Table 5

Estimated medicine requirements in strata representing settings with low, median and high NCD incidence

Scenario 1Scenario 2
MedicationMedianLowHighMedian,
rounded*
Cost,
US$MedianLowHighMedian, rounded*Cost, US$
Amlodipine tablets6305408105003.0025 65016 47079 20025 500153.00
Aspirin tablets225021604950250022.2523 04019 08036 72023 000204.70
Atenolol tablets25202160360025009.7544 14534 200107 64044 500173.55
Beclomethasone inhalers767016475360.0020471898241820509840.00
Dextrose 50% amps193138368200135.00193138368200135.00
Enalapril tablets8280756014 9408500279.65130 590100 260332 280130 5004293.45
Furosemide tablets21601800288020004.4010 440432018 00010 50023.10
Glibenclamide tablets882012 51023 94013 00045.50
Glyceryl trinitrate tablets32325546550023.5032325546550023.50
Heparin (10 000 U/ml) phials3222462549.753222462549.75
Hydralazine phials16122025503.2516122025503.25
Hydrochlorothiazide tablets16201530279015003.9036 72023 850112 59037 00096.20
Insulin 30/70 phials80113215125300.00160114305175420.00
Metformin tablets112 45579 380215 190112 500787.50
Prednisone tablets636543153350010.30636543153350010.30
Salbutamol inhalers8471210100332.0015321408222015255063.00
Simvastatin tablets225021604950250042.0023 04019 08036 72023 000386.40
Total2078.7522 208.20
• *Rounded to the nearest 500 or 25 units as appropriate.

• NCD, non-communicable disease.