User:Colin/MSHData#Raw data

Of the 322 drugs on Wikipedia with MSH Price Guide references

• 96 (30%) have no suppliers
• 46 (14%) have one supplier
• 45 (14%) have two suppliers
• 50 (16%) have three, four or five suppliers
• 85 (26%) have more than five suppliers

• 295 (92%) of our prices are from 2014.
• 27 (8%) are from 2015.

More details have been recorded for 83 drugs with letters A-C. When you search for each drug, several records may be returned corresponding to different variants of the drug: different tablet strengths, or other formulations such as liquid syrup, vial for injection or topical cream, or extended-release, dispersible or chewable tablets.

• 1 drug (Bevacizumab) has no records for any variants, and the article gives a price.
• 28 drugs (33%) have one variant in the database.
• 54 drugs (65%) have two or more variant in the database and we cite only one for the price.

The source does not include a treatment plan (e.g., take two 50mg tablets twice a day for seven days) nor recommend a typical single dose (e.g., 100mg, or 5ml spoon of syrup) nor recommend a typical formulation (e.g., enteric coated pill once a day vs standard pill twice a day). Of the 83 drugs examined, prices are quoted for:

• 4 (5%) per course of treatment/cycle
• 11 (13%) per day
• 17 (20%) per month
• 20 (24%) per unspecified dose
• 10 (12%) per unspecified "pill" or "vial" or "each".
• 21 (25%) per specific quantity (not necessarily a dose)

For comparison with the 322 drugs in Wikipedia, here are the 14 global core medicines for the WHO/HAI price/availability survey. Each medicine has been chosen by WHO/HAI to represent a typical treatment for a condition (e.g., depression) and patient type (adult/paediatric). The exact strength and formulation is specified, along with a treatment plan in order to work out total or ongoing treatment costs. Of the 14 core drugs, 13 drugs all have 10 or more suppliers, median 12 and max 14.

There is one exceptional drug, simvastatin, which has only one supplier, though this supplier (IDA) is large and sells to over 100 countries. For this drug, the price/availability surveys note the lack of availability in the public sector (Bangladesh: "being available almost exclusively in the private sector" [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4221-z], Malawi: "simvastatin showed poor availability and affordability"[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0212125], Haiti: "particularly low availability ... in public, non-profit and mixed sectors" [https://haiweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Haiti-Report-Pricing-Surveys.pdf]).

class="wikitable sortable" |+The 14 global core medicines [https://haiweb.org/publication/measuring-medicine-prices-availability-affordability-and-price-components-2nd-ed/]
Drug	Indication	Unit strength/form	Quantity	Treatment Schedule	MSH	#Suppliers
Amitriptyline	Depression	25 mg tablet	90 tablets	Three times a day for a month	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=36&searchYear=2015 2015]	12
Amoxicillin	Adult respiratory tract infection	500 mg tablet	21 tablets	Three times a day for a week	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=42&searchYear=2015 2015]	12
Atenolol	High blood pressure	50 mg tablet	30 tablets	Once a day for a month	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=73&searchYear=2015 2015]	11
Captopril	High blood pressure	25 mg tablet	60 tablets	Twice a day for a month	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=114&searchYear=2015 2015]	11
Ceftriaxone	Adult respiratory tract infection	1 g/vial for injection	1 injection	Once	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=126&searchYear=2015 2015]	12
Ciprofloxacin	Adult respiratory tract infection	500 mg tablet	14 tablets	Twice a day for one week	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=184&searchYear=2015 2015]	14
Co-trimoxazole	Paediatric respiratory tract infection	8+40 mg/ml suspension	70ml	5ml twice a day for one week	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=184&searchYear=2015 2015]	14
Diazepam	Anxiety	5 mg tablet	7 tablets	Once a day for a week	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=251&searchYear=2015 2015]	11
Diclofenac	Arthritis	50 mg tablet	60 tablets	Twice a day for a month	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=256&searchYear=2015 2015]	11
Glibenclamide	Diabetes	5 mg tablet	60 tablets	Twice a day for a month	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=373&searchYear=2015 2015]	13
Omeprazole	Stomach ulcer	20 mg tablet	30 tablets	Once a day for a month	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=571&searchYear=2015 2015]	10
Paracetamol	Paediatric pain and inflammation	24 mg/ml suspension	45ml	5ml three times a day for three days	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=589&searchYear=2015 2015]	12
Salbutamol	Asthma	0.1 mg/dose inhaler	One inhaler	200 doses	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=708&searchYear=2015 2015]	10
Simvastatin	High cholesterol	20 mg tablet	30 tablets	Once a day for a month	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=1054&searchYear=2015 2015]	1

The following are the 16 regional core medicines chosen for the 2015 price/availability study in Haiti. The number of suppliers recorded is lower. Of those with fewer than three supplier records in the MSH database, the survey of Haiti found:

• Atorvastatin has 0% availability in the public, non-profit and mixed sectors.
• Beclometasone has 0% availability in the public, private, non-profit and mixed sectors.
• Clonazepam has 0% availability in the public, non-profit and mixed sectors.
• Fluoxetine has 0% availabilty in the non-profit and mixed sectors.

class="wikitable sortable" |+The 16 regional core medicines [https://haiweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Haiti-Report-Pricing-Surveys.pdf]
Drug	Indication	Unit strength/form	MSH	#Suppliers
Amoxicillin	Infectious disease	50 mg/ml syrup	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=43&searchYear=2015 2015]	8
Amlodipine	Hypertension	5mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=1029&searchYear=2015 2015]	6
Atorvastatin	Hypercholesterolemia	10mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=1208&searchYear=2015 2015]	2
Azithromycin	Infectious disease	500mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=1062&searchYear=2015 2015]	7
Beclometasone	Asthma	250mcg/dose Inhaler	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=1210&searchYear=2015 2015]	1
Clonazepam	Anxiety	2 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=197&searchYear=2015 2015]	0
Clotrimazole	Fungal Infection (topical)	1% cream	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=198&searchYear=2015 2015]	11
Enalapril	Hypertension	10 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=287&searchYear=2015 2015]	3
Fluoxetine	Depression	20 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=357&searchYear=2015 2015]	1
Furosemide	Hypertension	40 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=363&searchYear=2015 2015]	13
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hypertension	25 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=397&searchYear=2015 2015]	5
Ibuprofen	Pain/inflammation	400 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=417&searchYear=2015 2015]	10
Metformin	Diabetes	850 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=509&searchYear=2015 2015]	5
Metronidazole	Infectious disease	500 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=524&searchYear=2015 2015]	4
Phenytoin	Seizure Disorder	100 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=628&searchYear=2015 2015]	11
Ranitidine	Ulcer	150 mg tablet	[http://mshpriceguide.org/en/single-drug-information/?DMFId=693&searchYear=2015 2015]	5