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Table 2 Availability of lowest price medications by sector

From: Availability, prices and affordability of the World Health Organization’s essential medicines for children in Guatemala

 

Public hospital

Public PROAM

Private

Medicines not found in any

Amoxicillin pediatric drops

Amoxicillin pediatric drops

Chloramphenicol injection

outlets *

Amoxicillin suspension

Amoxicillin suspension

Ferrous Salt suspension

 

125mg

125mg

Gentamicin injection

 

Amoxicillin-Clav

Amoxicillin-Clav

Isoniazid tablets

 

suspension 125mg

suspension 125mg

Morphine Sulfate

 

Amoxicillin-Clav

Carbamazepine

injection

 

suspension 250mg

suspension

Primaquine tablets

 

Carbamazepine

Chloramphenicol

Zinc dispersible tablets

 

suspension

Injection

 
 

Ibuprofen tablets

Diazepam Injection

 
 

Salbutamol (Albuterol)

Ibuprofen tablets

 
 

inhaler

Isoniazid tablets

 
 

Spacer

Morphine Sulfate

 
  

injection

 
  

Primaquine tablets

 
  

Spacer

 
  

Zinc dispersible tablets

 

Medicines found in less than 25% of outlets

Primaquine tablets

Ferrous salt suspension

Amoxicillin pediatric

 

Vitamin A tablets

Oral Rehydration

drops

 

Zinc dispersible tablets

Solution

Amoxicillin-Clav

  

Vitamin A tablets

suspension 250mg

   

Carbamazepine

   

suspension

   

Diazepam injection

   

Spacer

   

Vitamin A

Medicines found in 25 to 49.9% of outlets

 

Ceftriaxone Injection

Amoxicillin suspension

  

Gentamicin injection

125mg

  

Procaine Penicillin G

Amoxicillin suspension

  

Salbutamol (Albuterol)

250mg

  

Inhaler

Amoxicillin-Clav

   

suspension 125mg

   

Procaine Penicillin G

Medicines found in 50 to 74.9% of outlets

Amoxicillin suspension

Amoxicillin suspension

Benzathine Penicillin G

 

250mg

250mg

injection

 

Chloramphenicol

Amoxicillin-Clav

Ibuprofen tablets

 

Injection

250mg suspension

Oral Rehydration

 

Isoniazid tablets

Cotrimoxazole

Solution, powder

 

Oral Rehydration Solution

(Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole

Salbutamol (Albuterol) Inhaler

  

Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)

 

Medicines found in 75% or more of outlets

Benzathine Penicillin G

Benzathine Penicillin G

Ceftriaxone injection

 

injection

injection

Cotrimoxazole

 

Ceftriaxone Injection

Oral Rehydration

(Trimethoprim +

 

Cotrimoxazole

Solution, powder

Sulfamethoxazole)

 

(Trimethoprim +

 

Oral Rehydration

 

Sulfamethoxazole)

 

Solution

 

Diazepam Injection

 

Paracetamol

 

Ferrous salt suspension

 

(Acetaminophen)

 

Gentamicin Injection

  
 

Morphine Sulfate

  
 

Injection

  
 

Oral Rehydration

  
 

Solution, powder

  
 

Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)

  
 

Procaine Penicillin G

  
  1. *in the PROAM sector, the Lista Basica determines the medications stocked in the pharmacy. Medications not found in any PROAM outlets were medications not on the Lista Basica.