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Table 1 Capreomycin tiered prices

From: A win-win solution?: A critical analysis of tiered pricing to improve access to medicines in developing countries

Manufacturers

Akorn

Mac Leods

GDF pooled procurement price

Quality status

Approved by a Stringent Regulatory Authority

Under evaluation by WHO PQ

GDF Quality Assurance Policy

1 g powder for injection

8.00

No price information given

4.00*

(Eli Lilly)

  1. Price and quality information. Price of the lowest unit (i.e. the price of one tablet, capsule or vial) in USD ($)
  2. * In future, the lowest available price is expected to change as the Akorn product replaces Eli Lilly's.
  3. Sources: British National Formulary 2010 [32]; Global Fund 2010 [54]; Management Sciences for Health 2009 [55]; personal communication, M. Price, 2010.
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Globalization and Health

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