Comparison of insulin glargine mark-ups between countries
| China (Hubei) | China (Shaanxi) | Ghana | India (Haryana) | Indonesia | China (Shaanxi) | ||||
| Lantus Solostar pen | Lantus cartridge | Lantus Solostar pen | Basalin cartridge | ||||||
| Import | Import | Import | Import | Import | Import | Import | Import | Local | Local |
| Region | Capital | Capital | District | Capital | District | Capital | Capital | Capital | District |
| Sector | Public | Public | Private | Private | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private |
| MSP (US$) | 20.7 | 21.4 | 10.8 | 18.4 | 4.9 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 |
| Stage 1 (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Stage 2 (%) | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 182.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Stage 3 (%) | 8.7 | 5.3 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.7 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
| Stage 4 (%) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 56.0 | 23.9 | 13.1 | 26.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.3 |
| Stage 5 (%) | 0.0 | 0.0* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0* |
| Cumulative total (%) | 66.9 | 61.6 | 125.4 | 79.0 | 65.1 | 98.3 | 305.4 | 28.6 | 9.8 |
| Final price (US$) | 34.5 | 34.5 | 24.7 | 32.7 | 8.0 | 43.8 | 89.5 | 26.0 | 22.2 |
In some cases more than one glargine product was surveyed, but only a single representative product is shown unless major differences were evident. Note that some products are complete pens and others are cartridges.
Stage 1: insurance and freight. Stage 2: clearance charges. Stage 3: wholesale mark-ups. Stage 4: retail mark-ups. Stage 5: sales tax/value-added tax (VAT).
*VAT incorporated in stage 4.
MSP, manufacturer's selling price.