Table 3: Total cost of individual drugs in Dessie Referral Hospital, 2017.
Drug |
Total cost (USD) |
% total drug cost |
Number of patients involved |
% of patients involved |
Metformin |
1646 |
32.76 |
106 |
48.8 |
Glibenclamide |
288.68 |
5.7 |
84 |
38.7 |
Enalapril |
902.57 |
17.96 |
74 |
34.1 |
Nifedipine |
188.18 |
3.74 |
29 |
13.4 |
Hydro-chlorothiazide |
55.71 |
1.1 |
15 |
6.9 |
Simvastatin |
736.20 |
14.65 |
43 |
19.8 |
Furosemide |
39.89 |
0.79 |
8 |
3.7 |
Aspirin |
58.87 |
1.17 |
20 |
9.2 |
Atorvastatin |
310.66 |
6.18 |
10 |
3.2 |
Others Total |
798.00 5024.95 |
15.95 100 |
25
|
11.5 |
Others includes; Spirolactone, Atenolol, GI drugs, Antibiotics, Metoprolol, Clopidogrel.