| Availability | Price | |||||
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Medicine | Brand (IB/GB) | % Hospital Pharmacies (n = 2) | % Private Pharmacies (n = 4) | Median Price (Gh¢) | Minimum Price (Gh¢) | Maximum Price (Gh¢) | MPR |
Dactinomycin, powder inj,500 μg in vial | GB | 0 | 100 | 84 | 60 | 98.8 | 0.63 |
L-Asparaginase, powder inj, 10,000 IU in vial | GB | 0 | 50 | 310.75 | 270 | 351.5 | 3.88 |
Carboplatin, inj, 150 mg/15 mL | GB | 0 | 100 | 150 | 143 | 170 | 2.07 |
Carboplatin, inj, 450 mg/45 mL | GB | 100 | 100 | 425 | 386 | 460 | 2.43 |
Etoposide, inj, 100 mg/5 mL | GB | 100 | 100 | 40 | 35 | 52 | 2.12 |
Ifosphamide, powder inj, 1 g in vial | GB | 0 | 50 | 155 | 140 | 170 | 3.36 |
Bleomycin, inj, 30 IU | GB | 0 | 75 | 145 | 110 | 150 | 1.62 |
Cyclophosphamide, powder inj, 500 mg in vial | GB | 100 | 100 | 25 | 17.63 | 35 | 0.72 |
Doxorubicin, powder inj, 50 mg in vial | GB | 100 | 100 | 71 | 70 | 82 | 2.18 |
Vincristine, powder inj, 1 mg in vial | GB | 0 | 100 | 27.5 | 20 | 35 | 1.54 |
6-Mecarptopurine, tab, 50 mg | GB | 0 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 1.52 |
Dacarbazine, powder inj, 200 mg in vial | GB | 0 | 50 | 79 | 55 | 104 | 1.15 |
5-Florouracil, inj, 500 mg/10 mL | GB | 50 | 100 | 14 | 7.32 | 15 | 4.79 |
Methotrexate, inj, 50 mg in ViaL | GB | 0 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 50 | 2.74 |
Methotrexate, tab, 2.5 mg | GB | 0 | 50 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 6 | 13.19 |
Leucovorin,inj, 30 mg in vial | GB | 0 | 50 | 87.5 | 75 | 100 | 1.25 |
Procarbazine, tab, 50 mg | GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chlormbucil, tab, 2 mg | GB | 0 | 75 | 21 | 9.5 | 40 | 0.13 |
Cytarabine, inj, 100 mg in vial | GB | 0 | 100 | 47.2 | 45 | 97 | 2.09 |
Granisetron, inj, 1 mg in vial | GB | 100 | 100 | 28 | 20.67 | 68.83 | 0.8 |
Mean (SD) | Â | 27(44) | 75(29) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Median MPR of GB | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.85 |
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Dexamethasone, tab, 0.5 mg | GB | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 3.75 |
Dexamethasone, tab, 4 mg | GB | 0 | 100 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3.75 |
Dexamethasone, inj, 8 mg/2 ml | GB | 50 | 100 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.65 |
Prednisolone, tab, 5 mg | GB | 0 | 75 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 23.33 |
Hydrocortisone, inj, 100 mg in vial | GB | 100 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2.72 |
Allopurinol, tab, 100 mg | GB | 50 | 75 | 0.72 | 0.56 | 1 | 51.43 |
Allopurinol, tab, 300 mg | GB | 50 | 75 | 1.75 | 1.3 | 2 | 79.55 |
Nexium, powder, 10 mg | IB | 50 | 100 | 6.85 | 3 | 10 | 0.51 |
Mean (SD) | Â | 38(35) | 84(13) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Median MPR of GB | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 3.75 |