Originator brand medicines surveyed
Jordan, May 2004







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2003 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Zovirax  GSK  0.0969
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0076
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  GSK  0.0172
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0093
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Becotide  GSK  0.0169
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Capoten  BMS  0.0264
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0199
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Rocephin  Roche  2.5573
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciproxin  Bayer  0.0318
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Bactrim  Roche  0.0036
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Valium  Roche  0.0035
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Voltarol  Novartis  0.0051
Diltiazem 60 mg  cap/tab  Dilzem  Pfizer  0.0163
Enalapril 20 mg  cap/tab  Renitec  MSD  0.0090
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.1000
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0295
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Modecate  Sanofi Winthrop/BMS  0.4866
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Lasix  Aventis  0.0048
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  HMR  0.0041
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0035
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  MSD  0.9449
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Merck  0.0178
Methyldopa 250 mg  cap/tab  Aldomet  MSD  0.0343
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalat  Bayer  0.0216
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.1961
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Epanutin  Pfizer  0.0071
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  GSK  0.0249
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventoline  GSK  0.0097
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Zocor  MSD  0.0830

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