Cost analysis of different brands of anxiolytic and sedative-hypnotic drugs available in India
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2016, Vol 21, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Significant proportion of population suffers from anxiety and sleep disorders. Sedative-hypnotics are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of psychotropic drugs. Cost of treatment can determine compliance of patient in developing country like India. Hence we decided to study the cost variations among commonly prescribed anxiolytic and sedative-hypnotic drugs. Methods: The prices of 17 single anxiolytic and sedative-hypnotic drugs and their 6 combinations manufactured by 24 different companies were analysed. Costs of different brands of a particular generic drug being manufactured by different companies, in the same strength and dosage forms were used to calculate percentage cost variation and cost ratio. Results: This study shows that there is a wide variation in the prices of different brands of same anxiolytic and sedative-hypnotic drug in Indian market. The highest cost ratio and percent cost variation was found for diazepam 10 mg/2 ml inj followed by alprazolam 0.25 mg tab. The highest average cost variation (865.34%) was seen with Diazepam, followed by Lorazepam (244.34%). Highest numbers of brands (24) were seen with Alprazolam 0.25 and 0.5 mg tab, followed by (21) Clonazepam 0.5 mg tab. Conclusion: There is wide price variation of different brands of the same generic sedative-hypnotic drug in Indian market. There is a need to increase physician’s awareness about such cost variation.
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Vandana S Yeragi, Amit Jadhav, Dnyaneshwar G Kurle
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