Originator brand medicines surveyed
Mexico, Mexico City, December 2009







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2008 (US $)
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptanol  MSD  0.0059
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5ml  suspension  Regional   Yes  Amoxil  Grimann  0.0075
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Amoxil  Grimann  0.0450
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0161
Atorvastatin 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.8195
Azithromycin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Azitrocin  Pfizer  0.6219
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   Yes  Becotide  GSK  0.0120
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capotena  BMS  0.0141
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0207
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.7632
Cephalexin 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Keflex  Eli Lilly  0.0870
Chloramphenicol 0.5 %  eye drops  Supplementary   Yes      0.0574
Chloroquine 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Aralen  Aventis-Sanofi  0.0122
Chlorthalidone 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Higroton  Novartis  0.0418
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Ciproxina  Bayer  0.0372
Clonazepam 2 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Rivotril  Roche  0.0656
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0040
Diazepam 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0129
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0048
Enalapril 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Renitec  MSD  0.0244
Erythromycin 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Pantomicina  Abbott  0.0532
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Prozac 20  Lilly  0.0137
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lasix  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0040
Gentamicin 40 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Garamicina  Shering-Plough  0.0402
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0045
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0029
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0087
Insulin human isophane 100 IU/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Novolin N  Novo Nordisk  0.7495
Insulin human soluble 100 IU/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Novorapid  Novo Nordisk  
Itraconazole 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Sporanox  Janssen-Clag  0.2419
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Cozaar  MSD  0.6011
Metformin 850 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  Syntex  0.0257
Metoprolol 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Seloken  AztraZeneca  
Metronidazole 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0076
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0328
Paracetamol 100 mg / ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes      0.0167
Pravastatin 30 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Pravacol  BMS  
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Azantac  GSK  0.0237
Risperidone 2 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Risperdal  Janssen-Cilag  0.1054
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0090
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Zocor  MSD  0.0629
Valproic Acid 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Depakene  Abbott  

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