Originator brand medicines surveyed
Tunisia, March 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  Elavil  MSD  0.0076
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Clamoxyl  Adwya  0.0373
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Ténormine  Adwya  0.0093
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler      0.0169
Benzathine benzyl penicillin 1.2 MIU/vial  injection  Extencilline  Aventis  0.1519
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Lopril  BMS  0.0264
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tégrétol  Novartis  0.0199
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Rocéphine  Roche  2.5573
Chloroquine 100 mg  cap/tab  Nivaquine  Aventis  0.0053
Chlorothiazide 500 mg  cap/tab      
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciflox  Bayer  0.0318
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Bactrim  Teriak  0.0036
Dexamethasone 4 mg/ml  injection  Soludécadron  MSD  0.1353
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Valium  Roche  0.0035
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Voltarene  Novartis  0.0051
Fluconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Triflucan  Pfizer  0.1205
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Saiph  0.0295
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  Sanofi Aventis  0.0041
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  MSD  0.9449
Metformin 850 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Adwya  0.0445
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalate R  Siphat  0.0216
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Mopral  Astra Zeneca  0.1961
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab      0.0029
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Dihyan  Genopharm  0.0071
Pravastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Elisor  BMS  
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  Adwya  0.0249
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventoline  GSK  0.0097
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Zocor  MSD  0.0830
Theophylline Retard 300 mg  cap/tab      

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