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Table 3 Monthly costs for key antiretroviral drugs by weight

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

 

Weight bands

Medication (strength)

3-5.9 kg

6-9.9 kg

10-13.9 kg

14-19.9 kg

20-24.9 kg

25-34.9 kg

35+ kg

ABC (20 mg/ml)

$10.94

$14.59

$21.89

-

-

-

-

ABC (60 mg)

$5.47

$8.21

$10.94

$13.68

$16.42

-

-

ABC (300 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

$15.81

$15.81

d4T (1 mg/ml)

$3.65

$5.47

-

-

-

-

-

d4T (15 mg)

-

-

$1.22

-

-

-

-

d4T (20 mg)

-

-

-

$1.22

$1.22

-

-

d4T (30 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

$1.82

$1.82

3TC (10 mg/ml)

$1.82

$2.43

$3.65

-

-

-

-

3TC (150 mg)

-

-

-

$1.22

$1.82

$2.43

$2.43

EFV (200 mg)

NR

NR

$3.34

$5.02

$5.02

$6.69

-

EFV (600 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

-

$4.56

LPV/r (80/20 mg/ml)

$11.55

$17.33

$23.10

$28.88

$34.66

-

-

LPV/r (100/25 mg)

NR

NR

$12.77

$17.02

$17.02

$25.54

-

LPV/r (200/50 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

-

$31.62

NVP (10 mg/ml)

$3.04

$4.86

$6.08

-

-

-

-

NVP (50 mg)

$2.74

$4.10

$5.47

$6.84

$8.21

-

-

NVP (200 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

$3.04

$3.04

ZDV (10 mg/ml)

$3.65

$5.47

$7.30

-

-

-

-

ZDV (60 mg)

$3.04

$4.56

$6.08

$7.60

$9.12

-

-

ZDV (300 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

$7.30

$7.30

ZDV/3TC (60 mg/30 mg)

$3.04

$4.56

$6.08

$7.60

$9.12

-

-

ZDV/3TC (300 mg/150 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

$9.12

$9.12

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

$4.26

$6.38

$8.51

$10.64

$12.77

-

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

$11.55

$11.55

d4T/3TC (6 mg/30 mg)

$1.82

$2.74

$3.65

$4.56

$5.47

-

-

d4T/3TC (30 mg/150 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

$3.65

$3.65

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

$2.43

$3.65

$4.86

$6.08

$7.30

-

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

$6.69

$6.69

ABC/3TC (60 mg/30 mg)

$5.47

$8.21

$10.94

$13.68

$16.42

-

-

ABC/3TC (600 mg/300 mg)

-

-

-

-

-

$17.72-$32.53

$17.72-$32.53

  1. Abbreviations: ABC abacavir, d4T stavudine, 3TC lamivudine, EFV efavirenz, LPV/r lopinavir/ritonavir, NVP nevirapine, ZDV zidovudine, mg milligrams, ml milliliter, NR not recommended, kg kilogram.
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