Table 3.
Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | |
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Total population in India (in 2013) [13] | 1267 | 1267 |
Population 15 years and above [13] | 900 | 900 |
Population 0–14 years [13] | 367 | 367 |
Cost of antibiotics - 5-day course [9] | $ 1.9 | $ 1.9 |
Number of annual upper respiratory infection episodes in adults [10] | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Number of annual diarrhea episodes in children [11,12] | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Total number of upper respiratory infection episodes in adults | 2249 | 2249 |
Total number of diarrhea episodes children | 772 | 772 |
Total number of ALL episodes in the population | 3021 | 3,021 |
Proportion of ill population visiting allopathic pharmacies [15,16] | 30 % | 45 % |
Total number of ill population visiting pharmacies | 906 | 1359 |
66 % dispense antimicrobial drugs (based on study) | 598 | 897 |
Total annual cost of unwarranted antimicrobial drugs | 1136 | 1704 |
The estimation takes into account existing data on population size, infection episodes per year for each age group, and proportion of population visiting allopathic pharmacies. Two scenarios are considered based on whether 30 % or 45 % of the ill population visits pharmacies. Numbers shown are in millions