Originator brand medicines surveyed
Peru, September 2005







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2004 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Zovirax  GSK  0.0830
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Tryptanol  MSD  0.0060
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  GSK  0.0177
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  GSK  0.0352
Artesunate 100 mg  cap/tab  Arsumax  Sanofi  0.5157
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0087
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Becotide  GSK  0.0169
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Capoten  BMS  0.0227
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0204
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Rocephin  Roche  2.7104
Chlorphenamine 4 mg  cap/tab  Clorotrimeton  Schering Plough  0.0010
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciproxina  Bayer  0.0252
Clotrimazole 500 mg  pessary  Canestan  Bayer  0.6905
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Bactrim  Roche  0.0034
Co-trimoxazole 800+160 mg  cap/tab  Bactrim F  Roche  0.0130
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Valium  Roche  0.0042
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0053
Erythromycin 500 mg  cap/tab  Pantomicina  Abbott  0.0786
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.1256
Fluconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.1125
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Lilly  0.0246
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Anatensol    0.6622
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  not surveyed    0.0043
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0024
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Motrin  Pfizer  0.0065
Indinavir 400 mg  cap/tab  Crixivan  MSD  0.2915
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  MSD  0.9362
Lovastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Mevacor  MSD  0.0500
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Merck  0.0162
Metronidazole 500 mg  cap/tab  Flagyl  Aventis Pharma  0.0039
Nevirapine 200 mg  cap/tab  Viramune  Boehringer Ingelh  0.4030
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.0184
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0496
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Epamin    0.0057
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  GSK  0.0306
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventolin  GSK  0.0102
Sulfadoxine+Pyrimethamine 500+25 mg  cap/tab  Fansidar  Roche  0.0212
Zidovudine 100 mg  cap/tab  Retrovir  GSK  0.1253

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