Cost of increasing access to artemisinin combination therapy: the Cambodian experience

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Cost of packaging and tablets

Cost of packaging¹	Cost per blister (US$)
Aluminium foil	0.0267
PVC	0.0115
Individual boxes	0.0340
Large boxes (for 100 individual boxes)	0.0048
Ink for printing on box²	0.0020
Package insert	0.0010
Cost of drugs	Cost per tablet (US$) ³
Mefloquine 250 mg (Mepha^®)	0.3696
Artesunate 50 mg (Gui Lin^®)	0.0725
Artesunate 200 mg (Mepha ^®)	0.3323

¹The cost of the aluminium foil and PVC included freight and storage. Other products were available locally and the cost is the price paid inclusive of delivery and storage.
²Although the printing costs for the Malarine^® products was higher than A+M because of the amount of coloured ink used, only an average cost of ink was available.
³Including 5% wastage and 3% freight.

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