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Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. Affordability and availability are key factors that determine access to effective treatment. The aim of this study is to investigate the availability and affordability of antiglaucoma medicines in Benin City. A cross sectional survey of the major drug distribution sectors was conducted. The strength, unit p...
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... generic brand of the Beta blocker, Timolol 0.5% is the most available (81.82%), followed by prostaglandins analogue Latanoprost (63.6%), then Azopt and Beoptic N with 50% availability each. The rest are as shown in Tables 1 and 2. The minimum wage of the least paid government worker in Benin City is NGN17, 000.00 ($ 106.1). Using this in calculation of affordability of medicines by patients, the most affordable branded product in Private pharmacy was Diamox tablet (0.16 ± 0.02), followed by Timolol 0.5% eye drop (0.59 ± 0.04), while the most unaffordable product was Combigan (12.71 ± 0.17). ...