Table 8 Comparison of unit median prices after adjusting for inflation/deflation
Brands | Local | Imported | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median price Before | Current median price | P-Value | Median price Before | Current median price | P-Value | |
Albendazole Suspension 100 mg/5 ml | 29.7 | 29.7 | 1.00 | 107.3 | 115.5 | 0.50 |
Amoxicillin Trihydrate Equivalent To Amoxicillin 250 mg | 33.0 | 45.4 | 0.50 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 1.00 |
Ampicillin 250 mg + Cloxacillin 250 mg | 53.7 | 66.0 | 0.206 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 1.00 |
Artemether / Lumefantrine 15/90 Dry Suspension | - | - | - | 57.6 | 68.7 | 0.009 |
Cetirizine Hydrochloride 10 mg Tablets | 16.5 | 33.0 | 0.50 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 1.00 |
Cetrizine Syrup 1 mg/Ml | 21.8 | 21.8 | 1.00 | 27.4 | 30.2 | 0.50 |
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg | 31.6 | 49.5 | 0.041 | 445.5 | 528.0 | 0.50 |
Hartmann’s Ringers Lactate solution | 660 | 660 | 1.00 | 660 | 825 | 0.50 |
Ibuprofen 200 mg Tablet | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 16.5 | 24.8 | 0.50 |
Loperamide 2 mg | 33 | 33 | 1.00 | 33 | 74.3 | 0.50 |
Mannitol 20% | 1320 | 1122 | 0.50 | 1386 | 1386 | 1.00 |
Metronidazole 200 mg Tablets / | 14.3 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 |
Sodium Chloride 0.9% solution | 660 | 825 | 0.50 | 660 | 660 | 1.00 |
ORS | 165 | 165 | 1.00 | 145.2 | 148.5 | 0.50 |
Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets / Suspension 120 mg/5 ml | 12.4 | 12.4 | 1.00 | 43.8 | 49.5 | 0.256 |
Quinine Sulphate 300 mg Tablets | 66.0 | 90.8 | 0.205 | 70.2 | 95.7 | 0.021 |
Surgical Spirit | 511.5 | 561 | 0.50 | 325.9 | 82.5 | 0.0003 |
Sulfamethoxazole 400 mg / Trimethoprim 80 mg | 22.3 | 24.0 | 0.50 | 33 | 33 | 1.00 |
Zinc Sulfate Monohydrate BP (54.90) Equivalent To 20 mg Elemental Zinc | 33 | 33 | 1.00 | 33 | 66 | 0.025 |