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Table 4 Cost of medicines (total and wasted)

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

  1. aAverage for Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman combined
  2. b All wastage
  3. c potential wastage
  4. d Real wastage