Originator brand medicines surveyed
India, NCT, Delhi, July 2011







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2010 (US $)
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptomer  Merind/Wochardt  0.0076
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Amlogard  Pfizer  0.0307
Amoxicillin 125 mg/5ml  suspension  Regional   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0045
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0171
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0290
Ampicillin 125 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes      0.0045
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tenormin  Nicholas  0.0095
Atorvastatin 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.0376
Azithromycin 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No      0.3347
Beclometasone 250 mcg/dose  inhaler  Regional   No  Becoride  GSK  0.0170
Benzathine benzyl penicillin 2.4 MIU/vial  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.2457
Budesonide 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   Yes      0.0352
Budesonide+Formeterol 100+6 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   No      
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Capoten  BMS  0.0120
Cefixime 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No      0.1753
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.6900
Cefuroxime 125 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes      0.0307
Cefuroxime 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1685
Cephalexin 250 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes      0.0092
Cephalexin 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0672
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Baycip  Bayer  0.0306
Clotrimazole 1 %  cream  Regional   Yes  Canesten  Bayer  0.0135
Co-amoxiclav 200+28.5 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   No      
Co-amoxiclav 500+125 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No      0.1864
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Bactrim  Nicholas  0.0042
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Nicholas  0.0061
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voveran  Novartis  0.0043
Diethylcarbamazine citrate 50 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Hetrazan  Lederle  0.0040
Doxycycline 100 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Vibramycin  Pfizer  0.0117
Enalapril 5 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Renitec  MSD  0.0102
Erythromycin 125 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes      0.0120
Erythromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0310
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0122
Gentamicin 0.3%  eye/ear drops  Regional   Yes  Garamycin  Schering-Plough  0.0364
Gentamicin 40 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.0446
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0034
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Diamicron  Servier  0.0660
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Brufen  Abbott  0.0094
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  BMS  0.0105
Metronidazole 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Flagyl  Nicholas/Abbott  0.0070
Norfloxacin 400 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0230
Ofloxacin 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0378
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0300
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Calpol  GSK  0.0039
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Dilantin  Pfizer  0.0099
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zinetac  GSK  0.0200
Roxithromycin 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0085
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Zocor  MSD  0.0587
Zinc sulphate 20 mg  dispersible tab  Supplementary   No      0.0310

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