Table 2. The median price ratios for essential medicines before and after NEMS.
| Generic name | Strength | IRP (yuan) | No. of PHCs | Before | After | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median unit price (yuan) | MPR | Median unit price (yuan) | MPR | ||||
| Albendazole | 200 mg | 0.09 | 23 | 1.25 | 13.84 | 0.91 | 9.76 |
| Amoxicillin | 250 mg | 0.09 | 62 | 0.29 | 3.32 | 0.15 | 1.65 |
| Omeprazole | 20 mg | 0.04 | 62 | 0.44 | 10.00 | 0.46 | 10.09 |
| Valproic acid | 200 mg | 0.06 | 4 | 0.13 | 2.13 | 0.11 | 1.80 |
| Ibuprofen | 600 mg | 0.04 | 10 | 1.95 | 45.30 | 1.34 | 30.05 |
| Ibuprofen | 200 mg | 0.04 | 33 | 0.06 | 1.58 | 0.03 | 0.76 |
| Diazepam | 5 mg | 0.02 | 19 | 0.11 | 6.64 | 0.04 | 2.47 |
| Metformin | 500 mg | 0.04 | 65 | 0.11 | 2.95 | 0.06 | 1.54 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 250 mg | 0.10 | 33 | 0.33 | 3.22 | 0.10 | 0.96 |
| Metronidazole | 200–250 mg | 0.03 | 66 | 0.05 | 1.98 | 0.03 | 1.18 |
| Captopril | 25 mg | 0.07 | 63 | 0.04 | 0.60 | 0.03 | 0.37 |
| Ranitidine | 150 mg | 0.09 | 57 | 0.13 | 1.51 | 0.06 | 0.65 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 25 mg | 0.01 | 39 | 0.03 | 2.88 | 0.01 | 0.86 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 50 mg | 0.02 | 24 | 1.33 | 69.77 | 0.78 | 39.51 |
| Cephalexin | 250 mg | 0.23 | 41 | 0.28 | 1.25 | 0.15 | 0.66 |
| Ceftriaxone | 1 g/vial | 1.80 | 65 | 10.00 | 5.55 | 1.73 | 0.93 |
| Nifedipine | 10 mg | 0.07 | 38 | 0.03 | 0.44 | 0.01 | 0.16 |
| Simvastatin | 20 mg | 0.12 | 39 | 4.66 | 38.59 | 2.49 | 19.94 |
| Enalapril | 10 mg | 0.04 | 18 | 1.71 | 47.78 | 0.97 | 26.14 |
| Enalapril | 5 mg | 0.05 | 13 | 0.80 | 17.84 | 0.68 | 14.61 |
| Median | 3.27 | 1.59 | |||||
| [25%, 75%] | [1.88, 14.84] | [0.84, 11.22] | |||||
Note: United States dollar = 6.8 Chinese yuan