Originator brand medicines surveyed
China, Shaanxi Province, September 2010







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2009 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zovirax  GSK  0.0403
Albendazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zentel  GSK  0.0263
Aminophylline 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0061
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0057
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Norvasc  Pfizer  0.0293
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Amoxil  Squibb  0.0397
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0116
Atorvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.6040
Azithromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zithromax  Pfizer  0.1750
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Regional   No  Becotide  GSK  0.0118
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capoten  BMS  0.0122
Carbamazepine 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0698
Cefradine 0.5 g/vial  injection  Supplementary   No  Velosef  B-M Squibb  0.1153
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.6866
Cephalexin 250 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Keflex  Eli Lilly  0.0538
Cimetidine 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Tagamet  Smithkline  0.0089
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Ciproxin  Bayer  0.0331
Co-trimoxazole 400+80 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0101
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0059
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voltarol  Novartis  0.0057
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lanoxin  GSK  0.0081
Enalapril 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Renitec  MSD  0.0150
Erythromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Pantomicina  ABBOTT  0.0267
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.0980
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0122
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0041
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Diamicron  Servier  0.0152
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0032
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Brufen  Knoll  0.0089
Ketoconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Nizoral  Janssen  0.0632
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Zestril  AstraZeneca  0.0667
Loratadine 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Clarityne  ScheringPlough  0.0183
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Cozaar  MSD  0.3182
Lovastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Mevacor  Merk  0.0337
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  BMS  0.0113
Metronidazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0051
Miconazole 2%  cream  Supplementary   Yes  Daktarin  Janssen  0.0113
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Regional   Yes  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.0205
Ofloxacin 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tarivid  Aventis  0.0381
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0322
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0038
Phenytoin 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Epanutin  Pfizer  0.1444
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zantac  GSK  0.0235
Rifampicin 150 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Rimactan  Novartis  0.0343
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0091
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Zocor  MSD  0.0664
Sodium Valproate 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Epilim  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0624

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