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Table 4 Reported retail price in Tanzanian Shillings (TSH) in drug shops and public Health Facilities (HF) of a single adult anti-malarial dose - unless otherwise specified (USD 1 = TSH 1180 in 2008 and USD 1 = TSH 1130 in 2005)

From: Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania after switch to artemisinin combination therapy and the introduction of accredited drug dispensing outlets - a provider perspective

 

2005

2008

 

Drugs shops

Public HF

Drug Shops

Public HF

 

N

Median

(IQR)

N

Median

(IQR)

N

Median

(IQR)

N

Median

(IQR)

Amodiaquine

        

   Tablets

35

0.35

(0.35 to 0.94)

4

0.35

(0.32 to 0.44)

31

0.42

(0.42 to 0.67)

 

-

   syrup 1

36

0.72

(0.62 to 0.83)

1

0.25

(0.25 to 0.25)

38

0.99

(0.78 to 0.99)

 

-

Chloroquine tablets

1

0.26

(0.26 to 0.26)

 

-

 

-

 

-

SP

100

0.37

(0.26 to 0.79)

5

0.26

(0.26 to 0.26)

103

0.67

(0.25 to 1.27)

4

0.25

(0.13 to 0.25)

Quinine

        

   Tablets

26

1.85

(1.85 to 1.85)

3

1.85

(1.85 to 1.85)

28

3.56

(3.56 to 3.56)

3

2.85

(1.78 to 3.56)

   syrup 1

15

3.35

(2.79 to 4.18)

 

-

38

5.34

(5.34 to 5.34)

  

   Injection 2

18

9.29

(7.43 to 9.29)

5

7.43

(5.58 to 9.28)

30

8.90 (8.90 to 0.68)

2

8.89 (8.89 to 8.89)

Artemether-Lumefantrine

        

   3 m - 3 y

 

-

 

-

8

0.42

(0.42 to 1.06)

4

0.05

(0 to 0.18)

   3 - 8 y

 

-

 

-

9

0.42

(0.42 to 0.84)

3

0.25

(0 to 0.25)

   8 - 12 y

 

-

 

-

8

1.27

(1.14 to 6.99)

4

0.13

(0 to 0.13)

   12 y +

 

-

 

-

7

1.27

(1.27 to 1.69)

4

0.25

(0.13 to 0.25)

Artemisinin monotherapies

 

-

 

-

2

4.68

(4.29 to 5.08)

  
  1. 1 dose for a child between 1 and 3 years of age
  2. 2 calculated assuming a full course of quinine is taken intra-muscularly for 7days
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