Originator brand medicines surveyed
Iran, December 2007







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2006 (US $)
Albendazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0091
Alendronate 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.9642
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0056
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1333
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5ml  suspension  Regional   Yes      0.0057
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0280
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0107
Atorvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lipitor  Pfizer  1.0765
Azithromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.2179
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Regional   Yes      0.0143
Biperiden 2mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0721
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0112
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0178
Cefixime 100mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes      0.0395
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes      1.1571
Chloramphenicol 0.5 %  eye drops  Regional   Yes      0.0611
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0305
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes      0.0037
Dexamethasone 4 mg/ml  injection  Regional   Yes      0.0963
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0043
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0057
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lanoxin  GSK  0.0080
Fluconazole 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.2247
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0152
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0042
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0036
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0254
Hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0038
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0077
Levothyroxine 0.1 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0073
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0698
Loratadine 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0326
Losartan 25mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      
Mebendazole 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0050
Medroxyprogesterone 5mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1000
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  Merck  0.0171
Metronidazole 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No      0.0044
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Regional   Yes      0.0189
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0730
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes      0.0038
Phenobarbitone 15mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0050
Prednisolone 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0063
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0239
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes      0.0084
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0547
Sodium Valproate 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0735
Tetracycline 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0076

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