Table 4.

Median price ratios (MPRs) of surveyed antibiotics in various public sector procurement agencies in Delhi

Antibiotic no.	Medicine name	Delhi state EML 2007	Median MPR	Procurement agencies
1	Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid 500 mg + 125 mg cap/tab	No	0.91	MCD, CG1,CG2
2	Amoxicillin 500 mg cap/tab	Yes	1.22	MCD, CG2,CPA
3	Amoxicillin 250 mg cap/tab	Yes	1.11	MCD, CG1,CG2, CPA
4	Amoxicillin suspension 25 mg/ml	Yes	1.04	MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA
5	Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid Syrup 200 mg + 28.5 mg/5 ml	No	*	MSO,MCD
6	Ampicillin Suspension 125 mg/5 ml	Yes	0.97	CPA
7	Azithromycin 500 mg cap/tab	No	0.53	MCD,CG2
8	Benzathine Penicillin Powder 2.4MU/vial	Yes	0.48	CG1
9	Cefixime 200 mg cap/tab	No	0.54	MCD
10	Ceftriaxone injection 1 g/vial	Yes	0.50	MSO, MCD, CG1,CG2, CPA
11	Cefuroxime axetil 250 mg cap/tab	Yes	0.64	MSO,MCD, CPA
12	Cefuroxime Suspension 125 mg/5 ml	Yes	0.43	CPA
13	Cephalexin 500 mg cap/tab	Yes	0.83	MCD,CG1,CPA
14	Cephalexin Syrup 250 mg/5 ml	Yes	0.68	MSO,CG2,CPA
15	Ciprofloxacin 500 mg cap/tab	Yes	0.88	MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA
16	Co-trimoxazole suspension 8 + 40 mg/ml	Yes	0.76	MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA
17	Doxycycline 100 mg cap/tab	Yes	1.11	MCD,CG2,CPA
18	Erythromycin powder for suspension 125 mg/5 ml	Yes	0.67	CG1,CG2,CPA
19	Erythromycin Stearate 250 mg cap/tab	Yes	1.03	MSO,MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA
20	Gentamicin eye drops 0.3%	Yes	0.44	MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA
21	Gentamicin injection 40 mg/ml	Yes	0.77	MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA
22	Norfloxacin 400 mg cap/tab	Yes	0.75	MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA
23	Ofloxacin 200 mg cap/tab	Yes	0.59	MSO,MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA
24	Roxithromycin 50 mg cap/tab	Yes	*	MSO,MCD,CPA

MSO Medical store organization, the procurement agency for central government hospitals, MCD Municipal corporation of Delhi, CG1 decentralized procurement done by two tertiary care hospitals of central government, CG2 decentralized procurement done by single tertiary care hospital of central government, CPA the procurement agency for Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.

* MSH price is not available therefore MRP can not be calculated.