Originator brand medicines surveyed
China, Shandong Province, October 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  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0076
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Norvasc  Pfizer  0.0144
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  SKB (GSK)  0.0172
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0093
Atorvastatin 10 mg  cap/tab  Lipitor  Pfizer  
Azithromycin 500 mg  cap/tab  Zithromax  Pfizer  
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Becotide  GSK  0.0169
Candesartan 4 mg  cap/tab  Atacand  Astra Zeneca  
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Capoten  BMS  0.0264
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0199
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Rocephin  Roche  2.5573
Celecoxib 200 mg  cap/tab  Celebrex  Pharmacia  
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciproxin  Bayer  0.0318
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Bactrim  Roche  0.0036
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Valium  Roche  0.0035
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Voltarol  Novartis  0.0051
Efavirenz 600 mg  cap/tab  Sustiva  Merck  1.1927
Erythromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Pantomicina  Abbott  0.0326
Esomeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Nexium  Astra Zaneca  
Fluconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.1205
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Lilly  0.0295
Ganciclovir 500 mg/vial  injection  Cymevene  Roche  
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  HMR  0.0041
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0035
Lisinopril 20 mg  cap/tab  Zestril  AstraZeneca  0.2798
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Cozaar  MSD  0.9449
Lovastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Mevacor  MSD  0.0986
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  BMS  0.0178
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.0216
Ofloxacin 200 mg  cap/tab  Tarivid  Aventis (HMR)  
Olanzapine 5 mg  cap/tab  Zyprexa  Lilly  
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.1961
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Epanutin  Pfizer  0.0071
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  GSK  0.0249
Rosiglitazone 4 mg  cap/tab  Avandia  GSK  
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventoline  GSK  0.0097
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Zocor  Merck  0.0830
Stavudine 40 mg  cap/tab  Zerit  BMS  0.0852

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