Assessment of prices, availability and affordability of essential medicines in Juba County, South Sudan

Table 2 List of medicines that were surveyed

S/no	Surveyed medicines	Daily dose (units or ml)	Included in WHO/HAI global core list	Availability on SSEML	Originator brand registered in South Sudan	Treatment duration [days]	Number of units or ml for one course of treatment
1	Albendazole (chewable) 400 mg	1	Yes	Yes	No	7	7
2	Amoxicillin 500 mg	3	Yes	Yes	No	7	21
3	Amoxicillin capsule 250 mg	3	No	Yes	No	7	21
4	Artesunate + Amodiaquine (Adult) 100 mg + 270 mg	2	No	Yes	No	3	6
5	Artesunate + Amodiaquine (Infant) 25 mg + 67.5 mg	1	No	Yes	No	3	6
6	Azithromycin 250 mg	2	No	Yes	No	3	6
7	Cefixime 20 mg/ml	5 ml	No	Yes	No	5	25 ml
8	Ceftriaxone injection 1 g/vial	1	Yes	Yes	No	1	1
9	Ciprofloxacin 500 ng	2	Yes	Yes	No	7	14
10	Co-trimoxazole suspension 8 + 40 mg	10 ml	Yes	Yes	No	7	70 ml
11	Doxycycline 100 mg	1	No	Yes	No	30	30
12	Metronidazole 200 mg	6	No	Yes	No	7	42
13	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim (Co-trimoxazole) tab 400 mg + 80 mg	3	No	Yes	No	7	21
14	Sulphadoxine + pyrimethamine 500/25 mg	1	No	Yes	No	1	1
15	Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS), WHO formulation	2	No	Yes	No	2	2
16	Zinc sulphate 20 mg	2	No	Yes	No	7	14
17	Amitriptyline 25 mg	3	Yes	Yes	No	30	90
18	Atorvastatin 40 mg	1	No	Yes	No	30	30
19	Diazepam 5 mg	1	Yes	Yes	No	30	60
20	Diclofenac 50 mg	2	Yes	Yes	No	30	60
21	Ferrous sulphate + Folic acid 200 mg + 0.25 mg	1	No	Yes	No	30	30
22	lisinopril 10 mg	1	No	Yes	No	30	30
23	Metformin 500 mg	3	Yes	Yes	No	30	90
24	Omeprazole 20 mg	1	Yes	Yes	No	30	30
25	Propranolol 40 mg	2	No	Yes	No	30	60
26	Salbutamol inhaler 100mcg/dose	as needed	No	Yes	Yes	As needed	200 doses
27	Vitamin A (Retinol) 200, 000 IU (60 mg)	1	No	Yes	No	30	30
28	Ibuprofen 400 mg	as needed	No	Yes	No	As needed	400 mg
29	Paracetamol suspension 24 mg/ml	15 ml	Yes	Yes	No	3	45 ml

ISSN: 2052-3211