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. 2019 Oct 16;14(10):e0223769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223769

Table 2. Availability of anti-diabetic medicines in public hospitals and private pharmacies in Shaanxi Province, China in 2015 (%).

Tertiary hospital Secondary hospital Primary hospital Hospitals with mark-up Hospitals without mark-up All public hospitals All private pharmacies
OBs Gs OBs Gs OBs Gs OBs Gs OBs Gs OBs Gs OBs Gs
Acarbose 100.0 58.3 83.3 29.2 47.2 19.4 9.1 36.4 4.9 23.1 68.1 29.2 91.7 50.0
Glibenclamide / 8.3 / 0 0 5.6 / 9.1 / 2.6 / 5.6 / 20.8
Gliclazide 83.3 25.0 58.3 45.8 25.0 22.2 66.7 36.4 23.1 25.6 45.8 30.6 83.3 75.0
Glimepiride 50.0 58.3 25.0 29.2 5.6 22.2 36.4 42.4 5.1 2.1 19.4 19.4 29.2 80.6
Glipizide 16.7 50.0 4.2 50.0 2.8 44.4 9.1 48.5 2.6 46.2 5.6 47.2 5.6 80.6
Metformin 44.4 91.7 58.3 100.0 25.0 91.7 69.7 97.0 20.5 92.3 44.4 94.4 81.9 97.2
Pioglitazone 16.7 33.3 0 0 0 0 6.1 21.2 0 0 2.8 29.2 0 31.9
Repaglinide 100.0 25.0 66.7 4.2 30.6 0 81.8 12.1 30.8 0 54.2 54.2 16.7 79.2
Mean 58.7 43.7 42.3 32.3 19.5 25.7 39.8 37.9 12.4 24.0 34.3 28.7 44.1 64.4

/: No data for this medicine, because the original brand of glibenclamide were not used in Shaanxi Province. OBs: originator brands. Gs: generics.