Table 8 Number of days’ wages of the lowest paid unskilled government worker required to pay for standard treatments
From: Availability, prices and affordability of selected essential medicines in Jordan: a national survey
| Condition | Drug name | Dosage and Duration | Day’s wages to pay for treatment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPG public sector | LPG private sector | OB private sector | |||
| Asthma |
Salbutamol Inhaler |
1 inhaler (200 doses) As needed | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Diabetes | Metformin | 500 mg three times daily X 30 days | Not found | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Hypertension | Bisoprolol | 5 mg twice daily X 30 days | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Hypertension | Captopril | 25 mg twice daily X 30 days | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | Simvastatin | 20 mg once daily X 30 days | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Depression | Amitriptyline | 25 mg three times daily X 30 days | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Arthritis | Diclofenac | 50 mg twice daily X 30 days | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Ulcer (duodenal) | Omeprazole | 20 mg once daily X 30 days | 0.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 |
| Ulcer (peptic) | Ranitidine | 150 mg twice daily x 30 days | Not found | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Adult respiratory infection | Amoxicillin | 500 mg three times daily ×7 days | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Pediatric respiratory infection | Co-trimoxazole suspension |
8 + 40 mg/ml 5 mL twice daily × 7 days | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Adult respiratory infection | Ciprofloxacin |
500 mg twice daily × 7 days | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| Adult respiratory infection | Ceftriaxone injection |
1 g/vial 1vial × 1 day | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| Anxiety | Diazepam | 5 mg daily ×7 days | Not found | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Pain/ inflammation children | Paracetamol suspension |
24 mg/ml 5 mL three times daily × 7 days | 0.0 | 0. | Not found |
| Epilepsy | Carbamazepine |
200 mg twice daily x 30 days | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 |