Table 4 Affordability of core medicines for common diseases in public hospitals and retail pharmacies
Treatment | Type | The primary healthcare facilities | The secondary and tertiary facilities | Retail pharmacies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median price | Day’s wages | Median price | Day’s wages | Median price | Day’s wages | ||
(Yuan) | (Yuan) | (Yuan) | |||||
Asthma: | IB | NA | NA | 35.31 | 1.10 | NA | NA |
Salbutamol inhaler | LPG | 15.33 | 0.50 | 21.80 | 0.70 | 18.55 | 0.60 |
0.1 mg/dose*200 doses | |||||||
Diabetes: | IB | NA | NA | 6.87 | 0.20 | NA | NA |
GlIBenclamide | LPG | 1.75 | 0.10 | 3.05 | 0.10 | 2.61 | 0.10 |
5 mg*2*30 days | |||||||
Hypertension: | IB | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Atenolol | LPG | 3.78 | 0.10 | 4.62 | 0.10 | 4.17 | 0.10 |
50 mg*1*30 days | |||||||
Hypertension: | IB | 13.66 | 0.40 | 9.71 | 0.30 | 17.66 | 0.60 |
Captopril | LPG | 7.84 | 0.30 | 9.71 | 0.30 | 8.74 | 0.30 |
25 mg*2*30 days | |||||||
Hypercholesterola emia: | IB | 228.71 | 7.40 | 336.19 | 10.80 | 221.58 | 7.10 |
Simvastatin | LPG | 12.80 | 0.40 | NA | NA | 25.65 | 0.80 |
20 mg*1*30 days | |||||||
Depression: | IB | NA | NA | 20.02 | 0.70 | 18.98 | 0.70 |
Amitriptyline | LPG | 11.90 | 0.40 | NA | NA | 13.65 | 0.50 |
25 mg*3*30 days | |||||||
Adult respiratory infection: | IB | 11.90 | 0.40 | 14.36 | 0.50 | 12.63 | 0.40 |
Ciprofloxacin | LPG | 5.03 | 0.20 | NA | NA | 5.54 | 0.20 |
500 mg*2*7 days | |||||||
Adult respiratory infection: | IB | NA | NA | 45.39 | 1.50 | 43.28 | 1.40 |
Amoxicillin | LPG | 20.94 | 0.70 | 23.68 | 0.80 | 22.39 | 0.80 |
500 mg*3*7 days | |||||||
Arthritis: | IB | NA | NA | 62.40 | 2.00 | NA | NA |
Diclofenac | LPG | 15.89 | 0.60 | 15.89 | 0.60 | 14.36 | 0.50 |
50 mg*2*30 days | |||||||
Ulcer: | IB | 24.28 | 0.80 | 28.34 | 0.90 | 25.93 | 0.80 |
Omeprazole | LPG | 10.43 | 0.30 | 12.65 | 0.40 | 11.55 | 0.40 |
20 mg*1*30 days | |||||||