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Availability and Price Variations of Commonly Used Cardiovascular Medicines at Community and Hospital Pharmacies in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia.
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BioMed research international [Biomed Res Int] 2024 Sep 17; Vol. 2024, pp. 6551639. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 17 (Print Publication: 2024). - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Access to cardiovascular medications is severely hampered by their unavailability and high cost, particularly for the poorest households in developing nations. The availability and price range of cardiovascular medications are significantly limited in both hospital and community pharmacies. Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the availability and price variations of commonly used cardiovascular medicines in hospital pharmacies in Gondar Town, northwest Ethiopia. Methods: From July 13 to August 6, 2022, a mixed cross-sectional and simulated client survey was carried out at two hospital and 13 community pharmacies in Gondar Town. The analysis and data entry were performed using SPSS Version 25 and EpiData Version 4.2, respectively. The availability and pricing variations of the medications are given as percentages. The significance was examined using paired t tests. Results: On average, community retail pharmacies offered 33.22% of CVD drugs. Aspirin (81 mg), amlodipine (5 mg), atorvastatin (20 mg), and hydrochlorothiazide (25 mg) were the most readily available drugs in community pharmacies. Overall, 28.00% of the hospital pharmacies had available CVD medicines during the course of our analysis. The average cost for the 25 CVD medications in hospital pharmacies was $0.699, with a standard deviation (SD) of 1.513, which was less than the cost at community pharmacies ($2.741 with an SD of 6.015) ( p = 0.045). Conclusion: CVD medications were more available in community pharmacies than in hospital pharmacies, although there were fewer CVD medications available than recommended by the WHO/HAI (80%) in both hospital and community pharmacies. There was a statistically significant difference between the two prices. Compared to that at hospital pharmacies, the mean price at community pharmacies was greater.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Liknaw Workie Limenh et al.)
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- Ethiopia
Humans
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cardiovascular Agents economics
Cardiovascular Agents therapeutic use
Pharmacy Service, Hospital economics
Drug Costs
Community Pharmacy Services economics
Cardiovascular Diseases drug therapy
Cardiovascular Diseases economics
Female
Male
Pharmacies economics
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2314-6141
- Volume :
- 2024
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- MEDLINE
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- BioMed research international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39318399
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/6551639