Table 8 Median price ratio, median unit price in local currency and availability of surveyed antibiotics at private retail pharmacies
From: Access to antibiotics in New Delhi, India: implications for antibiotic policy
No. | Antibiotic name | Medicine type | Median price ratio (MPR) | Min | Max | % of facilities with antibiotic | Median unit price in INR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid | Highest Price | 4.83 | 0.48 | 4.83 | 95.0% | 40.17 |
Amoxiciilin + Clavulanic acid | Lowest Price | 1.44 | 0.50 | 4.83 | 100.0% | 11.99 | |
2 | Amoxicillin | Brand | N.A | N.A | N.A | 0.0% | N.A |
Amoxicillin | Highest Price | 7.45 | 7.21 | 7.46 | 95.0% | 9.65 | |
Amoxicillin | Lowest Price | 7.21 | 5.05 | 7.45 | 97.5% | 9.33 | |
3 | Amoxicillin 250 | Highest Price | 7.73 | 7.20 | 7.73 | 72.5% | 5.90 |
Amoxicillin 250 | Lowest Price | 5.50 | 4.28 | 7.73 | 92.5% | 4.20 | |
4 | Amoxicillin suspension | Brand | N.A | N.A | N.A | 0.0% | N.A |
Amoxicillin suspension | Highest Price | 7.02 | 3.64 | 7.02 | 57.5% | 1.41 | |
Amoxicillin suspension | Lowest Price | 4.55 | 3.28 | 7.04 | 95.0% | 0.91 | |
5 | Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid Syrup | Highest Price | * | 62.5% | 3.64 | ||
Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid Syrup | Lowest Price | * | 92.5% | 1.58 | |||
6 | Ampicillin Suspension | Highest Price | # | 2.5% | |||
Ampicillin Suspension | Lowest Price | # | 2.5% | ||||
7 | Azithromycin | Highest Price | 2.06 | 1.42 | 2.16 | 95.0% | 30.83 |
Azithromycin | Lowest Price | 1.57 | 1.14 | 2.06 | 100.0% | 23.50 | |
8 | Benzathine Penicillin Powder | Highest Price | - | - | - | 0.0% | - |
Benzathine Penicillin Powder | Lowest Price | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | |
9 | Cefixime | Highest Price | 2.53 | 1.74 | 2.55 | 80.0% | 19.81 |
Cefixime | Lowest Price | 1.26 | 0.87 | 2.56 | 97.5% | 9.90 | |
10 | Ceftriaxone injection | Brand | N.A | N.A | N.A | 0.0% | N.A |
Ceftriaxone injection | Highest Price | # | 2.5% | ||||
Ceftriaxone injection | Lowest Price | 2.24 | 1.95 | 2.24 | 47.5% | 69.00 | |
11 | Cefuroxime axetil | Highest Price | 5.73 | 3.59 | 5.73 | 55.0% | 43.10 |
Cefuroxime axetil | Lowest Price | 3.23 | 1.40 | 5.73 | 90.0% | 24.30 | |
12 | Cefuroxime Suspension | Highest Price | # | 2.5% | |||
Cefuroxime Suspension | Lowest Price | 3.16 | 2.41 | 3.51 | 55.0% | 4.33 | |
13 | Cephalexin | Highest Price | 5.62 | 5.54 | 5.66 | 32.5% | 16.86 |
Cephalexin | Lowest Price | 5.40 | 3.23 | 5.62 | 65.0% | 16.20 | |
14 | Cephalexin Syrup | Highest Price | 5.53 | 4.59 | 5.53 | 22.5% | 2.27 |
Cephalexin Syrup | Lowest Price | 4.79 | 1.55 | 5.53 | 50.0% | 1.97 | |
15 | Ciprofloxacin | Brand | N.A | N.A | N.A | 0.0% | N.A |
Ciprofloxacin | Highest Price | 6.78 | 6.73 | 7.28 | 85.0% | 9.27 | |
Ciprofloxacin | Lowest Price | 3.55 | 2.40 | 6.79 | 100.0% | 4.85 | |
16 | Co-trimoxazole suspension | Brand | # | 5.0% | |||
Co-trimoxazole suspension | Highest Price | # | 0.0% | ||||
Co-trimoxazole suspension | Lowest Price | 1.29 | 0.83 | 1.32 | 77.5% | 0.24 | |
17 | Doxycycline | Brand | 0.0% | ||||
Doxycycline | Highest Price | 9.30 | 1.80 | 14.09 | 55.0% | 4.86 | |
Doxycycline | Lowest Price | 1.82 | 1.50 | 14.09 | 97.5% | 0.95 | |
18 | Erythromycin powder for suspension | Highest Price | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 15.0% | 0.50 |
Erythromycin powder for suspension | Lowest Price | 0.94 | 0.65 | 0.94 | 55.0% | 0.50 | |
19 | Erythromycin Stearate | Highest Price | 3.48 | 2.75 | 3.48 | 35.0% | 4.81 |
Erythromycin Stearate | Lowest Price | 2.75 | 2.03 | 3.48 | 82.5% | 3.81 | |
20 | Gentamicin eye drops | Brand | # | 5.0% | |||
Gentamicin eye drops | Highest Price | # | 2.5% | ||||
Gentamicin eye drops | Lowest Price | 0.97 | 0.53 | 1.06 | 65.0% | 1.57 | |
21 | Gentamicin injection | Highest Price | 1.92 | 1.76 | 2.15 | 15.0% | 3.83 |
Gentamicin injection | Lowest Price | 1.84 | 1.51 | 1.96 | 57.5% | 3.66 | |
22 | Norfloxacin | Highest Price | # | 5.0% | |||
Norfloxacin | Lowest Price | 4.72 | 2.04 | 4.77 | 95.0% | 4.85 | |
23 | Ofloxacin | Highest Price | 5.22 | 2.74 | 5.70 | 92.5% | 8.81 |
Ofloxacin | Lowest Price | 2.74 | 1.48 | 5.70 | 97.5% | 4.62 | |
24 | Roxithromycin | Highest Price | * | 17.5% | 7.80 | ||
Roxithromycin | Lowest Price | * | 92.5% | 7.80 |