Table 2. Availability (in percentage) of surveyed antidiabetics and antihypertensives.
| Province | Central | Copperbelt | Lusaka | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | OBP | LPG | OBP | LPG | OBP | LPG |
| Glibenclamide 5mg | 16.67 | 100 | 21.43 | 96.43 | 30.77 | 93.85 |
| Gliclazide 80mg | - | 50 | - | 32.14 | - | 38.46 |
| Glimepiride 2mg | 0 | 83.34 | 17.86 | 42.86 | 18.46 | 49.23 |
| Insulin 30/70 soluble/isophane | 16.67 | 33.34 | 39.29 | 10.71 | 29.23 | 9.23 |
| Insulin Intermediate-acting | 0 | 16.67 | 46.43 | 17.86 | 38.46 | 7.69 |
| Insulin Short-acting | 16.67 | 16.67 | 42.86 | 10.71 | 40 | 4.62 |
| Metformin 500mg | 0 | 100 | 7.14 | 100 | 9.23 | 100 |
| Mean availability all surveyed antidiabetics | 8.33 | 57.14 | 29.17 | 33.53 | 27.69 | 43.30 |
| 34.62 | 36.09 | 37.37 | ||||
| Amlodipine 5mg | 0 | 100 | 7.14 | 96.43 | 13.85 | 92.31 |
| Amlodipine 10mg | 0 | 83.34 | 7.14 | 89.29 | 6.15 | 89.23 |
| Atenolol 50mg | 0 | 100 | 10.71 | 100 | 21.54 | 93.85 |
| Bendroflumethiazide 5mg | - | 16.67 | - | 50 | - | 38.46 |
| Bisoprolol 5mg | - | 50 | - | 57.14 | 4.62* | 66.15 |
| Captopril 25mg | - | 50 | - | 39.29 | - | 40 |
| Carvedilol 6.25mg | - | 33.34 | 7.14* | 42.86 | - | 56.92 |
| Carvedilol 25mg | - | 0 | 7.14* | 0 | 6.15* | 18.46 |
| Enalapril 5mg | - | 100 | - | 100 | - | 95.38 |
| Enalapril 10mg | - | 100 | - | 100 | - | 95.38 |
| Enalapril 20mg | - | 66.67 | - | 100 | - | 83.08 |
| Hydralazine 25mg | - | 0 | - | 21.43 | - | 21.54 |
| Hydralazine Injection | - | 0 | - | 3.57 | - | 6.15 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide 25mg | - | 66.67 | - | 71.43 | - | 52.31 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide 50mg | - | 0 | - | 17.86 | - | 30.78 |
| Lisinopril 5mg | 0 | 0 | 17.86 | 42.86 | 15.38 | 40 |
| Lisinopril 10mg | 0 | 0 | 17.86 | 39.29 | 16.92 | 41.54 |
| Lisinopril 20mg | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | 10.71 | 16.92 | 18.46 |
| Losartan 50mg | - | 100 | - | 89.29 | - | 83.08 |
| Metoprolol 100mg | - | 0 | 7.14* | 0 | 4.62* | 6.15 |
| Nifedipine 10mg | - | 83.34 | - | 89.29 | 1.54* | 80 |
| Nifedipine 20mg SR | - | 100 | - | 100 | - | 95.38 |
| Propranolol 10mg | 0 | 16.67 | 10.71 | 0 | 13.85 | 10.77 |
| Propranolol 40mg | 0 | 50 | 32.14 | 71.43 | 18.46 | 67.69 |
| Verapamil 40mg | - | 16.67 | - | 21.43 | - | 16.92 |
| Mean availability all surveyed antihypertensives | 0 | 46.67 | 14.73 | 54 | 15.38 | 53.60 |
| 35.35 | 37.23 | 44.34 | ||||
LPG = lowest-priced generic; mg = milligram; OBP = original brand product; SR = sustained release.
-: Not surveyed original brand products due to lack of official market registration in Zambia
*: Original brand product without official market registration in Zambia that was found in surveyed pharmacies.