Table 6 The mean (SD) changes in the unit cost (Ethiopian Birr) of selected basket medicines from government suppliers at hospitals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

1

Insulin regular(soluble) 100 units/ml

83.41 ± 1.74

93.50 ± 5.75

 + 12.09

2

NPH(insulin suspension) 100 units/ml

84.04 ± 2.02

103.05 ± 11.50

 + 22.62

3

Insulin Isophane (biphasic)(30 + 70)

100 units/ml

80.29 ± 3.19

94.51 ± 11.08

 + 17.71

4

Metformin 500 mg tablet

33.11 ± 0.00

44.88 ± 17.23

 + 35.55

5

Glibenclamide 5 mg tablet

17.95 ± 1.43

22.89 ± 6.29

 + 27.53

6

Aspiring 81 mg tablet

41.96 ± 0.00

77.90 ± 14.98

 + 85.65

7

Enalapril 5 mg tablet

42.20 ± 8.63

52.27 ± 3.49

 + 23.86

8

Captopril 25 mg tablet

60.93 ± 0.00

61.02 ± 0.06

 + 0.15

9

Atenolol 50 mg tablet

31.95 ± 0.04

37.19 ± 3.92

 + 16.38

10

Propranolol 40 mg tablet

61.81 ± 0.43

66.86 ± 1.86

 + 8.17

11

Metoprolol 25 mg tablet

143.32 ± 0.00

134.90 ± 56.02

-5.87

12

Frusemide 40 mg tablet

31.86 ± 1.71

48.21 ± 6.19

 + 51.30

13

Frusemide 10 mg/ml(injection)

86.30 ± 13.58

65.02 ± 20.69

-24.66

14

Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet

26.90 ± 0.00

35.29 ± 14.12

 + 31.19

15

Spironolactone 25 mg tablet

89.99 ± 28.01

95.93 ± 18.08

 + 6.60

16

Atorvastatin 20 m tablet

95.97 ± 28.11

175.21 ± 8.60

 + 82.57

17

Lovastatin 20 mg tablet

84.58 ± 0.00

95.96 ± 6.63

 + 13.46

18

Simvastatin 40 g tablet

49.79 ± 0.08

72.98 ± 14.96

 + 46.57

19

Losartan 20 mg tablet

112.25 ± 3.19

120.87 ± 1.82

 + 7.68

20

Methyldopa 250 mg tablet

41.93 ± 8.31

69.42 ± 14.46

 + 65.54

21

Amlodipine 5 mg tablet

27.67 ± 0.14

39.75 ± 20.75

 + 43.68

22

Nifedipine 20 mg tablet

25.66 ± 8.42

45.74 ± 11.20

 + 78.28

23

Digoxin 0.25 m tablet

137.35 ± 1.44

163.91 ± 33.31

 + 19.34

24

Digoxin 0.25 mg/ml in 2 ml(injection)

477.71 ± 0.00

480.70 ± 1.92

 + 0.63

25

Paracetamol 500 mg tablet

165.56 ± 0.00

166.54 ± 7.25

 + 0.59

26

Paracetamol 250 mg/5 ml syrup

10.57 ± 2.66

21.74 ± 5.60

 + 56.7

27

Paracetamol 125 mg suppository

110.40 ± 33.93

124.48 ± 14.48

 + 12.75

28

Paracetamol 100 mg tablet

98.33 ± 3.29

108.47 ± 4.69

 + 10.31