Table 4.

Affordability of core medicines for common diseases in public hospitals and retail pharmacies

Treatment	Type	The primary healthcare facilities		The secondary and tertiary facilities		Retail pharmacies
		Median price	Day’s wages	Median price	Day’s wages	Median price	Day’s wages
		(Yuan)		(Yuan)		(Yuan)
Asthma:	IB	NA	NA	35.31	1.10	NA	NA
Salbutamol inhaler	LPG	15.33	0.50	21.80	0.70	18.55	0.60
0.1 mg/dose*200 doses
Diabetes:	IB	NA	NA	6.87	0.20	NA	NA
GlIBenclamide	LPG	1.75	0.10	3.05	0.10	2.61	0.10
5 mg*2*30 days
Hypertension:	IB	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Atenolol	LPG	3.78	0.10	4.62	0.10	4.17	0.10
50 mg*1*30 days
Hypertension:	IB	13.66	0.40	9.71	0.30	17.66	0.60
Captopril	LPG	7.84	0.30	9.71	0.30	8.74	0.30
25 mg*2*30 days
Hypercholesterola emia:	IB	228.71	7.40	336.19	10.80	221.58	7.10
Simvastatin	LPG	12.80	0.40	NA	NA	25.65	0.80
20 mg*1*30 days
Depression:	IB	NA	NA	20.02	0.70	18.98	0.70
Amitriptyline	LPG	11.90	0.40	NA	NA	13.65	0.50
25 mg*3*30 days
Adult respiratory infection:	IB	11.90	0.40	14.36	0.50	12.63	0.40
Ciprofloxacin	LPG	5.03	0.20	NA	NA	5.54	0.20
500 mg*2*7 days
Adult respiratory infection:	IB	NA	NA	45.39	1.50	43.28	1.40
Amoxicillin	LPG	20.94	0.70	23.68	0.80	22.39	0.80
500 mg*3*7 days
Arthritis:	IB	NA	NA	62.40	2.00	NA	NA
Diclofenac	LPG	15.89	0.60	15.89	0.60	14.36	0.50
50 mg*2*30 days
Ulcer:	IB	24.28	0.80	28.34	0.90	25.93	0.80
Omeprazole	LPG	10.43	0.30	12.65	0.40	11.55	0.40
20 mg*1*30 days

Note: NA, not available