Table 2 Summary of government procurement prices, availability and patient prices in Ethiopia for locally produced and imported medicines
From: Prices and availability of locally produced and imported medicines in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Public sector | Private sector | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locally produced | Imported | Locally produced | Imported | ||
Government procurement pricesa | Number of medicines (products) | 21 (48) | 12 (13) | N/A | |
Median MPR | 1.20 | 0.84 | |||
Interquartile range | 0.99 – 1.33 | 0.77 – 1.26 | |||
Availability | Mean availability of all products (local and imported) and product types | 64% | 73% | ||
Mean availability of all product types -Originator brands -Branded generics -INN generics | 48% 0% 37% 14% | 19% 0% 10% 9% | 54% 0% 42% 13% | 35% 9% 29% 3% | |
Patient prices | Number of medicines (products) | 10 (177) | 10 (129) | 15 (306) | 15 (403) |
Median MPR | 1.44 | 1.18 | 1.85 | 5.42 | |
Median interquartile range | 1.08-1.56 | 1.02-1.42 | 1.71-1.96 | 2.65-9.34 | |
Median MPR (products)a -Originator brands -Branded generics -INN generics | ᅟ - 1.41 (331) 1.45 (125) | ᅟ - 1.14 (89) 1.41 (79) | ᅟ - 1.71 (330) 2.17 (98) | ᅟ 20.35 (69) 4.33 (411) 2.08 (25) | |