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Affordability China, Shaanxi Province, November 2012, Paediatric meds Daily wage of lowest paid unskilled government worker (in local currency): 29.58 Chinese Yuan Renminb |
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| Public sector | Private sector | |||||
| Product type | Median treatment price |
No. of days’ wages | Median treatment price |
No. of days’ wages | ||
| Arthritis Isoniazid 100 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 90 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 2.61 | 0.1 | 2.52 | 0.1 | ||
| Asthma Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose inhaler Duration : day(s) Number of units per treatment : 200 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 23.80 | 0.8 | 24.15 | 0.8 | ||
| Lowest price generic | 18.20 | 0.6 | 17.00 | 0.6 | ||
| Asthma Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose inhaler Duration : day(s) Number of units per treatment : 200 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 47.18 | 1.6 | ||||
| Asthma Aminophylline 25 mg/ml injection Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 14 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 2.80 | 0.1 | 5.60 | 0.2 | ||
| Epilepsy Phenobarbitone 30 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 90 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 2.79 | 0.1 | ||||
| Epilepsy Diazepam 5 mg/ml injection Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 7 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 1.96 | 0.1 | ||||
| Epilepsy Phenobarbitone 100 mg/ml injection Duration : 1 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 1 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 0.57 | 0.0 | ||||
| Helminths infection Albendazole 200 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 7 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 7.28 | 0.2 | 7.00 | 0.2 | ||
| Lowest price generic | 1.96 | 0.1 | 4.70 | 0.2 | ||
| Infection Benzylpenicillin 1 MIU/vial injection Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 7 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 4.03 | 0.1 | 4.38 | 0.1 | ||
| Infection Azithromycin 250 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 7 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 4.23 | 0.1 | 11.08 | 0.4 | ||
| Infection Fluconazole 50 mg cap/tab Duration : 14 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 14 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 24.73 | 0.8 | 22.17 | 0.7 | ||
| Infection Cefazolin 1 g injection Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 7 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 14.07 | 0.5 | 7.00 | 0.2 | ||
| Paediatric Resp. Infect. Amoxicillin 250 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 21 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 3.86 | 0.1 | 2.94 | 0.1 | ||
| Paediatric Resp. Infect. Co-amoxiclav 250+125 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 14 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 26.32 | 0.9 | 18.73 | 0.6 | ||
| Rehydration Oral rehydration salts 500 ml powder sachet Duration : 1 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 2 Daily wage: 29.58 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | 1.10 | 0.0 | 1.60 | 0.1 | ||