Kuwait, June 2004
Daily wage of lowest paid unskilled government worker (in local currency): 1.33 Kuwaiti Dinar
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Affordability Kuwait, June 2004 Daily wage of lowest paid unskilled government worker (in local currency): 1.33 Kuwaiti Dinar |
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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. Amoxicillin 250 mg cap/tab Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 21 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 3.24 | 2.4 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | ||||||
| Arthritis Diclofenac 25 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 6.88 | 5.2 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 6.38 | 4.8 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 4.62 | 3.5 | ||||
| Asthma Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose inhaler Duration : 0 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 200 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 3.94 | 3.0 | ||||
| Depression Amitriptyline 25 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 90 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 2.71 | 2.0 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | ||||||
| Diabetes Glibenclamide 5 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 4.81 | 3.6 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 4.40 | 3.3 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 4.40 | 3.3 | ||||
| Epilepsy Phenytoin 100 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 90 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 1.62 | 1.2 | ||||
| Gonorrhoea Ciprofloxacin 500 mg cap/tab Duration : 1 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 1 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 1.16 | 0.9 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 1.05 | 0.8 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 1.05 | 0.8 | ||||
| Hypertension Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 | ||||||
| Lowest price generic | ||||||
| Hypertension Atenolol 50 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 3.64 | 2.7 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 3.44 | 2.6 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 3.44 | 2.6 | ||||
| Paediatric Resp. Infect. Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml suspension Duration : 7 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 70 | ||||||
| Most sold generic | 1.27 | 1.0 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 1.27 | 1.0 | ||||
| Ulcer Ranitidine 150 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 60 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 23.73 | 17.8 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 20.40 | 15.3 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 17.79 | 13.3 | ||||
| Ulcer Omeprazole 20 mg cap/tab Duration : 30 day(s) Number of units per treatment : 30 Daily wage: 1.33 | ||||||
| Originator brand | 29.29 | 22.0 | ||||
| Most sold generic | 25.67 | 19.3 | ||||
| Lowest price generic | 25.67 | 19.3 | ||||