AFFIDAVIT I, the undersigned, CHLOE CLARISSA HARDY do hereby make oath and state: 1 I am an adult female employed as a paralegal at the AIDS Law Project, Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. 2 The facts contained herein are to the best of my knowledge true and correct. 3 During the week of the 30th July to the 3rd of August 2001, I conducted a telephonic survey of the cost and availability of nevirapine at pharmacies in the Johannesburg area. I contacted 20 pharmacies, selected at random from the telephone directory. 4 Of the 20 pharmacies surveyed, only seven stock the drug in any form. The pharmacies that do not stock nevirapine indicated that they do not keep stock due to the high price of the drug, which results in a lack of demand, and due to the short expiry period. 5 The seven pharmacies that do stock nevirapine provided the following information on the cost of the drug in tablet and in suspension form: 5.1. May's Chemist, Melville (telephone no. 726 8014): ? Tablet form: R 8.00 per tablet R 6.50 per tablet with discount, only available in box of 60 tablets (Cost per box of 60 tablets: R 410.00) ? Suspension form: Do not stock 5.2. Pharmarama, Rosebank (telephone no. 880 7532): ? Tablet form: R 13.50 per tablet (Cost per box of 60: R 432.15) ? Suspension form: Do not stock 5.3. Mediteek Apteek, Halfway House (telephone no. 805 2086): ? Tablet form: R 13.00 per tablet ? Suspension form: R 45.00 per 45ml bottle (Sold in packs of five 45ml bottles, at R 343.00 per pack) 5.4. Mall Pharmacy, Fourways (telephone no. 465 4420): ? Tablet form: R 10.56 per tablet ? Suspension form: R 274.74 per 240ml 5.5. Southgate Pharmacy, Southgate Mall (telephone no. 942 2033): ? Tablet form: R 432.31 per pack of 60 tablets Do not sell single tablets ? Suspension form: 240.61 per 240ml 5.6. Bruma Pharmacy, Bruma (telephone no. 622 1453): ? Tablet form: R 7.72 per tablet Do not sell single tablets – the above price includes a discount only available in a pack of 60 tablets ? Suspension form: R 257.61 per 240ml 5.7. Hillbrow Pharmacy, Hillbrow (telephone no. 642 6936): ? Tablet form: R 617.13 per pack of 60 tablets Do not sell single tablets ? Do not stock 6 In summary, 20 pharmacies were surveyed. Of these, 13 pharmacies do not stock nevirapine at all. Seven pharmacies stock the tablets, but only two of these will prescribe single tablets. Four pharmacies stock nevirapine in suspension form. In every one of those cases, however, the patient has to purchase more than 200 mg of the suspension, as opposed to the single 2mg/kg dose need by the child. DEPONENT _____________________________ The Deponent has acknowledged that she knows and understands the contents of this affidavit, which was signed and sworn before me at JOHANNESBURG on this the 17TH day of AUGUST 2001, the regulations contained in Government Notice No. 1258 of 21 July 1972, as amended, and Government Notice No. R 1648 of 17 August 1977, as amended, having been complied with. COMMISSIONER OF OATHS Name: ____________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ Designation: _______________________________________