Supplementary Table 1.
Essential medicines cost for sample diseases.
| Common diseases | Essential medicines cost (million USD*) |
|---|---|
| Internal medical diseases | |
| Vasculocardiology department | |
| Primary hypertension | 7178.00 |
| Arrhythmia | 410.58 |
| Myocardial infarction | 1152.79 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 18.45 |
| Chronic cardiopulmonary disease | 0.45 |
| Laryngopharyngitis (acute) | 19.23 |
| Coronary heart disease | 35.06 |
| Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia | 6.93 |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 7.28 |
| Proiosystole | 10.62 |
| Heart failure | 2.07 |
| Viral myocarditis | 0.15 |
| Tuberculous pericarditis | 1.00 |
| Cardiac arrest | 0.02 |
| Gastroenterology medical department | |
| Acute gastritis | 621.18 |
| Chronic gastritis | 5384.68 |
| Peptic ulcer | 380.32 |
| Acute pancreatitis | 27.94 |
| Constipation | 8.35 |
| Hepatic cirrhosis | 298.67 |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 1.66 |
| Colitis gravis | 5.19 |
| Respiratory medical department | |
| Upper respiratory infection | 89.63 |
| Bronchiectasis | 150.22 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 56.17 |
| Bronchial asthma | 4.99 |
| Acute bronchitis | 3.21 |
| Neurology medical department | |
| Cerebral thrombosis | 726.50 |
| Bilious headache | 42.44 |
| Senile dementia | 1.73 |
| Cerebral embolism | 0.33 |
| Parkinson’s disease | 2.75 |
| Hematology medical department | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 113.72 |
| Hypoferric anemia | 77.46 |
| Leukemia | 18.82 |
| Allergic purpura | 0.22 |
| Urology medical department | |
| Acute glomerulonephritis | 55.99 |
| Nephritis | 1.44 |
| Pyelonephritis | 3.23 |
| Hematuria | 0.03 |
| Immunologically mediated diseases and endocrine diseases | |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | 9.00 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 8.91 |
| Arthritis deformans | 0.64 |
| Diabetes | 2756.58 |
| Obstetrics and gynecological diseases | |
| Dysmenorrhea | 1146.70 |
| Climacteric syndrome | 233.73 |
| Dysfunctional uterine bleeding | 283.75 |
| Postpartum hemorrhage | 144.72 |
| Bacterial vaginosis | 1.63 |
| Chronic cervicitis | 0.97 |
| Ectopic pregnancy | 2.24 |
| Hyperemesis gravidarum | 0.65 |
| Pelvic inflammation | 0.47 |
| Mental diseases | |
| Affective disorders | 8.93 |
| Chronic dementia | 0.36 |
| Emergency department | |
| Organophosphorus pesticide | 0.18 |
| Allergic shock | 0.17 |
| Surgical diseases | |
| Urinary surgery | |
| Prostatic hyperplasia | 168.02 |
| Urolithiasis | 1140.16 |
| Acute urinary tract infection | 127.73 |
| Acute cystitis | 1.42 |
| Prostatitis | 3.34 |
| General surgery | |
| Acute appendicitis | 140.69 |
| Acute peritonitis | 8.38 |
| Chronic pancreatitis | 0.90 |
| Hepatobiliary surgery | |
| Acute cholecystitis | 10.47 |
| Chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis | 1639.63 |
| Anus and intestine surgery | |
| Hemorrhoids | 810.63 |
| Pruritus ani | 0.01 |
| Breast surgery | |
| Lobules of mammary gland | 10.87 |
| Acute mastitis | 1.41 |
| Orthopedics | |
| Proliferative arthritis | 13.29 |
| Osteoporosis | 38.93 |
| Neurosurgery | |
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 1.22 |
| Infection | |
| Infantum tetanus | 0.0006 |
| Infectious diseases | |
| Ascariasis (children) | 11.46 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 31.13 |
| Virus hepatitis (acute) | 12.30 |
| Virus hepatitis (gravis) | 26.69 |
| Common cold | 2.10 |
| Aden fever | 4.24 |
| Dysentery | 1.74 |
| Scarlatina | 0.96 |
| Epidemic parotitis | 0.25 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fever | 0.05 |
| Epidemic hemorrhagic fever | 0.15 |
| Measles | 0.01 |
| Schistosomiasis | 0.02 |
| Malaria | 0.07 |
| Pertussis | 0.02 |
| Hydrophobia | 0.03 |
| Epidemic type B encephalitis | 0.01 |
| Epidemic meningitis | 0.02 |
| Pediatric diseases | |
| Infantile diarrhea | 1072.71 |
| Febrile seizure | 7.67 |
| Acute laryngitis in children | 16.40 |
| Infantile anemia | 60.63 |
| Infantile pneumonia | 0.11 |
| ENT diseases | |
| Acute pharyngitis | 3565.51 |
| Acute rhinitis | 35.96 |
| Acute conjunctivitis | 59.72 |
| Chronic conjunctivitis | 4.05 |
| Chronic rhinitis | 6.16 |
| Senile cataract | 0.13 |
| Skin and sexually transmitted diseases | |
| Syphilis | 9.83 |
| Gonorrhea | 0.58 |
| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome | 1.33 |
| Neoplastic diseases | |
| Colon carcinoma | 24.25 |
| Gastric carcinoma | 6.99 |
| Summary | 30,599.50 |
*1 USD ≈ 6.1428 RMB in 2014. ENT: Ear, nose, and throat.