Table 3 Price in U.S. dollars of anti-malarial medicines and malaria rapid diagnostic tests by drug-outlet type in Siaya County, Kenya—2013
Overall median | Overall mean (range) | Registered pharmacy mean (range) | Informal shop mean (range) | General shop mean (range) | Homestead mean (range) | Other mean (range) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Price in U.S. dollars ($)a | |||||||
Artemisinin-based combination therapy | |||||||
Artemether-lumefantrine | 0.94 | 1.01 (0.35–4.71) | 1.28 (0.35–4.71) | 1.00 (0.35–2.94) | 0.92 (0.35–1.76) | 1.09 (0.71–1.76) | 1.06 (0.94–1.41) |
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine | 4.14 | 4.39 (0.71–7.06) | 4.38 (0.71–7.06) | 4.45 (3.53–5.29) | 4.12 (3.53–4.71) | – | – |
Artesunate-amodiaquine | 0.71 | 0.71 (0.59–1.18) | 0.63 (0.59–0.71) | 0.73 (0.59–1.18) | 0.71 (NAb) | 0.82 (NA) | – |
Artemisinin-piperaquine | 5.47 | 5.53 (5.29–5.88) | 5.61 (5.29–5.88) | 5.29 (NA) | – | – | – |
Quinine formulations | |||||||
Tablets | 2.31 | 2.24 (0.12–4.71) | 2.93 (1.09–4.71) | 1.86 (0.12–3.53) | 2.82 (NA) | 1.62 (0.59–2.65) | 2.35 (0.88–3.81) |
Parenteral (600 mg/2 ml vial) | 0.35 | 0.48 (0.24–1.06) | 0.50 (0.24–1.06) | 0.51 (0.29–1.06) | 0.41 (0.35–0.47) | 0.41 (NA) | 0.33 (0.29–0.35) |
Paediatric suspensionc (50 mg/5 ml) | 0.82 | 0.94 (0.53–2.35) | 0.75 (0.53–0.94) | 1.00 (0.53–2.35) | 0.82 (NA) | – | – |
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine | 0.47 | 0.62 (0.24–2.35) | 0.76 (0.29–1.76) | 0.68 (0.35–2.35) | 0.39 (0.24–0.82) | 0.50 (0.35–0.82) | 0.91 (0.35–1.76) |
Amodiaquine monotherapy | 0.35 | 0.42 (0.24–1.06) | – | 0.33 (0.29–0.35) | 0.45 (0.24–1.06) | 0.35 (NA) | – |
Artemether, parenteral (80 mg/ml vial) | 1.18 | 1.53 (0.47–4.12) | 1.75 (0.94–4.12) | 0.82 (0.47–1.18) | – | – | 1.18 (NA) |
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests | 0.59 | 0.92 (0.24–2.35) | 1.02 (0.35–2.35) | 0.87 (0.24–2.35) | – | 0.71 (0.35–1.18) | – |