Table 2 Mean availability (%) and price of the 36 medicines dispensed by the Popular Pharmacy (n = 4 facilities)
From: Is the Brazilian pharmaceutical policy ensuring population access to essential medicines?
City | Lowest-priced generic | Lowest-priced similar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n1 | Price | Availability | n | Price | Availability | |
MPR2(Min—Max) | Mean % (SD) | MPR (Min—Max) | Mean % (SD) | |||
Porto Alegre | 8 | 3.63 (1.30–11.41) | 22.2 (42.2) | 25 | 2.61 (0.33–15.17) | 69.4 (46.7) |
Caxias do Sul | 8 | 2.88 (1.30–11.41) | 22.2 (42.2) | 25 | 2.61 (0.33–15.17) | 69.4 (46.7) |
São Leopoldo | 7 | 2.64 (1.30–11.41) | 19.4 (40.1) | 28 | 2.86 (0.33–15.17) | 77.8 (42.2) |
Bagé | 6 | 4.12 (1.30–11.41) | 16.7 (37.8) | 29 | 2.61 (0.33–15.17) | 80.6 (40.1) |
Total | 10 | 2.88 (1.30–11.41) | 20.1 (35.8) | 31 | 2.64 (0.33–15.17) | 74.3 (38.0) |