Supply and Prices
The data collected during the study shows that the majority of
drugs are available in the international market. Prices vary widely, but
realistic indicative prices for bulk procurement can be estimated for many
products. In most cases, these indicative prices are a fraction of prices often
used in comparisons, such as those published in the British National Formulary.
Table 1 lists prices (with their range, median, and 25th percentile
of the price distribution) of drugs, as supplied by their manufacturers, the
number of manufacturers that gave indicative prices, and, for comparison, two
list prices from the UK and Spain. Table 2 shows the difference in costs of
drugs for examples of HIV-related conditions between the British and the
25th percentile price taken form the survey. This illustrates the
potential of using the information gathered in this
survey.
