See International Medical Products Price Guide for details about the guide and the two kinds of prices: buyer and supplier prices. The Price Guide Price Sources page states that buyer prices "are included for information purposes" and "should not be used as international reference prices". In the WHO/HAI price/availability survey methodology, how representative reference prices are generally depends on the number of suppliers quoting for each product. Some suppliers are international but others serve only a small region of one country. The MSH Price Guide was updated annually, but has not been updated since 2015.

Stats on 322 drugs

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Of the 322 drugs on Wikipedia with MSH Price Guide references

  • 96 (30%) have no suppliers
  • 46 (14%) have one supplier
  • 45 (14%) have two suppliers
  • 50 (16%) have three, four or five suppliers
  • 85 (26%) have more than five suppliers


  • 295 (92%) of our prices are from 2014.
  • 27 (8%) are from 2015.

Stats on 84 drugs A-C

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More details have been recorded for 83 drugs with letters A-C. When you search for each drug, several records may be returned corresponding to different variants of the drug: different tablet strengths, or other formulations such as liquid syrup, vial for injection or topical cream, or extended-release, dispersible or chewable tablets.

  • 1 drug (Bevacizumab) has no records for any variants, and the article gives a price.
  • 28 drugs (33%) have one variant in the database.
  • 54 drugs (65%) have two or more variant in the database and we cite only one for the price.

The source does not include a treatment plan (e.g., take two 50mg tablets twice a day for seven days) nor recommend a typical single dose (e.g., 100mg, or 5ml spoon of syrup) nor recommend a typical formulation (e.g., enteric coated pill once a day vs standard pill twice a day). Of the 83 drugs examined, prices are quoted for:

  • 4 (5%) per course of treatment/cycle
  • 11 (13%) per day
  • 17 (20%) per month
  • 20 (24%) per unspecified dose
  • 10 (12%) per unspecified "pill" or "vial" or "each".
  • 21 (25%) per specific quantity (not necessarily a dose)

WHO/HAI Global Core Medicines

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For comparison with the 322 drugs in Wikipedia, here are the 14 global core medicines for the WHO/HAI price/availability survey. Each medicine has been chosen by WHO/HAI to represent a typical treatment for a condition (e.g., depression) and patient type (adult/paediatric). The exact strength and formulation is specified, along with a treatment plan in order to work out total or ongoing treatment costs. Of the 14 core drugs, 13 drugs all have 10 or more suppliers, median 12 and max 14.

There is one exceptional drug, simvastatin, which has only one supplier, though this supplier (IDA) is large and sells to over 100 countries. For this drug, the price/availability surveys note the lack of availability in the public sector (Bangladesh: "being available almost exclusively in the private sector" [1], Malawi: "simvastatin showed poor availability and affordability"[2], Haiti: "particularly low availability ... in public, non-profit and mixed sectors" [3]).

The 14 global core medicines [4]
Drug Indication Unit strength/form Quantity Treatment Schedule MSH #Suppliers
Amitriptyline Depression 25 mg tablet 90 tablets Three times a day for a month 2015 12
Amoxicillin Adult respiratory tract infection 500 mg tablet 21 tablets Three times a day for a week 2015 12
Atenolol High blood pressure 50 mg tablet 30 tablets Once a day for a month 2015 11
Captopril High blood pressure 25 mg tablet 60 tablets Twice a day for a month 2015 11
Ceftriaxone Adult respiratory tract infection 1 g/vial for injection 1 injection Once 2015 12
Ciprofloxacin Adult respiratory tract infection 500 mg tablet 14 tablets Twice a day for one week 2015 14
Co-trimoxazole Paediatric respiratory tract infection 8+40 mg/ml suspension 70ml 5ml twice a day for one week 2015 14
Diazepam Anxiety 5 mg tablet 7 tablets Once a day for a week 2015 11
Diclofenac Arthritis 50 mg tablet 60 tablets Twice a day for a month 2015 11
Glibenclamide Diabetes 5 mg tablet 60 tablets Twice a day for a month 2015 13
Omeprazole Stomach ulcer 20 mg tablet 30 tablets Once a day for a month 2015 10
Paracetamol Paediatric pain and inflammation 24 mg/ml suspension 45ml 5ml three times a day for three days 2015 12
Salbutamol Asthma 0.1 mg/dose inhaler One inhaler 200 doses 2015 10
Simvastatin High cholesterol 20 mg tablet 30 tablets Once a day for a month 2015 1

WHO/HAI Regional Core Medicines (Haiti 2015)

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The following are the 16 regional core medicines chosen for the 2015 price/availability study in Haiti. The number of suppliers recorded is lower. Of those with fewer than three supplier records in the MSH database, the survey of Haiti found:

  • Atorvastatin has 0% availability in the public, non-profit and mixed sectors.
  • Beclometasone has 0% availability in the public, private, non-profit and mixed sectors.
  • Clonazepam has 0% availability in the public, non-profit and mixed sectors.
  • Fluoxetine has 0% availabilty in the non-profit and mixed sectors.
The 16 regional core medicines [5]
Drug Indication Unit strength/form MSH #Suppliers
Amoxicillin Infectious disease 50 mg/ml syrup 2015 8
Amlodipine Hypertension 5mg tablet 2015 6
Atorvastatin Hypercholesterolemia 10mg tablet 2015 2
Azithromycin Infectious disease 500mg tablet 2015 7
Beclometasone Asthma 250mcg/dose Inhaler 2015 1
Clonazepam Anxiety 2 mg tablet 2015 0
Clotrimazole Fungal Infection (topical) 1% cream 2015 11
Enalapril Hypertension 10 mg tablet 2015 3
Fluoxetine Depression 20 mg tablet 2015 1
Furosemide Hypertension 40 mg tablet 2015 13
Hydrochlorothiazide Hypertension 25 mg tablet 2015 5
Ibuprofen Pain/inflammation 400 mg tablet 2015 10
Metformin Diabetes 850 mg tablet 2015 5
Metronidazole Infectious disease 500 mg tablet 2015 4
Phenytoin Seizure Disorder 100 mg tablet 2015 11
Ranitidine Ulcer 150 mg tablet 2015 5

Raw data

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Drug Year Suppliers Buyers Variants Article Unit
Abacavir/lamivudine 2014 2 1 3 per month
Abacavir 2014 3 3 3 per day
Acetazolamide 2014 3 5 1 per month
Aciclovir 2014 2 4 7 a typical dose by mouth
Activated charcoal (medication) 2014 4 0 1 per dose
Albendazole 2014 6 2 6 per dose
Alcohols (medicine) 2014 3 0 2 per litre of 70% denatured ethanol
Allopurinol 2014 0 4 2 per month
Amikacin 2014 2 4 2 for a month
Amiodarone 2014 0 4 2 per day
Amitriptyline 2014 9 6 3 per dose
Amlodipine 2015 6 4 2 a typical dose
Amodiaquine 2014 2 1 2 per dose
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 2014 11 4 7 per day
Amoxicillin 2014 9 6 6 per pill
Ampicillin 2014 7 5 4 a vial
Anastrozole 2014 0 4 1 a month
Anti-tetanus immunoglobulin (horse) 2014 3 0 1 per 1500 iu vial
Anti-tetanus immunoglobulin (human) 2014 0 2 1 for 250 iu vial
Antivenom 2014 3 4 1 per vial
Artemether/lumefantrine 2014 4 1 7 = 3 + 4 per day
Artemether 2014 7 0 2 per vial
Artesunate/amodiaquine 2014 3 0 8 = 5 + 3 a course of treatment
Artesunate 2014 4 0 1 a dose
Asparaginase 2014 0 1 2 per 10,000 IU vial
Aspirin 2014 10 5 4 per dose
Atazanavir 2014 0 1 1 per month
Atracurium besilate 2014 0 2 1 per dose
Atropine 2014 10 4 4 a one-milligram vial
Azathioprine 2014 1 1 1 a month
Azithromycin 2014 5 5 3 per dose
BCG vaccine 2014 0 1 1 a dose
Barium sulfate suspension 2014 1 1 1 per kilogram
Beclometasone 2014 2 1 4 an inhaler containing 200 doses
Benzathine benzylpenicillin 2014 5 5 2 a course of treatment
Benzyl benzoate 2014 9 3 2 per 100 mL
Benzylpenicillin 2014 8 4 2 per day
Bevacizumab 2014 0 0 0 per vial
Bicalutamide 2014 0 3 1 per month
Biperiden 2014 2 1 1 per month
Bisoprolol 2014 0 3 1 per month
Bleomycin 2014 2 4 1 a dose
Budesonide 2014 1 1 2 an inhaler containing 200 doses
Bupivacaine 2014 0 1 4 a vial
Calamine 2014 7 2 1 per 100-ml bottle
Calcium gluconate 2014 9 6 1 per one-gram vial
Calcium supplement 2014 5 1 1 per month
Capecitabine 2014 0 2 2 per cycle of medication
Capreomycin 2014 1 2 3 a dose
Carbamazepine 2015 12 4 6 per day
Carbidopa/levodopa 2014 0 2 2 a month
Carboplatin 2014 0 3 2 per 450 mg vial
Cefixime 2014 3 2 3 per dose
Cefotaxime 2014 2 4 2 per dose
Ceftazidime 2014 1 5 2 per day
Ceftriaxone 2014 10 7 3 per dose
Chlorambucil 2014 0 1 1 per month
Chloramphenicol 2014 10 5 8 an intravenous dose
Chlorhexidine 2014 6 1 2 per liter of 5% solution
Chlorine-releasing compounds 2014 3 0 1 per 500 mg
Chloroquine 2014 1 0 3 unspecified
Chloroxylenol 2014 4 1 1 per litre of 5% solution
Chlorpromazine 2014 10 5 4 per day
Cholecalciferol 2015 0 1 2 per 30 ml bottle of 10,000 IU/ml
Ciclosporin 2014 0 1 3 a month
Ciprofloxacin 2014 11 7 5 a dose
Cisplatin 2014 0 2 3 per 50 mg vial
Clarithromycin 2014 4 3 4 per dose
Clindamycin 2014 1 3 3 per pill
Clofazimine 2014 1 0 2 per month
Clomifene 2014 1 4 1 a course of treatment
Clomipramine 2014 1 1 1 per day
Clonazepam 2014 0 3 3 per pill
Clopidogrel 2014 0 6 1 per month
Clotrimazole 2014 9 5 4 per 20 gram tube of cream
Cloxacillin 2014 6 1 5 per day
Clozapine 2014 0 3 2 per day
Codeine 2014 4 1 2 per dose
Condom 2015 9 0 1 each
Copper IUDs 2014 4 2 1 per IUD
Cyclophosphamide 2014 1 4 4 per 1 g vial
Cycloserine 2014 2 2 1 per month
Cytarabine 2014 0 3 2 per 500 mg vial
Dacarbazine 2014 0 2
Dactinomycin 2014 0 2
Darunavir 2014 1 1
Daunorubicin 2014 0 2
Deferoxamine 2014 0 1
Dextran 70 2014 4 0
Diatrizoate 2014 1 0
Diazepam 2014 0 2
Diclofenac 2015 11 3
Diethylcarbamazine 2014 2 0
Digoxin 2014 10 8
Diphenhydramine 2014 0 1
Diphtheria vaccine 2014 0 2
Docetaxel 2014 0 3
Dopamine (medication) 2014 5 3
Doxorubicin 2014 1 3
Doxycycline 2015 14 4
Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir 2014 1 2
Efavirenz 2014 2 3
Emtricitabine/tenofovir 2014 2 2
Enalapril 2014 1 3
Enoxaparin sodium 2014 0 5
Ephedrine 2014 3 2
Epinephrine (medication) 2014 10 6
Ergometrine 2014 1 0
Ergometrine 2014 1 2
Erythromycin 2014 10 3
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent 2015 0 4
Ethambutol/isoniazid/rifampicin 2014 4 0
Ethambutol/isoniazid 2014 2 0
Ethambutol 2014 4 3
Ethionamide 2014 1 3
Ethosuximide 2014 1 0
Etonogestrel birth control implant 2014 2 1
Etoposide 2014 0 6
Factor VIII (medication) 2014 0 2
Fentanyl 2015 2 5
Ferrous salt/folic acid 2014 6 1
Filgrastim 2014 0 1
Filgrastim 2014 0 1
Fluconazole 2014 1 0
Fludarabine 2014 0 2
Fluorescein (medical use) 2014 0 1
Fluorouracil 2014 0 4
Fluphenazine 2014 6 4
Folate 2014 11 5
Furosemide 2014 10 6
Gabapentin 2015 0 3
Gemcitabine 2014 0 3
Gentamicin 2014 4 1
Gliclazide 2014 2 2
Glucagon (medication) 2014 0 1
Glutaraldehyde 2014 5 1
Griseofulvin 2014 9 2
HPV vaccine 2014 0 1
Halothane 2014 8 3
Hand sanitizer 2014 0 1
Heparin 2014 5 5
Hepatitis B vaccine 2014 2 2
Hib vaccine 2014 0 1
Hormonal IUDs 2014 0 1
Hydralazine 2014 6 3
Hydrocortisone 2014 0 1
Hydroxocobalamin 2014 2 3
Hydroxycarbamide 2014 0 1
Hydroxychloroquine 2014 0 3
Hyoscine butylbromide 2014 9 6
Ibuprofen 2014 9 3
Ifosfamide 2014 0 2
Imipenem/cilastatin 2014 1 4
Influenza vaccine 2014 0 1
Insulin (medication) 2014 2 4
Insulin (medication) 2014 4 4
Intravenous sodium bicarbonate 2014 7 3
Intravenous sugar solution 2014 7 6
Intravenous sugar solution 2014 4 4
Iohexol 2014 0 1
Ipratropium bromide 2014 0 1
Iron supplement 2014 9 3
Isoflurane 2014 2 3
Isoniazid/rifampicin 2014 1 0
Isoniazid 2014 2 3
Isosorbide dinitrate 2014 0 1
Itraconazole 2015 0 3
Ivermectin 2015 0 1
Kanamycin A 2014 2 2
Ketamine 2014 11 6
Lactulose 2014 0 5
Lactulose 2015 0 4
Lamivudine/nevirapine/stavudine 2014 1 0
Lamivudine/nevirapine/zidovudine 2014 1 1
Lamivudine/zidovudine 2014 6 2
Lamivudine 2014 0 1
Lamotrigine 2015 0 3
Latanoprost 2014 0 2
Levamisole 2014 1 1
Levofloxacin 2014 2 2
Levonorgestrel-releasing implant 2014 2 1
Levonorgestrel 2014 2 1
Levothyroxine 2014 2 6
Lidocaine 2014 12 7
Lithium (medication) 2014 0 2
Loperamide 2014 10 3
Lopinavir/ritonavir 2014 3 4
Loratadine 2015 4 3
Lorazepam 2015 0 4
Losartan 2015 3 4
Magnesium sulfate (medical use) 2014 8 4
Mannitol 2014 6 5
Measles vaccine 2014 0 1
Mebendazole 2014 6 5
Medroxyprogesterone acetate 2014 3 3
Mefloquine 2014 4 0
Meglumine antimoniate 2014 0 1
Meningococcal vaccine 2014 1 1
Mercaptopurine 2014 0 4
Meropenem 2015 1 3
Mesna 2014 0 1
Metformin 2014 8 4
Methotrexate 2014 2 3
Methyldopa 2014 0 3
Methylphenidate 2014 0 5
Methylprednisolone 2014 0 6
Metoclopramide 2014 9 5
Miconazole 2014 7 1
Midazolam 2014 0 2
Misoprostol 2014 4 2
Monochloramine 2014 3 0
Moxifloxacin 2015 1 2
Mumps vaccine 2014 0 1
Mupirocin 2014 1 1
NPH insulin 2014 4 4
Naloxone 2014 8 2
Natamycin 2015 0 2
Neostigmine 2014 2 2
Nevirapine 2014 4 3
Niclosamide 2014 1 0
Nifedipine 2014 0 1
Nitrofurantoin 2014 9 4
Nitroglycerin (medication) 2014 4 2
Norepinephrine (medication) 2015 0 1
Norethisterone enanthate 2014 2 2
Nystatin 2014 1 0
Ofloxacin 2014 1 0
Omeprazole 2014 8 4
Ondansetron 2014 2 3
Oral rehydration therapy 2014 10 21
Oseltamivir 2014 0 1
Oxaliplatin 2014 0 4
Oxytocin (medication) 2014 9 5
Paclitaxel 2014 0 2
Paracetamol 2014 10 6
Penicillamine 2014 0 2
Pentavalent vaccine 2014 0 1
Peritoneal dialysis 2014 0 2
Permethrin 2014 0 2
Pertussis vaccine 2014 0 1
Phenoxymethylpenicillin 2014 10 4
Phenytoin 2014 10 4
Phytomenadione 2014 8 6
Pilocarpine 2014 4 1
Piperacillin/tazobactam 2015 0 2
Pneumococcal vaccine 2014 0 2
Polio vaccine 2014 0 1
Potassium chloride (medical use) 2014 2 0
Potassium permanganate (medical use) 2014 0 2
Povidone-iodine 2014 10 4
Praziquantel 2014 10 3
Primaquine 2014 2 1
Procaine benzylpenicillin 2014 8 4
Proguanil 2014 2 1
Propofol 2014 2 4
Propranolol 2014 8 5
Propylthiouracil 2014 2 1
Protamine sulfate 2014 1 4
Pyrazinamide 2014 1 0
Pyridostigmine 2014 0 4
Pyridoxine 2014 6 3
Quinine 2014 12 1
Rabies vaccine 2014 2 1
Raltegravir 2015 1 1
Ranitidine 2014 7 4
Regular insulin 2014 4 4
Retinol 2014 2 3
Rifabutin 2014 1 0
Rifampicin/isoniazid/pyrazinamide 2014 1 0
Rifampicin 2014 0 1
Ringer's lactate solution 2014 18 5
Risperidone 2014 0 4
Ritonavir 2014 3 2
Rituximab 2014 0 5
Rotavirus vaccine 2014 1 1
Rubella vaccine 2014 0 1
Salbutamol 2014 8 5
Saline (medicine) 2014 19 10
Saquinavir 2014 0 1
Senna glycoside 2014 2 0
Silver sulfadiazine 2014 11 5
Simvastatin 2014 0 2
Sodium stibogluconate 2014 1 0
Spectinomycin 2014 2 0
Spironolactone 2014 4 6
Stavudine 2014 2 0
Streptokinase 2014 0 4
Streptomycin 2014 2 1
Sulfadiazine 2014 2 0
Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine 2014 10 2
Sulfasalazine 2014 0 4
Suxamethonium chloride 2014 5 1
Talk:Thiamine 2015 3 1
Tamoxifen 2014 0 3
Tenofovir disoproxil 2014 2 2
Terbinafine 2014 0 1
Tetanus vaccine 2014 1 1
Tetracaine 2014 3 0
Tetracycline 2014 3 1
Thiamine 2014 0 1
Timolol 2014 3 5
Tioguanine 2014 0 1
Tranexamic acid 2014 0 2
Trastuzumab 2014 0 2
Tropicamide 2014 1 2
Tuberculin 2014 0 1
Typhoid vaccine 2014 1 0
Valganciclovir 2014 0 2
Valproate 2015 1 0
Vancomycin 2014 0 5
Verapamil 2014 0 2
Vinblastine 2014 0 4
Vincristine 2014 2 6
Vinorelbine 2014 0 2
Vitamin C 2015 3 1
Warfarin 2014 2 6
Water for injection 2014 10 5
Xylometazoline 2014 1 0
Yellow fever vaccine 2014 1 1
Zidovudine 2014 3 4
Zinc sulfate (medical use) 2014 5 24
Zoledronic acid 2015 0 4