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

Table 5 Variation in unit procurement price in local currency (INR) of few antibiotics by different procurement agencies in New Delhi

Antibiotic name	MSO(central government	MCD	CG1	CG2	CPA(Delhi state government)
Azithromycin cap/tab	No rate available	6.31	No rate available	9.45	No rate available
Ceftriaxone injection	14.99	18.28	16.46	15.50	8.50
Erythromycin Stearate	1.43	1.32	2.04	1.68	0.85
cap/tab	1.43	1.32	2.04	1.68	0.85
Gentamicin eye drops	No rate available	0.61	0.81	1.21	0.58
Gentamicin injection	No rate available	1.40	1.53	2.49	1.52
Roxithromycin cap/tab	1.04	1.29	No rate available	No rate available	0.74

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, INR Indian Rupees, Local currency.

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