ETHIOPIA PHARMACEUTICAL SALES MONITOR
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INTRODUCTION:
THE (EthPSM) IS A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION DESIGNED TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE QUANTITATIVE SALES OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN ETHIOPIA (PRIVATE SECTOR).
THIS STUDY PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND SERVES AS A STATISTICAL TOOL OF ASSESSMENT OF SALES.
OBJECTIVE:
TO PROVIDE THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES OPERATING IN ETHIOPIA WITH AN ACCURATE TOOL BY WHICH TO MEASURE THEIR SALES AND THE SALES OF THEIR COMPETITORS, ON A REGULAR BASIS.
METHODOLOGY:
- SALES DATA IS COLLECTED DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURERS, AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS WORKING IN ETHIOPIA AND THEIR FIGURES INSERTED INTO THE STUDY.
- A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 340 OUTLETS (60 PHARMACIES, 160 DRUG SHOPS AND 120 RURAL DRUG VENDORS) THROUGHOUT ETHIOPIA ARE VISITED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND THEIR PURCHASES OF PRODUCTS RECORDED.
THE DATA IS THEN CODED AND PROCESSED BY A COMPUTER PROGRAM. DURING THIS PROCESS STRICT QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES ARE APPLIED. AT THE FINAL STAGE THE DATA IS ANALYZED AND THEN PROJECTED TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
SELECTION OF PANEL PHARMACIES:
THE BASIS AND CRITERIA OF SELECTION WERE AS FOLLOWS:
- PHARMACIES, DRUG SHOPS AND RURAL DRUG VENDORS IN ETHIOPIA WERE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO THEIR DAILY TURNOVER.
- THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF EACH GROUP WAS CALCULATED AND SEPARATE PROJECTION FACTORS DETERMINED.
- THE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACIES, DRUG SHOPS AND RURAL DRUG VENDORS IN ETHIOPIA WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
CALCULATION OF VALUES:
THE PHARMACY PRICE IS THE PRICE LEVEL USED TO CALCULATE THE BIRR VALUE.
THE PHARMACY PURCHASE PRICE IS THE PRINTED UNIT APPEARING NEXT TO EACH PRODUCT.
UNIVERSE VS PANEL
S/N | REGION | PHARMACIES | DRUG STORES (SHOPS) | RURAL DRUG VENDORS | |||
UNIVERSE | SAMPLE | UNIVERSE | SAMPLE | UNIVERSE | SAMPLE | ||
1 | TIGRAY | 12 | 2 | 201 | 17 | 178 | 8 |
2 | AFAR | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 40 | 2 |
3 | AMHARA | 101 | 8 | 779 | 41 | 695 | 33 |
4 | OROMIA | 134 | 10 | 745 | 40 | 201 | 11 |
5 | SOMALI | 21 | 3 | 225 | 17 | 918 | 41 |
6 | BEN-GUMZ | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 301 | 15 |
7 | SNNPR | 35 | 4 | 196 | 15 | 39 | 2 |
8 | GAMBELLA | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 363 | 8 |
9 | HARARI | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
10 | ADDIS ABABA | 450 | 33 | 360 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
11 | DIRE DAWA | 19 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NATIONAL | 791 | 60 | 2629 | 160 | 2768 | 120 |