Table 3

Comparison of insulin glargine mark-ups between countries

China
(Hubei)
China
(Shaanxi)
GhanaIndia (Haryana)IndonesiaChina (Shaanxi)
Lantus Solostar penLantus cartridgeLantus Solostar penBasalin cartridge
ImportImportImportImportImportImportImportImportLocalLocal
RegionCapitalCapitalDistrictCapitalDistrictCapitalCapitalCapitalDistrict
SectorPublicPublicPrivatePrivatePrivatePublicPrivatePublicPrivate
MSP (US$)20.721.410.818.44.922.122.120.220.2
Stage 1 (%)0.00.07.07.00.00.00.00.00.0
Stage 2 (%)33.533.58.08.027.626.8182.00.00.0
Stage 3 (%)8.75.325.025.08.715.015.011.80.5
Stage 4 (%)15.015.056.023.913.126.015.015.09.3
Stage 5 (%)0.00.0*0.00.05.37.98.70.00.0*
Cumulative total (%)66.961.6125.479.065.198.3305.428.69.8
Final price (US$)34.534.524.732.78.043.889.526.022.2
  • 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.