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Table 1 Average anti-malarial drug prices in 16 private shops in Muheza

From: Saleability of anti-malarials in private drug shops in Muheza, Tanzania: a baseline study in an era of assumed artemisinin combination therapy (ACT)

• Amodiaquine: 500 Tsh*

• SP/SMP: 700 Tsh

• AQ/SP syrups: 1,000-1,500 Tsh

• Quinine injectable: 3 ampuls 1,800 Tsh

• Quinine syrup for infant < 5 kg: 2,000 Tsh

• (Rarely available) ALu (Coartem®): 3,000 Tsh

• Artesunate-SMP (Co-Malafin®): 3,500- 5,000 Tsh

• Artesunate-SMP (Co-Arinate®) Junior: 7,500 Tsh

• ALu (Co-Artesiane®) syrup: 8,000 Tsh

• Artemisinin-naphtoquine (ARCO®): 8,000 Tsh

• Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (Duo-Cotexcin®): 10,000 Tsh

  1. *1000 Tsh = 0.8 US $