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Table 6 Summary statistics of data used in models reported in Table 7, by procurement type, 2010–2014

From: How well does Malaysia achieve value for money in public sector purchasing of medicines? Evidence from medicines procurement prices from 2010 to 2014

Variables

Procurement Type

APPL

(n = 593)

National tender

(n = 150)

Direct Purchase

(n = 522)

Number of medicines formulations, (%)

 2010

14.5

19.3

16.3

 2011

27.5

23.3

18.2

 2012

19.1

22.0

22.2

 2013

17.7

18.0

21.5

 2014

21.2

17.3

21.8

Medicine source and category, (%)

 Local generic

70.2

32.0

36.4

 Imported generic

20.2

18.0

30.3

 Originator

9.6

50.0

33.3

Route of administration, (%)

 Injectables

30.0

30.7

15.5

 Oral preparation

61.5

60.6

62.8

 Other preparations

8.5

8.7

21.7

Median price ratioa (Interquartile range)

 2010

1.58 (0.92–3.03)

2.08 (1.04–5.24)

2.77 (1.59–5.64)

 2011

1.69 (0.98–5.89)

1.98 (0.97–5.89)

2.22 (1.41–5.00)

 2012

1.61 (0.84–3.81)

1.24 (0.56–5.57)

2.16 (1.26–4.65)

 2013

1.80 (0.83–3.84)

1.52 (0.94–6.12)

1.75 (1.14–4.08)

 2014

1.50 (0.81–3.98)

1.35 (0.60–4.06)

1.69 (1.11–4.19)

Total quantity (‘000,000 DDDs), Mean (SD)

9.1 (33.5)

3.9 (16.7)

0.2 (0.6)

Total expenditure (‘000,000 MYR), Mean (SD)

2.0 (5.4)

1.6 (3.2)

0.1 (0.3)

  1. a Unweighted 50th percentile price ratio relative to MSH international reference prices of all products by procurement type for each year