Table 4 Cost saving from central negotiation for medical supplies and medicines, various years, US $
Market unit price Negotiated price Units purchased Cost difference Cost savings
Medical supplies
Folding lens (2011–2012) 133 93 64 100 40 2 564 000
Unfolding lens (2011–2012) 133 23 7197 110 791 670
Balloon stent (2009–2012) 667 333 26 655 334 8 902 770
Coronary stent (2009–2012) 1000 167 10 575 833 8 808 975
Drug-coated stent (2009–2012) 2833 567 33 794 2266 76 577 204
DES alloy stent (2012) 1833 833 343 1000 343 000
Medicines
ARV (2010–2012) 747 658 29 973 89 2 667 597
High cost drug (2010–2012) 4508 3197 4674 1311 6 127 614
Influenza vaccine (2010–2012) 7 5 643 319 2 1 286 638
Erythropoietin (2009–2012) 22 8 1 634 239 14 22 879 346
CAPD solution (2010–2012) 7 4 19 095 657 3 57 286 971
Total cost saving to UCS 188 235 785
DES: Drug eluting stent, CAPD: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.