| Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 |
---|---|---|
Total population in India (in 2013) [13] | 1267 | 1267 |
Population 15Â years and above [13] | 900 | 900 |
Population 0–14 years [13] | 367 | 367 |
Cost of antibiotics - 5-day course [9] | $ 1.9 | $ 1.9 |
Number of annual upper respiratory infection episodes in adults [10] | 2.5 | 2.5 |
2.1 | 2.1 | |
Total number of upper respiratory infection episodes in adults | 2249 | 2249 |
Total number of diarrhea episodes children | 772 | 772 |
Total number of ALL episodes in the population | 3021 | 3,021 |
Proportion of ill population visiting allopathic pharmacies [15,16] | 30Â % | 45Â % |
Total number of ill population visiting pharmacies | 906 | 1359 |
66Â % dispense antimicrobial drugs (based on study) | 598 | 897 |
Total annual cost of unwarranted antimicrobial drugs | 1136 | 1704 |