Originator brand medicines surveyed
China, Shanghai, September 2006







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2005 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Zovirax  Glaxo Wellcome Pharm Co Ltd  0.0490
Albendazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Zentel  Tianjing Smithkline Pharm Co L  0.0080
Alendronate 10 mg  cap/tab  Fosamax  Hangzhou MSD Pharm Co  0.8381
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Tryptizol  Hangzhou MSD Pharm Co  0.0049
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Norvasc  Dalian Pfizer Pharm Co Ltd  0.1500
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  Shanghai Squibb Pharm Co Ltd  0.0270
Anastrozole 1 mg  cap/tab  Arimidex  Zeneca Limited  4.1926
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0088
Azathioprine 50 mg  cap/tab  Imuran  Glaxo Wellcome Pharm Co Ltd  0.1998
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Becotide  Glaxo Wellcome Pharm Co Ltd  0.0146
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Capoten  Glaxo Wellcome Pharm Co Ltd  0.0182
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tegretol  Beijing Novartis Pharm Ltd Co  0.0195
Cefradine 0.5 g/vial  injection  Velosef  BMS  0.6222
Ceftazidime 1 g/vial  injection  Fortum  Glaxo Wellcome Pharm Co Ltd  1.6713
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Rocephin  Shanghai Roche Pharm Co Ltd  1.1931
Cefuroxime 250 mg  cap/tab  Zinnat  Glaxo Wellcome Pharm Co Ltd  0.2381
Cimetidine 400 mg  cap/tab  Tagamet  Tianjing Smithkline Pharm Co L  0.0197
Ciprofloxacin 250 mg  cap/tab  Ciproxin  Beijng Bayer Co  0.0194
Clarithromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Klacid  Abbott  0.1377
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Voltaren  Beijing Novartis Pharm Ltd Co  0.0052
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab      0.0076
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Dalian Pfizer Pharm Co Ltd  0.1345
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Eli Lilly And Company USA  0.0216
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  HMR  0.0039
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Diamicron  Les Laboratories Servier Franc  0.0387
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Dichlotride  Hangzhou MSD Pharm Co  0.0025
Ketoconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Nizoral  Xi an Janssen Pharm Co Ltd  0.0775
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Zestril  AstraZeneca  0.1079
Loratadine 10 mg  cap/tab  Clarityne  Shanghai Schering Plough Pharm  0.0259
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  Hangzhou MSD Pharm Co  0.6073
Lovastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Mevacor  Hangzhou MSD Pharm Co  0.0520
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Shanghai Squibb Pharm Co Ltd  0.0173
Nevirapine 200 mg  cap/tab  Viramune  Boehringer  Ingelheim  0.1774
Nifedipine 30 mg  cap/tab  Adalat  Bejing Bayer Co  0.2933
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0594
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Epanutin  Dalian Pfizer Pharm Co Ltd  0.0046
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  Glaxo Wellcome Pharm Co Ltd  0.0216
Rifampicin 150 mg  cap/tab      0.0292
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventoline  Glaxo Wellcome Pharm Co Ltd  0.0081
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Zocor  Hangzhou MSD Pharm Co  0.8280
Sodium Chloride in water 0.9 %  IV solution      0.0009

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