From: Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys
Study
Total cost of medicines, ($)
Total cost of medicines per household, US $
Wastage medicines based on total cost (%)
Jordan [62]
21,900
100
24.4b
Saudi Arabia [16]
52,525
33.8
19.2b
Gulf countries [16]
2366
27.2a
25b
Thailand [72]
8925
25
9c
Iran [75]
3430
6.7
45d
India [66]
582
6
26d