Table 4 Summary of government procurement prices, availability and patient prices in Tanzania for locally produced and imported medicines

Government procurement prices^a

Number of medicines (products)

9 (9)

7 (10)

Median MPR

0.69

1.34

Interquartile range

0.65 – 0.97

0.69 –4.85

Availability

Mean availability of all products (local and imported) and product types

Mean availability of all product types

 -Originator brands

 -Branded generics

 -INN generics

21%

0%

15%

6%

32%

4%

27%

5%

21%

0%

19%

2%

70%

7%

58%

12%

Patient prices

Number of medicines (products)

9 (104)

9 (107)

12 (131)

12 (331)

Median MPR

1.44

1.35

2.27

2.29

Median interquartile range

1.00-1.83

1.29-1.75

2.07-2.95

2.18-3.14

Median MPR (products)^a

 -Originator brands

 -Branded generics

 -INN generics

ᅟ

-

1.67 (121)

1.98 (49)

ᅟ

3.48 (42)

2.20 (230)

1.97 (36)

ᅟ

-

2.01 (149)

2.07 (12)

ᅟ

8.79 (50)

2.97 (567)

2.38 (96)