Catálogo general Salud sexual
Precios de anticonceptivos en América Latina
Resumen
In reviewing results of the study, it was found that the number of contraceptives offered in a country is not related to the country’s population nor volume of sales. Moreover, the contraceptive offered most commonly across the countries evaluated had drospirenona and etinilestradiol as main ingredients. However, there were no commonalities between most commonly used main ingredients in contraceptives in any of the countries studied. When evaluating the private sector, prices of contraceptives greatly vary in the region. For example, contraceptives containing the same main ingredients can cost up to 22 times more than another, depending on the brand. Combined oral contraceptives (ACO) are cheapest amongst studied countries, with a unitary value of levonorgestrel and etinilestradiol of $0.234. It was also found that levonorgestrel varies most in prices between countries. In sum, it was determined that cost differences do not depend on the concentration of main ingredients, but rather the commercialization tactics used to influence the public in addition to the fees and taxes on products within certain countries.- Tema:
Autoría:
DRAKE, Ignacio; TOBAR, Federico
Autoría institucional: UNFPA (Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas)
Autoría institucional: UNFPA (Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas)
Ficha bibliográfica
- Año de publicación:
- 2016
- Publicación:
- Panamá : Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas
- Descripción física:
- xi, 41 p.
- Formato:
- Libro
- Más información:
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