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Table 3 Price Variation in Select AIDS Drugs

From: Medicines and vaccines for the world's poorest: Is there any prospect for public-private cooperation?

Drug

Unit

Brazil

Spain

Aciclovir

250 mg (in vial)

1.25

4.87

Didanosine (ddl)

100 mg (tablet)

0.39

1.29

Efavirenz (EFZ)

200 mg (capsule)

0.85

3.3

Lamivudine (3TC)

150 mg (tablet)

0.29

2.7

Zidovudine (AZT)

100 mg (capsule)

0.13

0.79

  1. Indicative Ex-Work Prices in 2001, US$ Source: Sources and Prices of Selected Drugs and Diagnostics for People Living with HIV/AIDS, WHO/UNICEF/UNAIDS/MSF, 2003