Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-2 Infection: Recommendations for Management in Low-Resource Settings

Table 2

Representative daily costs of selected antiretrovirals in West Africa in 2010 [74]. All values represent amounts paid since 01/01/2010 in West Africa except where otherwise noted, in which case the nearest equivalent in terms of year of purchase and income was used.

Drug	Cost per day^a
AZT/3TC	$0.28–$0.36
d4T/3TC	$0.12
ABC/3TC	$1.38^b
ddI (400 mg buffered)	$0.79
3TC	$0.08–$0.10
TDF	$0.72^c
TDF/FTC	$0.87–$0.88^c
LPV/r	$1.24–$1.56^d
IDV	$0.96^d
SQV	$7.20^e
DRV	$22.12–$28.40^f
Ritonavir (100 mg bd)	$0.22–$0.96^d

^aCosts are given in US dollars for standard doses given twice daily or daily in the case of TDF, ddI, ABC/3TC, and TDF/FTC
^bDominican Republic; 2008
^cRepublic of South Africa, Somalia
^d2009
^eEgypt
^fBulgaria, Jamaica; 2009.