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Table 6 Cost of standard treatments for selected chronic and acute illnesses using PMBJP drugs and largest selling branded generic medicines

From: Improving access to medicines by popularising generics: a study of ‘India’s People’s Medicine’ scheme in two districts of Maharashtra

Sr. No

Condition

Medicine

Strength

Dosage Form

Standard Treatment

Cost of unit x dosage frequency (in Rs.)

 
      

Cost as per MRP of popular brand

Cost of

PMBJP

drugs

Cost Difference

[7-8]

(%)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

1

Asthma

Salbutamol

o.1 mg/ dose

Inhaler

1 inhaler of 200 doses

105

37

68 (184)

2

Diabetes

Glimepiride

1 mg

Cap/ Tab

1 cap/tab x 2 /day × 30 days = 60

73

24

49 (204)

3

Hypertension

Atenolol

50 mg

Cap/ Tab

1 cap/tab × 30 days = 30

88.92

84

5 (6)

4

Hypertension

Enalapril

5 mg

Cap/ Tab

1 cap/tab x 2 /day × 30 days = 60

198.48

24

174 (725)

5

Hypercholesteremia

Atorvastatin

10 mg

Cap/ Tab

2 cap/tab x 2 /day × 30 days = 120

1031.92

84

948 (1129)

6

Anticoagulant

Clopidogrel

75 mg

Cap/ Tab

1 cap/tab x 2 /day × 30 days = 60

823.14

90

733 (814)

7

Adult Respiratory tract infection

Ciprofloxacin IP

500 mg

Cap/Tab

1 cap/tab x 3 /day × 7 days = 21

138.60

36

103 (286)

8

Adult Respiratory tract infection

Ceftriaxone

1 g/vial

Injection

1 injection

160

24

136 (567)

9

Adult Respiratory tract infection

Amoxicillin

500 mg

Cap/Tab

1 cap/tab x 3 /day × 7 days = 21

128

61

67 (110)

10

Anxiety

Diazepam

5 mg

Cap/Tab

1 cap/tab x 7 days = 7

19.42

4

15.4 (385)

11

Arthritis

Diclofenac

50 mg

Cap/Tab

1 cap/tab x 2 /day × 30 days = 60

166.26

18

148.3 (824)

12

Depression

Amitriptyline

25 mg

Cap/Tab

1 cap/tab x 3 /day × 30 days = 90

179

169

10 (6)

13

Ulcer

Omeprazole

20 mg

Cap/Tab

1 cap/tab × 30 days = 30

240

21

219 (1043)

  1. Maximum retail price (MRP) is the price to patient and is printed on the package