Originator brand medicines surveyed
Nicaragua, October 2008







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2007 (US $)
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptanol  MSD  0.0068
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Norvasc  Pfizer  0.0275
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5ml  suspension  Regional   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0084
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0468
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0161
Atorvastatin 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.8135
Azithromycin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Zithromax  Pfizer  0.7000
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   Yes  Becotide  GSK  0.0151
Benzyl benzoate 25 %  lotion  Supplementary   Yes      0.0031
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capoten  BMS  0.0189
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0195
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.9040
Cephalexin 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Keflex  Eli Lilly  0.0850
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Ciproxina  Bayer  0.0320
Clonazepam 2 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Rivotril  Roche  0.0670
Clotrimazole 1 %  cream  Regional   Yes  Canesten  Bayer  0.0117
Clotrimazole 100 mg  pessary  Supplementary   Yes  Canesten  Bayer  0.0462
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0040
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0051
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0045
Dicloxacillin 125 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes  Diclocil  Bristol Myers Squibb  0.0120
Doxycycline 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Vibramicina  Pfizer  0.0180
Enalapril 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Renitec  MSD  0.0229
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.1004
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0167
Fluphenazine 25 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Sicualine  Bristol Myers Squibb  0.7901
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lasix  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0042
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0038
Haloperidol 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Haldol  Janssen-Cilag  0.0076
Hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Diclotride  MSD  0.0047
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Brufen  Knoll  0.0086
Levonorgestrel 0.75 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Microlut  Shering  0.1779
Medroxyprogesterone 150 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Depo-provera  Pfizer  1.0445
Metformin 850 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Glucophage  BMS  0.0395
Metronidazole 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0066
Nitrofurantoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Macrodantina  Boehringer  0.0068
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0425
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   No  Panadol  GSK  0.0038
Permethrin 1 %  topical solution  Supplementary   No      0.0274
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Epamin  Pfizer  0.0058
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Zantac  GSK  0.0234
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0090
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Zocor  MSD  0.0407

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