Comparative Price of Drugs of GMA 50 Projects
Comparative Price of Drugs of GMA 50 Project
|
Type of Disease
|
Generic Name/Brand Name
|
Price in Private Drug Outlets (A)
|
Price in 30 DOH Hospitals (B)
|
Price Difference (C)
|
% Savings (D)
|
| 1. Asthma |
Salbutamol (Ventolin/Ventorlin) 100 mcg/dose x 200 doses MDI |
294.75
|
197.60
|
97.15
|
49.16%
|
| 2. Asthma |
Beclomethasone (Becloforte/Becoride) 250 mcg inhaler |
831.00
|
532.50
|
298.50
|
56.06%
|
| 3. Hypertension | Atenolol (Tenormin) 50 mg tablet |
17.75
|
9.05
|
8.70
|
96.13%
|
| 4. Hypertension | Nifedipine (Adalat Retard) 20 mg capsule |
34.15
|
5.75
|
28.40
|
493.91%
|
| 5. Bronchitis/ pneumonia/UTI |
Cotrimoxazole (Bactrim) 800 mg SMZ + 160 mg TMP tablet |
24.10
|
5.10
|
19.00
|
372.55%
|
| 6. Bronchitis/ pneumonia/UTI |
Cotrimoxazole (Bactrim) 400 mg SMZ + 80 mg TMP tablet |
13.50
|
2.80
|
10.70
|
382.14%
|
|
7. Bronchitis/ |
Cotrimoxazole (Septrin/Septran) 200 mg SMZ + 40 mg TMP/5 ml susp. 50 mL bot. |
82.68 *
|
67.60
|
15.08
|
22.31%
|
| 8. Diabetes mellitus | Glibenclamide (Daonil) 5 mg tablet |
7.75
|
3.10
|
4.65
|
150.00%
|
Note:
* Septrin suspension in private drug outlets is available in 30 mL, 70 mL, 100 mL. bottles. The 70 mL. bottle costs P 115.75. If it is converted to the price equivalent to a 50 mL bottle, this will cost P 82.68.
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