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Table 3 Summary of median price range (MPR) of medicines in private healthcare sector in Malaysia from 2011 to 2015 (n = 2527)

From: Association between medicine Price declaration by pharmaceutical industries and retail prices in Malaysia’s private healthcare sector

Year

MPR > 2.5

n (%)

MPR ≤ 2.5

n (%)

Innovator Brand

Generic medicine

Median MPR

25th percentile

75th percentile

Median MPR

25th percentile

75th percentile

2011

337 (92.8)

26 (7.2)

20.2

6.4

37.7

8.7

4.5

16.2

2012

194 (93.3)

14 (6.7)

20.3

5.8

62.7

6.0

3.2

10.9

2013

368 (97.9)

8 (2.1)

25.2

4.4

39.6

7.4

4.6

11.6

2014

520 (93.0)

39 (7.0)

10.3

5.6

29.9

8.5

3.6

17.6

2015

906 (88.7)

115 (11.3)

28.3

8.0

40.4

10.6

4.2

18.1

  1. Note: MPR Median Price Range