Over the Counter Availability of Antituberculosis Drugs in Tbilisi, Georgia in the Setting of a High Prevalence of MDR-TB
Table 1
Availability of Antituberculosis Antibiotics at 15 Pharmacies in Tblisi, Georgia Over the Counter without a Prescription.
Product (number of pharmacies stocking product)
Dose
Sale unit
Country of manufacture
Mean Price per sale Unit
Mean price per daily dose for a 70 kg adult (USD)
Isoniazid ()
300 mg
100 pills
Russia
2.06 L/$1.12
$0.01
Rifampicin ()
300 mg
10 pills
Italy
3.00 L/$1.63
$0.33
Russia
2.00 L/$1.08
$0.22
Germany
2.50 L/$1.63
$0.33
India
2.00 L/$1.08
$0.22
Ethambutol ()
400 mg
50 pills
Russia
5.00 L/$2.72
$0.16
10 pills
Germany
2.00 L/$1.09
$0.33
50 pills
Ukraine
5.00 L/$2.72
$0.16
Pyrazinamide(PZA) ()
500 mg
100 pills
Slovenia
20.00 L/$10.87
$0.33
Germany
20.00 L/$10.87
$0.33
Streptomycin ()
1 gram
1 amp
Russia
0.19 L/$0.10
$0.10
Ukraine
0.21 L/$0.11
$0.11
Amikacin ()
500 mg
1 amp
Italy
9.00 L/$4.89
$9.78
250 mg
1 amp
Bulgaria
1.80 L/$0.98
$3.92
500 mg
1 amp
USA
9.00 L/$4.89
$9.78
Kanamycin ()
1 gram
1 amp
Russia
0.30 L/$0.16
$0.16
Ukraine
0.30 L/$0.16
$0.16
Ciprofloxacin ()
500 mg
10 pills
Germany
51.00 L/$27.72
$8.31
10 pills
India
1.50 L/$0.82
$0.24
10 pills
Bulgaria
3.80 L/$2.07
$0.62
L – Lari, Georgian currency, at the time of the interview $1 USD = 1.84L. Capreomycin, moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin, para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS), ethionamide, and cycloserine were not available at any of the pharmacies.
