Table 4 Retail price comparison of the antibiotics
Antibiotics | Recom- mendeda retail priceb | Actual retail priceb per capsule or tablet median (IQR) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | In pharmacies | In kiosks | p-value | Generic | Branded generic | p-value |
Amoxicillin 500 mg tablet | 403 | 300 (300-400) | 700 (500-1000) | 0.00 | 500 (313-700) | Not available | - |
Chloramphenicol 250 mg capsule | 237 | 258 (230-470) | 875 (563-1000) | 0.00 | 254 (224-500) | 500 (460-875) | 0.00 |
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg tablet | 950 | 850 (500-1000) | 5000 (2000-8000) | 0.00 | 850 (500-1000) | Not available | - |
Cotrimoxazole 480 mg tablet | 205 | 223 (200-405) | Not available | - | 220 (200-260) | 850 (200-870) | 0.00 |
Tetracycline 250 mg capsule | 125 | 150 (150-200) | 900 (800-1000) | 0.00 | 150 (150-200) | 850 (800-1000) | 0.00 |
Tetracycline 500 mg capsule | 266 | 350 (300-400) | 750 (750-750) | 0.17 | 350 (300-400) | 750 (750-750) | 0.17 |