Originator brand medicines surveyed
China, Shaanxi Province, March 2012







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2010 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zovirax  GSK  0.0380
Albendazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zentel  GSK  0.0263
Aminophylline 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0054
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0076
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Norvasc  Pfizer  0.0307
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0290
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0095
Atorvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.0618
Azithromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zithromax  Prizer  0.1872
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Regional   No  Becotide  GSK  0.0120
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capoten  BMS  0.0120
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0148
Cefradine 0.5 g/vial  injection  Supplementary   No  Velosef  BMS  0.1100
Ceftazidime 1 g/vial  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Fortum  GSK  4.0248
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.6900
Cephalexin 250 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Keflex  Eli Lilly  0.0447
Cimetidine 400 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Tagamet  Smithkine  0.0193
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Ciproxin  Bayer  0.0306
Co-trimoxazole 400+80 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0106
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0061
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voltarol  Novartis  0.0043
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lanoxin  GSK  0.0072
Enalapril 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Renitec  MSD  0.0150
Erythromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Pantomicina  ABBOTT  0.0310
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Diflucan  Prizer  0.0679
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0122
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0034
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Diamicron  Servier  0.0660
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Dichlotride  MSD  0.0037
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Brufen  Knoll  0.0094
Isosorbide mononitrate 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Imdur  AstraZeneca  0.0597
Ketoconazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Nizoral  Janssen  0.0600
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Zestril  AstraZeneca  0.0385
Loratadine 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Clarityne  Schering Plough  0.0225
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Cozaar  MSD  0.0254
Lovastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Mevacor  Merk  0.0049
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  BMS  0.0105
Metronidazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0052
Miconazole 2%  cream  Supplementary   Yes  Miconazole  Janssen  0.0131
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Regional   No  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.0213
Ofloxacin 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Tarivid  Aventis  0.0378
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0300
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Panandol  GSK  0.0045
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Epanutin  Prizer  0.0099
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zantac  GSK  0.0200
Rifampicin 150 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Rimactan  Novartis  0.2307
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0085
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Zocor  MSD  0.0587
Sodium Valproate 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Epilim  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0597

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