Comparative assessment of medicine procurement prices in the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Table 1 Top 10 medicines by expenditure in 2010, central and local procurements

Medicine, strength, dose form	Therapeutic group	Expenditure in USD	Expenditure as % of general fund expenditure on medicines
Neutral sol./isophane 30/70 human insulin 100 IU/ml 10 ml vial	Antidiabetic medicine	$ 1,478,122	9.6%
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid 500 + 125 mg tab	Antimicrobial	$ 973,521	6.3%
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5 ml suspension	Antimicrobial	$ 716,602	4.7%
Enalapril maleate 10 mg tab	Antihypertensive	$ 661,834	4.3%
Amoxicillin 500 mg cap	Antimicrobial	$ 606,882	4.0%
Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid 250 + 62 mg/5 ml suspension	Antimicrobial	$ 567,409	3.7%
Cephalexin 500 mg cap	Antimicrobial	$ 473,402	3.1%
Metformin HCL 500 mg tab	Antidiabetic medicine	$ 446,482	2.9%
Gliclazide 80 mg tab	Antidiabetic medicine	$ 418,102	2.7%
Paracetamol 250 mg/5 ml suspension	Antipyretic, analgesic	$ 411,496	2.7%
	Total	$ 6,753,853	44%

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