Understanding Unlicensed Drug Vendor Practices Related to Childhood Malaria in One Rural District of Uganda: An Exploratory Study

Table 3

Estimated prices for a full antimalarial treatment at participating outlets.

Medicine	Median price, USh (range)	Median price, USD (range)	Response rate
ACT
Coartem	1,500; (1,200–15,000)	0.54; (0.43–5.39)	55.0%
Falcimon Kit	10,000	3.60
Artenum®	4,000	1.44
Nonartemisinin therapies
Quinine syrup	3,000; (2,000–4,000)	1.08; (0.72–1.44)	67.6%
Quinine tablets	2,500; (1,000–5,000)	0.90; (0.36–1.80)
Quinine injection	3,000; (1000–4000)	1.08; (0.36–1.44)	25.0%
Chloroquine	2,500; (1,500–3,000)	0.90; (0.54–1.08)	40.9%
Fansidar®	1,500; (1,500–3,000)	0.54; (0.54–1.08)	25.6%

reflects full course treatment. In instances where only the price per tablet was shared, this price was used to calculate the price for a full course of treatment based on clinical guidelines. proportion of those vendors who both carried the respective antimalarial medicine and were willing to share what they charged their customers.