[Table/Fig-3]:
Price variation among anti-cancer anti-metabolites.
| S. No | Drug | Dosage form | Dose (mg) |
Number of manufacturing companies |
Minimum price (INR)* |
Maximum price (INR)* |
Price variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Methotrexate | Tablet Injection |
2.5 5 7.5 15 50 |
5 3 4 2 2 |
33.00 71.00 90.00 46.50 60.00 |
57.85 84.85 125.08 59.35 69.25 |
75.30 % 19.51 % 38.98 % 27.63 % 15.42 % |
| 2. | Fluorouracil | Injection | 250 500 |
2 2 |
10.30 19.00 |
13.50 22.00 |
31.07 % 15.79 % |
| 3. | Cyatarabine | Injection | 100 500 1000 |
3 3 3 |
163.00 424.28 767.13 |
176.00 550.00 1003.00 |
7.98 % 29.63 % 30.75 % |
| 4. | Gemcitabine | Injection | 200 1000 |
2 2 |
1493.00 6145.00 |
1495.00 6201.00 |
0.13 % 0.91 % |
*INR: Indian rupees.