Prices of selected ARVs used within the MSF project in Malawi, March 2003
Drug |
Dosage Form |
Source |
Price per pack (US$) |
Price per unit US$ |
ZDV |
100 mg tab |
Cipla |
8/60's |
0.133 |
ZDV |
300 mg tab |
|
12/60's |
0.2 |
ZDV/3TC* |
tab |
|
20/60's |
0.33 |
ddI |
25 mg tab |
|
5.5/60's |
0.09 |
ddI |
100 mg tab |
|
15.5/60's |
0.26 |
d4T |
30 mg caps |
|
3.25/60's |
0.05 |
d4T |
40 mg caps |
|
3.25/60's |
0.05 |
NVP |
200 mg tab |
|
11/60's |
0.18 |
3TC |
150 mg tab |
|
8.5/60's |
0.14 |
NVP/d4T30/3TC* |
tab |
|
23.5/60's |
0.39 |
NVP/d4T40/3TC* |
tab |
|
23.5/60's |
0.39 |
ZDV |
50mg/5ml,100 ml |
|
1.55/bottle |
1.55 |
NVP |
50mg/ml, 100ml |
|
2.45/bottle |
2.45 |
NVP |
50mg/ml, 25 ml |
|
0.65/bottle |
0.65 |
3TC |
10mg/ml 100ml |
|
2/bottle |
2 |
EFV |
200 mg caps |
Merck & Co |
38/60's |
0.63 |
EFV |
600 mg caps |
|
38/60's |
0.63 |
NFV |
250 mg caps |
Roche |
100 /270's |
0.37 |
NFV |
50mg/g, susp |
|
30 / bottle |
30 |
d4T40/3TC* |
tab |
Ranbaxy |
12.7 /60's |
0.21 |
d4T30/3TC* |
tab |
|
14.1/60's |
0.235 |
* FDC
Sample prices paid by MSF for Cipla products in Malawi. Purchases were made through a local distributor.
Drug dosage |
Source |
Unit price publicized by Cipla headquarters (in dollars) |
Wholesaler price per unit (in US$) in Malawi |
| |
|
|
June 01 |
Sep 01 |
Dec 01 |
Dec 02 |
March 03** |
ZDV/3TC* tab |
Cipla |
0.40 (ex-works in India: transport and insurance to be added) |
0.76 |
0.67 |
0.55 |
0.41 |
0.33 |
NVP 200 mg tab |
Not available |
0.46 (May 2001) |
Registered |
0.33 |
0.29 |
0.183 |
|
| |
|
0.285 (Apr 02) |
0.52 |
|
|
|
|
** after competition with Ranbaxy products
Drug prices in Mozambique, October 2002
ARV |
Price per box (for one month) |
| |
Ranbaxy |
Cipla |
3TC+d4T+NVP (150+40+200), |
60 tab |
US$32.95 |
US$32.00 |
3TC+d4T+NVP (150+30+200), |
60 tab |
US$26.92 |
US$32.00 |
d4T 40mg, |
60 caps |
US$6.52 |
US$4.90 |
d4T 30mg, |
60 caps |
US$4.99 |
US$4.30 |
3TC 150mg, |
60 tab |
US$14.70 |
US$11.30 |
NVP 200mg, |
60 tab |
US$18.30 |
US$18.30 |
ZDV+3TC (300mg + 150mg), |
60 tab |
US$41.50 |
US$26.50 |
EFV 200 mg (Stocrin®) from Roche: not available in Mozambique.
Drug quotations in Mozambique (first round and not yet finalized) in May 2003
ARV |
Price per box (for one month) |
| |
Ranbaxy |
Cipla |
3TC+d4T+NVP (150+40+200) |
60 tab |
N/A |
US$28.50 |
3TC+d4T+NVP (150+30+200) |
60 tab |
US$31.29 |
US$28.10 |
3TC+d4T(150+40) |
60 tab |
US$18.52 |
US$16.90 |
3TC+d4T(150+30) |
60 tab |
US$18.70 |
US$17.70 |
d4T 40mg |
60 caps |
N/A |
US$6.89 |
d4T 30mg |
60 caps |
US$4.99 |
US$6.99 |
3TC 150mg |
60 tab |
US$14.96 |
US$12.90 |
NVP 200mg |
60 tab |
US$18.25 |
US$18.90 |
ZDV+3TC (300mg + 150mg) |
60 tab |
US$42.21 |
US$26.10 |
ddI 25 mg |
60 tabs |
N/A |
US$6.95 |
ddI 50 mg |
60 tabs |
N/A |
US$9.95 |
ddI 100 mg |
60 tabs |
N/A |
US$14.00 |
ddI 2000 mg |
60 tabs |
N/A |
US$24.90 |
ZDV 300 mg |
60 tabs |
US$28.56 |
US$23.90 |
EFV (Stocrin®) 200 mg from Roche: 56.26 USD/box of 90 capsules;
EFV (Stocrin®) 600 mg: N/A (not yet registered);
NFV 250 mg (Merck & Co): Price still under request;
NFV 250 mg (CIPLA): 59.50 USD/box of 100 pills.
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