Cost of goods sold and total cost of delivery for oral and parenteral vaccine packaging formats.

ABSTRACT: Despite limitations of glass packaging for vaccines, the industry has been slow to implement alternative formats. Polymer containers may address many of these limitations, such as breakage and delamination. However, the ability of polymer containers to achieve cost of goods sold (COGS) and total cost of delivery (TCOD) competitive with that of glass containers is unclear, especially for cost-sensitive low- and lower-middle-income countries. COGS and TCOD models for oral and parenteral vaccine packaging formats were developed based on information from subject matter experts, published literature, and Kenya's comprehensive multiyear plan for immunization. Rotavirus and inactivated poliovirus vaccines (IPV) were used as representative examples of oral and parenteral vaccines, respectively. Pa

SUBMITTER: Sedita J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5844852 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature