
|
Beclometasone Inhaler (100 μg) |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
|
Beclometasone inhaler (250 μcg) |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Benzyl Penicillin Injection |
3.7 |
0 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
|
Captopril |
29.6 |
57.1 |
30.8 |
31.4 |
|
Carbamazepine Chewable Tablet |
3.7 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
|
Carbamazepine Suspension |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ceftriaxone injection (1 g/vial) |
51.9 |
71.4 |
51.3 |
51.4 |
|
Ceftriaxone injection (500 mg/vial) |
7.4 |
2.9 |
12.8 |
2.9 |
|
Chloramphenicol Injection (1g/vial) |
11.1 |
22.9 |
15.4 |
5.7 |
|
Chloroquine |
55.6 |
77.1 |
71.8 |
62.9 |
|
Ciprofloxacin |
57.4 |
91.4 |
76.9 |
77.1 |
|
Clonazepam |
0 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clotrimazole topical cream |
14.8 |
45.7 |
25.6 |
11.4 |
|
co–trimoxazole Dispersible Tablet |
9.3 |
2.9 |
15.4 |
20 |
|
Co–trimoxazole suspension |
51.9 |
62.9 |
64.1 |
71.4 |
|
Diazepam |
25.9 |
45.7 |
30.8 |
40 |
|
Diazepam Rectal Solution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Diclofenac |
46.3 |
85.7 |
43.6 |
42.9 |
|
Enalapril |
35.2 |
85.7 |
41 |
37.1 |
|
Enalapril (5mg) |
11.1 |
82.9 |
15.4 |
25.7 |
|
Ferrous Salt Suspension |
3.7 |
5.7 |
0 |
8.6 |
|
Fluoxetine |
5.6 |
14.3 |
0 |
2.9 |
|
Furosemide |
38.9 |
77.1 |
48.7 |
60 |
|
Gentamycin Injection |
5.6 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
|
Glibenclamide |
29.6 |
80 |
41 |
54.3 |
|
Hydrochlorothiazide |
38.9 |
65.7 |
35.9 |
34.3 |
|
Ibuprofen (200 mg) |
24.1 |
31.4 |
56.4 |
40 |
|
Ibuprofen (400 mg) |
66.7 |
82.9 |
61.5 |
80 |
|
Isoniazid |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Metformin |
20.4 |
62.9 |
15.4 |
8.6 |
|
Metronidazole |
46.3 |
88.6 |
59 |
48.6 |
|
Morphine Dispersible Tablet |
0 |
0 |
5.1 |
0 |
|
Morphine Oral Solution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Omeprazole |
40.7 |
97.1 |
46.2 |
34.3 |
|
Oral Rehydration Solution (1 L) |
48.1 |
45.7 |
69.2 |
80 |
|
Oral Rehydration Solution (500 ml) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.7 |
|
Paracetamol suspension (120 mg/5 ml or 125 mg/5 ml) |
48.1 |
77.1 |
51.3 |
60 |
|
Phenobarbital Injection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Phenobarbital Oral Liquid |
3.7 |
8.6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Phenytoin |
9.3 |
17.1 |
25.6 |
11.4 |
|
Phenytoin Chewable Tablet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Phenytoin Suspension |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Procaine Penicillin Injection |
3.7 |
8.6 |
0 |
2.9 |
|
Ranitidine |
24.1 |
80.0 |
33.3 |
51.4 |
|
Salbutamol inhaler |
25.9 |
85.7 |
35.9 |
37.1 |
|
Simvastatin |
1.9 |
57.1 |
2.6 |
0 |
|
Spacer (for Inhalers) |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
|
Vitamin A |
25.9 |
8.6 |
23.1 |
14.3 |
| Zinc Dispersible Tablet | 7.4 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 11.4 |