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Table 4 Affordability of anti-cancer medicines within the last two years

From: Availability and affordability of anticancer medicines at cancer treating hospitals in Rwanda

 

Affordability*

  

No.

Medicine

BCCOE

Other Public hospitals (3)

private hospital (1)

 

1

Folinic acid Tab 15 mg

Free

NA

NA

 

2

Bleomycin inj 15 mg

Free

NA

21.60

 

3

Cyclosphamide Tab 50 mg

NA

NA

NA

 

4

Cyclophosphamide inj 500 mg

NA

NA

6.40

 

5

Doxorubicine powder for inj 10 mg

NA

NA

NA

 

6

Doxorubicine powder for inj 50 mg

Free

NA

7.84

 

7

Methotrexate Tab 2 and 5 mg

Free

NA

0.10

 

8

Methotrexate inj 50 mg

Free

11.00

2.12

 

9

Vincristine inj 1 mg/ml

Free

NA

3.20

 

10

Mercaptopurine Tab 50 mg

Free

NA

NA

 

11

Hydroxycarbamide capsule 200 mg

NA

NA

NA

 

12

Hydroxycarbamide capsule 1 gr

NA

NA

NA

 

13

Tamoxifen citrate Tab 20 mg

Free

0.65

0.22

 

14

Anastrozole Tab 1 mg

NA

NA

NA

 

15

Letrozole Tab 2.5 mg

Free

NA

0.07

 

16

Cisplatin inj 1 mg/ml

Free

NA

6.72

 

17

Imatinib mesylate Tab 100 mg

Free

NA

NA

 

18

Melphalan Tab 2 mg

Free

NA

NA

 

19

Trastuzumab powder for inj 150 mg

NA

NA

704.00

 

20

Zoledronate inj 5 mg/100 ml

NA

NA

8.32

 

21

Oxaliplatin inj 5 mg/ ml

Free

NA

24.96

 

22

Carbooplatin inj 100 mg/ml

NA

NA

3.45

 

23

Paclitaxel powder for inj 6 mg/ml

NA

NA

40.48

 

24

Ifosfomide Powder for inj 1000 mg

NA

NA

NA

 

25

Fluorouracil(5-fu) inj 50 mg/ml

Free

NA

2.08

 

26

Fluorouracil(5-fu) cream 0.5%

NA

NA

NA

 

27

Fluorouracil(5-fu) cream 1.0%

NA

NA

NA

 

28

Fluorouracil(5-fu) cream 5.0%

NA

NA

NA

 

29

Irinotecan inj 200 mg/ml

NA

NA

57.60

 

30

Docetaxel inj 20 mg/ml

NA

NA

38.40

 

31

Rituximab powder for injection 100 mg

Free

NA

296.00

 

32

Cyclosporine Tab 25 mg

NA

NA

1.60

 

33

Mycophenolate Tab 500 mg

NA

NA

0.66

 
  1. Tab: tablet, inj: injectable, mg: milligram, ml: milliliter, %: percentage, NA: Not Available
  2. *Number of working days required for lowest paid unskilled worker to pay for a 30 days course of treatment.