Originator brand medicines surveyed
Pakistan, July 2004







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2003 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Zovirox  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  Astra-Zeneca  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  Voltrol  Novartis  0.0051
Fluconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Dflucan  Pfizer  0.1205
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0295
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Modecate  BMS  0.4866
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  HMR  0.0041
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0035
Indinavir 400 mg  cap/tab  Crixivan  MSD  0.3479
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  MSD  0.9449
Lovastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Mevacor  MSD  0.0986
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Merck  0.0178
Nevirapine 200 mg  cap/tab  Viramune  Boehringer  0.2344
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.0216
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  Astra-Zeneca  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
Sulfadoxine+Pyrimethamine 500+25 mg  cap/tab  Fansidar  Roche  0.0257
Zidovudine 100 mg  cap/tab  Retrovir  GSK  0.1855

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