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Table 4 Median price ratios (MPRs) of surveyed antibiotics in various public sector procurement agencies in Delhi

From: Access to antibiotics in New Delhi, India: implications for antibiotic policy

Antibiotic no.

Medicine name

Delhi state EML 2007

Median MPR

Procurement agencies

1

Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid 500 mg + 125 mg cap/tab

No

0.91

MCD, CG1,CG2

2

Amoxicillin 500 mg cap/tab

Yes

1.22

MCD, CG2,CPA

3

Amoxicillin 250 mg cap/tab

Yes

1.11

MCD, CG1,CG2, CPA

4

Amoxicillin suspension 25 mg/ml

Yes

1.04

MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA

5

Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid Syrup 200 mg + 28.5 mg/5 ml

No

*

MSO,MCD

6

Ampicillin Suspension 125 mg/5 ml

Yes

0.97

CPA

7

Azithromycin 500 mg cap/tab

No

0.53

MCD,CG2

8

Benzathine Penicillin Powder 2.4MU/vial

Yes

0.48

CG1

9

Cefixime 200 mg cap/tab

No

0.54

MCD

10

Ceftriaxone injection 1 g/vial

Yes

0.50

MSO, MCD, CG1,CG2, CPA

11

Cefuroxime axetil 250 mg cap/tab

Yes

0.64

MSO,MCD, CPA

12

Cefuroxime Suspension 125 mg/5 ml

Yes

0.43

CPA

13

Cephalexin 500 mg cap/tab

Yes

0.83

MCD,CG1,CPA

14

Cephalexin Syrup 250 mg/5 ml

Yes

0.68

MSO,CG2,CPA

15

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg cap/tab

Yes

0.88

MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA

16

Co-trimoxazole suspension 8 + 40 mg/ml

Yes

0.76

MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA

17

Doxycycline 100 mg cap/tab

Yes

1.11

MCD,CG2,CPA

18

Erythromycin powder for suspension 125 mg/5 ml

Yes

0.67

CG1,CG2,CPA

19

Erythromycin Stearate 250 mg cap/tab

Yes

1.03

MSO,MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA

20

Gentamicin eye drops 0.3%

Yes

0.44

MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA

21

Gentamicin injection 40 mg/ml

Yes

0.77

MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA

22

Norfloxacin 400 mg cap/tab

Yes

0.75

MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA

23

Ofloxacin 200 mg cap/tab

Yes

0.59

MSO,MCD,CG1,CG2,CPA

24

Roxithromycin 50 mg cap/tab

Yes

*

MSO,MCD,CPA

  1. MSO Medical store organization, the procurement agency for central government hospitals, MCD Municipal corporation of Delhi, CG1 decentralized procurement done by two tertiary care hospitals of central government, CG2 decentralized procurement done by single tertiary care hospital of central government, CPA the procurement agency for Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  2. * MSH price is not available therefore MRP can not be calculated.