Question
How much do ARVs cost privately in South Africa?
1 May 2012. Related: Access to treatment, All topics, South Africa.
Answer
Hi
Drug pricing for HIV meds is complex. It varies depending whether a country is rich or poor because global agreements and treatment programmes recognise that richer countries are able to pay more for basic medicine.
It also related to how serious a health problem in terms of numbers of people who are HIV positive in that country. So although South Africa is a rich country, because HIV affects such a large percentage of the population, it can use generic HIV meds, which are also substantially cheaper.
The cost for ARVs in private are on this web page from the Treatment Action Campaign.
Hi Jeritta,
Mediation is the US is rarely free. This is because people are expected to have health insurance. However there may be some organisations that can help people to access free ARVs. Where are you in the US?
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Hi Nhuza,
There are many trials underway that are concerned with injectable ARVs, however these are still in the clinical trial phase.
I once heard that there will be injection that will be used for HIV once a month for three months then after that ul be tested negative, is that true. If so when is that injection starting in SA
Hi Ndlovu, I am sorry that i-Base doesn’t know the prices of meds in other countries. Please ask either your doctor or a local pharmacy or hospital if they have this information. The government programme for providing HIV meds will have arranged a special price but this might also be available at private pharmacies.
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Hi Nondumiso,
If you live in SA, please see the above post. If you live in another country where ARVs aren’t free, please let us know and we’ll see if we can help you.
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Hi Memo,
The above post gives a link to pricing of ARVs in South Africa. As for how much do they cost at dischem, you will need to ask at your local dischem.
ARV’s are however free in South Africa, so you could try a local clinic.
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