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Table 1 Acquisition costs of injectable contraceptive products: 1997/8, 1998/9, 1999/2000

From: Counting the costs: Comparing depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone oenanthate utilisation patterns in South Africa

Product

Cost per vial (SAR*)

 

1997/8

1998/9

1999/2000

DMPA

   

Innovator product (Pharmacia Upjohn)

2.17

4.56

4.78

Generic product (Aspen Pharmacare)

-- #

2.07

4.29

NET-EN

   

Innovator product (Schering)

4.10

4.28

4.78

  1. *Exchange rate: 1 British Pound ≈ 11 South African Rands (SAR) # Tender not awarded