Originator brand medicines surveyed
Ecuador, September 2008







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2007 (US $)
Albendazole 40 mg/ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes  Zentel  GSK  0.0304
Alendronate 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Fosamax  MSD  0.2018
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0068
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  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   Yes  Zithromax  Pfizer  0.7000
Beclometasone 250 mcg/dose  inhaler  Regional   Yes  Becotide  GSK  0.0280
Benzathine benzyl penicillin 1.2 MIU/vial  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Benzetacil  Sandoz  0.1247
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  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  Ciproxin  Bayer  0.0320
Clonazepam 2 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Rivotril  Roche  0.0670
Clotrimazole 1 %  cream  Regional   Yes  Canesten  Bayer  0.0117
Co-amoxiclav 500+125 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Augmentin  GSK  0.2896
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0040
Dexamethasone 4 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Decadron  MSD  0.0959
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0051
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voltarol  Novartis  0.0045
Dicloxacillin 125 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes  Diclocil  BMS  0.0120
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lanoxin  GSK  0.0098
Enalapril 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Renitec  MSD  0.0229
Epinephrine (adrenaline) 1 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.1310
Ferrous salt 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0016
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0167
Folic Acid 1 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0010
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lasix  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0042
Gentamicin 40 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Garamicina  Schering-Plough  0.0381
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0038
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Diamicron  Servier  0.0448
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0027
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Brufen  Knoll  0.0086
Loratadine 5 mg/5ml  syrup  Supplementary   Yes  Clarityne  Schering-Plough  0.0258
Metformin 850 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  BMS  0.0395
Metronidazole 200 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0030
Metronidazole 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0066
Nystatin 100000 IU  pessary  Supplementary   Yes  Mycostatin  BMS  0.0200
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0425
Oral rehydration salts 1 L powder  sachet  Supplementary   Yes      0.0718
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0038
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Epanutin  Pfizer  0.0058
Prednisone 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0087
Propranolol 40 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Inderal  AstraZeneca  0.0053
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zantac  GSK  0.0234
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0090
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Zocor  MSD  0.0407

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