Originator brand medicines surveyed
United Arab Emirates, December 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  Smithkline Beecham Pharm.  0.0147
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Tenormin  AstraZeneca UK Limited  0.0088
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Becotide  GSK Consumer  0.0146
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Capoten  Bristol Myers Squibb (Epernon)  0.0182
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tegretol  Novartis Pharma AG  0.0195
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Rocephin  F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.  1.1931
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciprobay  Bayer Healthcare AG Germany  0.0266
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Bactrim  F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.  0.0037
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Valium  F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.  0.0042
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Voltaren  Novartis Consumer  0.0052
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Pfizer Laboratories  0.1345
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Eli Lilly S.A.  0.0216
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Modecate  Bristol - Myers Squibb S.p.A  0.7205
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  Aventis Pharma  0.0039
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0025
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  Merck Sharp & Dohme  0.6073
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Merck Sante  0.0173
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalat Retard  Bayer AG  0.0215
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  AstraZeneca AB,  0.0594
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Epanutin  Parke Davis (Godecke AG)  0.0046
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  Glaxo Wellcome S.A,  0.0216
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventolin  Glaxo Wellcome Production  0.0081
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Zocor  MSD  0.8280

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