WHO key access antibiotics prices, availability and affordability in private sector pharmacies in Pakistan

Table 5 Sensitivity analysis for calculation of affordability using two threshold levels of wages

Indication/ Disease	Antibiotic	Strength	Dosage form	MUP OB	Treatment Duration (in Days)	Total # of Units per day	MTP-OB	Day’s wage for treatment with OB (PKR 304.33*)	Day’s wage for treatment with OB (PKR 594.33*)	MUP LPG	MTP-LPG	Day’s wage for treatment with LPG (PKR 304.33*)	Day’s wage for treatment with LPG (PKR 594.33*)
Uncomplicated UTI	Ciprofloxacin	500 mg	Tablet	51.1	7	2	715.4	2.4	1.2	23.75	332.5	1.1	0.6
Amoebiasis/Giardiasis GIT	Metronidazole	400 mg	Tablet	1.57	10	3	47.1	0.2	0.1	1.51	45.3	0.1	0.1
LRTI	Amoxicillin 500 mg	500 mg	Capsule	8.61	10	2	172.2	0.6	0.3	6.2	124	0.4	0.2
GUTI	Doxycycline	100 mg	Capsule	6.35	7	2	88.9	0.3	0.1	4.25	59.5	0.2	0.1
CNS	Cefotaxime	1000 mg	Injection	276	7	2	3864	12.7	6.5	175	2450	8.1	4.1
ENT	Amoxicillin	500 mg	Capsule	8.61	5	3	129.15	0.4	0.2	6.2	93	0.3	0.2

ENT Ear Nose Throat Infection, UTI Urinary Tract Infection, GIT Gastrointestinal Tract Infection, GUTI Genito-urinary Tract Infection, CNS Central Nervous System Infection, LRTI Respiratory Tract Infection, Tab Tablet, Inj Injection, Cap Capsule, MUP Median unit price; MTP Median treatment price
* Minimum and maximum daily wage of lowest paid government worker in Pakistan (2017)

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