Table 5 Affordability: Number of days' wages of worker making lowest paid government wages needed to purchase standard treatments
Disease condition and ‘standard’ treatment | Day’s wages to pay for treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Condition | Drug name, strength, dosage form | Treatment schedule | Lowest price medication - Private Sector | Lowest price medication - PROAM sector |
Respiratory Tract Infections, UTIs | Amoxicillin Suspension 125 mg/5 mL | Child up to 10 years: 125mg (=5ml) x 3 x 7 days = 105 ml | 1.3 | n/a |
Respiratory Tract Infections, UTIs | Amoxicillin Suspension 250 mg/5 mL | Child over 10 years: 250mg (=5ml) x 3 x 7 days = 105 ml | 1.3 | 0.2 |
Respiratory Tract Infections, Otitis Media | Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid Suspension 125–31.25mg/5 ml | Child 1–6 years: 125mg (=5ml) x 3 x 7 days = 105 ml | 2.2 | n/a |
Respiratory Tract Infections, Otitis Media | Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid Suspension 250–62.5mg/5 ml | Child over 10 years: 250mg (=5ml) x 3 x 7 days = 105 ml | 2.6 | 0.6 |
Seizure Disorder | Carbamazepine Suspension 100mg/5ml | Maintenance treatment: 5mg/kg x 18 kg* x 3 x 30 days = 8100mg or 405 mL for 1 month. | 6.6 | n/a |
Infections due to Susceptible Organisms | Ceftriaxone 500 mg vial | Child under 50 kg: Maximum 1 gram daily x 7 days. | 15 | 1.8 |
Infections due to Susceptible Organisms | Cotrimoxazole | 18 kg x 4mg/kg = 72 mg TMP x 2 x 7 days = 1008 mg. 126 ml total for 7 days. | 0.8 | 0.1 |
Dehydration | Oral Rehydration Solution, powder to make 500 mL | Moderate Dehydration: 75mL/kg x 18 kg = 1350 | 0.1 | n/a |
Pneumonia | Procaine Penicillin G | 50mg/kg x 18 kg = 900mgx10 days = 9000mg | 1.7 | 0.4 |
Pain/inflammation | Paracetamol 24mg/ml suspension | 5 year old child: 15mg/kg x 18 kg x 4 x 3 = 3240 mg (=130 mL) | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Asthma | Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose inhaler | 1 inhaler of 200 doses | 1.3 | 0.3 |
Xerophthalmia | Vitamin A 50,000 units | Child 1–12 years: 200,000 units x 3 doses | 0.4 | n/a |