Skip to main content

Table 5 Changes in levels and slopes of the three medicines illustrating the three trends observed

From: Evaluating the impact of the single exit price policy on a basket of originator medicines in South Africa from 1999 to 2014 using a time series analysis

 

Change in Level (P-Value)

95% Conf. Interval

Change in Slope (P-value)

95% Conf. Interval

Trend 1

Salbutamol 2 mg/5mls Syr 1. Ventolin

−0.065 (0.000)

−0.085 - -0.046

−0.014 (0.000)

−0.02 - -0.009

Trend 2

Ciprofloxacin 500 mg Tabs 7. Ciprobay

−5.113 (0.000)

−7.188 - -3.038

1.560 (0.000)

0.996–2.124

Trend 3

Amitriptyline 25 mg Tabs 6. Tryptanol

−0.397 (0.000)

− 0.541 - -0.252

−0.169 (0.000)

− 0.208- -0.130