“Chronicles of Turkmenistan” continues to monitor price fluctuations for medications. Over the past three months (from October to December, 2019) the average cost of medications saw an 11% decrease.
Over the course of 2019 the prices for pharmaceuticals went down by 4% on average. Let us recall, however, that in 2018 prices for medications almost doubled.
Despite a price decrease, residents of Turkmenistan do not feel relieved and explain this by the fact that the purchase of medications hits hard in the pockets of a family budget anyway.
For instance, to treat a cardiovascular condition, a medical doctor prescribed four medications to an elderly person with a retirement allowance of 350 manats including 10 ampules of “Kartan”, 10 ampules of “Aktovegin” and 10 pills of “Kardopin”.
The total value of all medications amounts to 757 manats.Some medications can be purchased with a 50% discount in case a medical insurance is available but only inexpensive “Platifillin”, which costs 20 manats, can be sold by a pharmacy in this case.
Below are price fluctuations over the past three months:
Herbion plantain syrup (150 mg) still costs 52 manats.
Fluconazole (a 150 mg capsule) still costs 3 manats.
Kartan (5 ml, 5 ampules) a decrease from 190 to 145 manats (-23.6%).
Actovegin (5 ml, 5 ampules) a decrease from 230 to 220 manats (-4.3%).
Kardopin (10 pills) still costs 7 manats.
Platyphylline (1 ml, 10 ampules) still costs 20 manats.
Omeprazole(10 capsules) an increase from 3.5 to 4.5 manats (+28.5%).
Lidocaine (10 ampoules) a decrease from 20 to 12 manats (-40%).
Iodomarine(200 mg, 100 pills) still costs 83 manats.
Viferon (1000000, 10 suppositories) a decrease from 380 to 240 manats (-36.8%).
Seripan-D (30 ampules) a decrease from 60 to 57 manats (-5%).
Naklofen (5 ampules) a decrease from 36 to 33 manats (-8.3%).
Tetracycline ointment (3 gr) an increase from 8 to 19 manats (+137.5%).
Tutukon Neo syrup (250 ml) is still available at 350 manats.
“Lyncas Plus” syrup (120 ml) a decrease from 53 to 50 manats (-5.6%).
No-spa (25 ampules) a decrease from 163 to 155.00 manats (-4.9%).
Abaktal (400mg 10 pills) an increase from 74 to 77 manats (+4%).
Synthomycin Liniment (10%, 25 gr) a decrease from 31 to 24 manats (-22.5%).
Predizin (60 pills) a decrease from 216 to 180 manats (-16.6%).
Oftalmoferon (eye drops, 10ml) still costs 186 manats.
Viferon (500000, 10 suppositories) a decrease from 198 to 158 manats (-20.20%).
Hexoral (0,02% spray, 40 ml) -a decrease from 90 to 86 manats (-4.4%).
Mildronate (60 pills) a decrease from 355 to 312 manats (-15.3%).
Aciclostad (200 mg 1 pill) still costs 5.20 manats.