A perspective on global access to insulin: a descriptive study of the market, trade flows and prices.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To describe the global insulin market.

Methods

Market intelligence data, United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics for insulin trade, the International Medical Products Price Guide for prices of human insulin and additional web searches were used as data sources. These sources were combined to gain further insight into possible links among market, trade flows and prices. Descriptive statistics and Spearman's rank order correlation were used for the analysis.

Results

A total of 34 insulin manufacturers were identified. Most countries and territories are reliant on a limited number of supplying countries. The overall median (interquartile range) government procurement price for a 10-ml, 100-IU/ml vial during the period 1996-2013 equivalent was US$4.3 (US$ 3.8-4.8),

SUBMITTER: Beran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593686 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature