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Affordability Lebanon, February 2004 Daily wage of lowest paid unskilled government worker (in local currency): 10 000.00 Lebanese Pound |
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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 Diclofenac 25 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 19776.00 | 2.0 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 17060.00 | 1.7 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 17060.00 | 1.7 | ||||
| Asthma Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose inhaler Duration : 0 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 200 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 8,791.00 | 0.9 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 6761.00 | 0.7 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 6761.00 | 0.7 | ||||
| Depression Amitriptyline 25 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 90 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 8739.00 | 0.9 | ||||
| Diabetes Glibenclamide 5 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 12,904.80 | 1.3 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 2727.60 | 0.3 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 2640.00 | 0.3 | ||||
| Gonorrhoea Ciprofloxacin 500 mg cap/tab Duration : 1 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 1 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 5,572.50 | 0.6 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 1567.45 | 0.2 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 1567.45 | 0.2 | ||||
| Hypertension Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 | ||||||
| Most sold generic | 4,590.00 | 0.5 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 4591.50 | 0.5 | ||||
| Hypertension Atenolol 50 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 17,642.14 | 1.8 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 3617.00 | 0.4 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 3617.00 | 0.4 | ||||
| Paediatric Resp. Infect. Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml suspension Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 70 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 5,616.80 | 0.6 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 3906.70 | 0.4 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 3906.70 | 0.4 | ||||
| Ulcer Ranitidine 150 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 81,630.00 | 8.2 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 42000.00 | 4.2 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 12000.00 | 1.2 | ||||
| Ulcer Omeprazole 20 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 Daily wage: 10,000 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 146,211.44 | 14.6 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 62987.14 | 6.3 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 44922.86 | 4.5 | ||||