Table 3

Price Variation in Select AIDS Drugs

Drug
Unit
Brazil
Spain

Aciclovir
250 mg (in vial)
1.25
4.87
Didanosine (ddl)
100 mg (tablet)
0.39
1.29
Efavirenz (EFZ)
200 mg (capsule)
0.85
3.3
Lamivudine (3TC)
150 mg (tablet)
0.29
2.7
Zidovudine (AZT)
100 mg (capsule)
0.13
0.79

Indicative Ex-Work Prices in 2001, US$ Source: Sources and Prices of Selected Drugs and Diagnostics for People Living with HIV/AIDS, WHO/UNICEF/UNAIDS/MSF, 2003

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