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Affordability Ecuador, September 2008 Daily wage of lowest paid unskilled government worker (in local currency): 6.67 US dollar |
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| Public sector | Private sector | |||||
| Product type | Median treatment price |
No. of days’ wages | Median treatment price |
No. of days’ wages | ||
| Adult Respiratory Infect. Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial injection Duration : 1 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 1 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 27.64 | 4.1 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 6.09 | 0.9 | ||||
| Adult Respiratory Infect. Amoxicillin 500 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 21 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 6.43 | 1.0 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 3.32 | 0.5 | ||||
| Adult Respiratory Infect. Ciprofloxacin 500 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 14 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 54.63 | 8.2 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 8.28 | 1.2 | ||||
| Adult Respiratory Infect. Co-amoxiclav 500+125 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 14 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 14.90 | 2.2 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 11.38 | 1.7 | ||||
| Anxiety Diazepam 5 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 7 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 0.42 | 0.1 | ||||
| Arthritis Diclofenac 50 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 13.63 | 2.0 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 4.80 | 0.7 | ||||
| Asthma Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose inhaler Duration : day(s) Number of units per treatment : 200 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 9.90 | 1.5 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 5.76 | 0.9 | ||||
| Asthma Beclometasone 250 mcg/dose inhaler Duration : day(s) Number of units per treatment : 200 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 8.51 | 1.3 | ||||
| Depression Amitriptyline 25 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 90 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 6.32 | 0.9 | ||||
| Diabetes Glibenclamide 5 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 5.77 | 0.9 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 3.48 | 0.5 | ||||
| Diabetes Metformin 850 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 18.36 | 2.8 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 15.84 | 2.4 | ||||
| Epilepsy Carbamazepine 200 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 10.50 | 1.6 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 6.11 | 0.9 | ||||
| Hypercholesterolaemia Atorvastatin 10 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 44.95 | 6.7 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 21.11 | 3.2 | ||||
| Hypercholesterolaemia Simvastatin 20 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 53.88 | 8.1 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 20.70 | 3.1 | ||||
| Hypertension Enalapril 10 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 6.12 | 0.9 | ||||
| Hypertension Captopril 25 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 24.24 | 3.6 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 5.40 | 0.8 | ||||
| Hypertension Amlodipine 5 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 22.45 | 3.4 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 7.35 | 1.1 | ||||
| Hypertension Atenolol 50 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 8.40 | 1.3 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 4.20 | 0.6 | ||||
| Paediatric Resp. Infect. Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml suspension Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 70 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 2.73 | 0.4 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 0.98 | 0.1 | ||||
| Pain/inflammation Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml suspension Duration : 3 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 45 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 0.68 | 0.1 | ||||
| Ulcer Ranitidine 150 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 25.95 | 3.9 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 6.00 | 0.9 | ||||
| Ulcer Omeprazole 20 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 Daily wage: 6.67 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 51.25 | 7.7 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 8.40 | 1.3 | ||||