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Table 2 Unit costs, derived from CHAI 2012 Price List[24]

From: Estimating age-based antiretroviral therapy costs for HIV-infected children in resource-limited settings based on World Health Organization weight-based dosing recommendations

Medication (strength)

Unit cost (2012 USD)

ABC (20 mg/ml)

$0.06/ml

ABC (60 mg)

$0.09/tab

ABC (300 mg)

$0.26/tab

d4T (1 mg/ml)

$0.01/tab

d4T (15 mg)

$0.02/tab

d4T (20 mg)

$0.02/tab

d4T (30 mg)

$0.03/tab

3TC (10 mg/ml)

$0.01/ml

3TC (150 mg)

$0.04/tab

EFV (200 mg)

$0.11/cap

EFV (600 mg)

$0.15/tab

LPV/r (80/20 mg/ml)

$0.19/ml

LPV/r (100/25 mg)

$0.14/tab

LPV/r (200/50 mg)

$0.26/tab

NVP (10 mg/ml)

$0.01/ml

NVP (50 mg)

$0.05/tabA

NVP (200 mg)

$0.05/tab

ZDV (10 mg/ml)

$0.01/ml

ZDV (60 mg)

$0.05/tabB

ZDV (300 mg)

$0.12/tab

ZDV/3TC (60 mg/30 mg)

$0.05/tab

ZDV/3TC (300 mg/150 mg)

$0.15/tab

ZDV/3TC/NVP (60 mg/30 mg/50 mg)

$0.07/tab

ZDV/3TC/NVP (300 mg/150 mg/200 mg)

$0.19/tab

d4T/3TC (6 mg/30 mg)

$0.03/tab

d4T/3TC (30 mg/150 mg)

$0.06/tab

d4T/3TC/NVP (6 mg/30 mg/50 mg)

$0.04/tab

d4T/3TC/NVP (30 mg/150 mg/200 mg)

$0.11/tab

ABC/3TC (60 mg/30 mg)

$0.09/tab

ABC/3TC (600 mg/300 mg)

$0.58-$1.07/tabC

  1. Abbreviations: ABC abacavir, d4T stavudine, 3TC lamivudine, EFV efavirenz, LPV/r lopinavir/ritonavir, NVP nevirapine, ZDV zidovudine, mg milligrams, ml milliliter, tab tablet, cap capsule.
  2. A. Cost for NVP (50 mg) not reported in CHAI Price List. Mèdecins San Frontières (MSF) reports a cost of $0.05/tab from manufacturer Aurobindo [25].
  3. B. Cost for ZDV (60 mg) not reported in 2012 CHAI Price List. MSF reports a cost of $0.05/tab from manufacturer Ranbaxy [25].
  4. C. Cost for ABC/3TC (600 mg/300 mg) not reported in 2012 CHAI Price List. MSF reports a cost of $0.58-$1.07/tab from manufacturers ViiV, Aurobindo, Cipla and Matrix [25].
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