This is Table 1, from October 6, 1997 CPT comments on to Medicines and Related Substances Control Amendment Bill andSouth African Reform of Pharmaceutical Policies to the Portfolio Committee on Health Parliament, Cape Town.
Table 1

Selected HIV Drug Prices from International Parallel Importers

(in British Pounds, ex. VAT)
Generic

Brand


firm
Presentation 		UK list Best UK

(contract)

Best Euro

(hospital)

UK I

PI

UK II

PI

Denmark

PI

Spain

PI

USA

PI

(£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£)
Zidovudin

Retrovir

Glaxo 250 mg / 40 cap. Package 124.95 108 53.5 85.22 99 81.82 81.02
Lamivudin

Epivir

GW 150 mg tab / 60 tab package 171.3 150 89.16 141.32 138 109.27 117.99
Saquinavir

Inverase

Roche 200 mg cap / 270 cap pack 331.28 298 207.13 229.58 285 203.15 239.1 292.95
Zalcitabin

HIVID

Roche 750 mg tab / 100 tab pack 158.71 138 100 125.7 130 119.6 117.04 117.75
Stavudine

Zerit

BMS 40 mg cap / 56 cap. pack 171.98 171 107.56 143.78 145 128.65 65.99 193.2
Didanosie

Videx

BMS 100 mg tab / 60 tab pack 88 74 44.26 72.6 70 61.4 49.57
Ritonavir

Norvir

Abbott 100 mg cap / 84 cap pack 94.35 63.5 52.34 52.83 75 47.44 76.61
Indinavir Crixivan Merck 400 mg caps / 180 caps 266.74 221 199 173.11 240 206.4

Source: Informedica

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