Table 10.

Affordability in number of days’ wages needed to purchase standard treatment

	Days’ wages needed to purchase a 30 days’ treatment
	Qatar			Lebanon
	PHCC	Community pharmacies	Private clinics/hospitals	Community pharmacies
Bisoprolol 5 mg × 60	0.1 OB	0.9 OB	0.9 OB	1 OB/ 0.4 LPG
Digoxin 0.25 mg × 30	0 OB			0 OB
Verapamil 80 mg × 90	0.2 OB			1 OB
Amiodarone 200 mg × 30	0.1 OB			0.3 OB / 0.2 LPG
Amlodipine 5 mg × 30	0.1 OB	0.9 OB / 0.6 LPG	0.9 OB / 0.6 LPG	0.4 OB / 0.4 LPG
Enalapril 5 mg × 120	0.1 OB	3 OB / 1.6 LPG	3 OB
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg × 30	0 OB	0.3 OB	0.3 OB	0.2 OB
Furosemide 40 mg × 30	0 OB	0.4 OB	0.4 OB	0.4 OB
Spironolactone 25 mg × 30		0.4 OB		0.2 OB
Acetylsalicylic acid 100 mg × 30	0 OB	0.1 OB	0.1 OB	0.1 OB / 0.1 LPG
Clopidogrel 75 mg × 30	0.4 OB	4.2 OB / 2.6 LPG	4.2 OB	2.5 OB / 0.9 LPG
Simvastatin 20 mg × 30	0.1 OB	1.4 OB / 1.1 LPG		1.4 OB / 0.2 LPG
Atorvastatin 20 mg × 30	0.3 OB	3.1 OB / 1.7 LPG	3.1 OB / 1.9 LPG	2.3 OB / 1 LPG