Originator brand medicines surveyed
Morocco, April 2004







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2003 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Zovirax  Glaxo  0.0969
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab      0.0076
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  SKB  0.0172
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5ml  suspension  Amoxil  SKB  0.0072
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  SKB  0.0373
Atenolol 100 mg  cap/tab  Temormine  Maphar  0.0303
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler      0.0169
Benzathine benzyl penicillin 1.2 MIU/vial  injection      0.1519
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Lopril  BMS  0.0264
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0199
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection      2.5573
Chloroquine 100 mg  cap/tab  Nivaquine  Aventis  0.0053
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciproxine  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  Voltarène  Novartis  0.0051
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.1000
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Sothema  0.0295
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Modécate  Solac-millot  0.4866
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  Aventis  0.0041
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab      0.0035
Indinavir 400 mg  cap/tab  Crixivan  MSD  0.3479
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  MSD  0.9449
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Merck  0.0178
Nevirapine 200 mg  cap/tab  Viramune  Boehringer  0.2344
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalate retard  Bayer  0.0216
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Mopral  Astra  0.1961
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Di-hydan  Synthelabo  0.0071
Pyrazinamide 500 mg  cap/tab  PZA CIBA  Novartis  0.0354
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Azantac  Glaxo  0.0249
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventoline  Glaxo  0.0097
Streptomycin 1 g/vial  injection      0.1060
Valproic Acid 200 mg  cap/tab  Depakine  Maphar  0.0578
Zidovudine 100 mg  cap/tab  Retrovir  Glaxo  0.1855

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