Originator brand medicines surveyed
Yemen, July 2006







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2005 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Zovirax  GSK  0.0490
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0049
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  GSK  0.0147
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Tenormin  AstraZenica  0.0088
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Becotide  GSK  0.0146
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Capoten  BMS  0.0182
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0195
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Rocephin  Roche  1.1931
Chloroquine 250 mg  cap/tab  Resochin  Bayer  0.0079
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciprobay  Bayer  0.0266
Clarithromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Klacid  Abbott  0.1377
Co-amoxiclav 500+125 mg  cap/tab  Augmentin  GSK  0.3763
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Bactrim  Roche  0.0037
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Valium  Roche  0.0042
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0052
Fluconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.1272
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Lilly  0.0216
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Modecate  BMS  0.7205
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  HMR  0.0039
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0025
Levothyroxine 0.1 mg  cap/tab  Eltroxine  GSK  0.0079
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Zestril  AstraZenica  0.1079
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  MSD  0.6073
Lovastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Mevacor  MSD  0.0520
Mebendazole 100 mg  cap/tab  Vermox  Janssen  0.0042
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Merck  0.0173
Metronidazole 250 mg  cap/tab  Flagyl  Bayer  0.0034
Nevirapine 200 mg  cap/tab  Viramune  Boehringer I  0.1774
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.0215
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  AstraZenica  0.0594
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Epanutin  Pfizer  0.0046
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  GSK  0.0216
Risperidone 2 mg  cap/tab  Risperdal  Janssen  0.8765
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventoline  GSK  0.0081
Sulfadoxine+Pyrimethamine 500+25 mg  cap/tab  Fansidar  Roche  0.0182

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