Originator brand medicines surveyed
El Salvador, November 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  Triptanol  MSD  0.0049
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  SKB (GSK)  0.0147
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5ml  suspension  Amoxil  SKB (GSK)  0.0058
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0088
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Becotide  GSK  0.0146
Benzathine benzyl penicillin 1.2 MIU/vial  injection  Benzetacil  Wieth-Farma  0.1010
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
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciproxina  Bayer  0.0266
Clotrimazole 1 %  cream  Canestén  Bayer  0.0204
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
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab      0.0076
Ethinyloestradiol+Levonorgestrel 0.03+0.15 mg  tab cycle  Microgynon  Schering-Plough  0.3501
Ferrous salt 200 mg  cap/tab      0.0015
Fluconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.1272
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Lilly  0.0216
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Modecate  Sanofi-Winthrop/BMS  0.7205
Folic Acid 1 mg  cap/tab      0.0027
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Lasix  Aventis Pharma  0.0037
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  HMR  0.0039
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0025
Hydrocortisone 1 %  cream      0.0293
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab      0.0068
Indinavir 400 mg  cap/tab  Crixivan  MSD  0.3367
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-Cilag  0.0042
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glisulin  Merk  0.0173
Metronidazole 500 mg  cap/tab  Flagyl  Aventis  0.0080
Nevirapine 200 mg  cap/tab  Viremune  Boehringer I  0.1774
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalat Oros  Bayer  0.0215
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0594
Oral rehydration salts 1 L powder  sachet      0.0748
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension      0.0033
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Epamin  Pfizer  0.0046
Prednisolone 5 mg  cap/tab      0.0060
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  GSK  0.0216
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventolín  GSK  0.0081
Zidovudine 100 mg  cap/tab  Retrovir  GSK  0.1090

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