Originator brand medicines surveyed
Sudan, February 2013







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2011 (US $)
Albendazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zental  GSK  0.0265
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0060
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Norvasc  Pfizer  0.0360
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5ml  suspension  Regional   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0065
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0319
Artemether 80 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      1.1900
Artemether+Lumefantrine 20+120 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Coartem  Novartis  0.1292
Artesunate 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.2347
Artesunate 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1667
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0102
Atorvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.1610
Azithromycin 200 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes  Zithromax  Pfizer  0.0567
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Regional   Yes  Becotide  GSK  0.0145
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capoten  Squibb  0.0145
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0192
Carbimazole 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Neo-Mercazole  Amdipharm  0.0242
Cefixime 400 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Suprax  Sanofi-Aventis  0.2950
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.6586
Chloramphenicol 0.5 %  eye drops  Regional   Yes  Chloromycetin  Parke Davis  0.0600
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Ciproxin  Bayer  0.0328
Co-amoxiclav 250+125 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Augmentin  GSK  0.1426
Co-amoxiclav 875+125 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Augmentin  GSK  0.3600
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0051
Dexamethasone 4 mg/ml  injection  Regional   Yes  Decadron  MSD  0.1111
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0059
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0046
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0056
Ferrous salt+Folic acid 200 mg + 0.4 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0029
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0159
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lasix  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0048
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0042
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Diamicron  Servier  0.0626
Hyoscine butylbromide 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Buscopan  Bayer  0.0287
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Brufen  Knoll  0.0103
Insulin human soluble 100 U/mL  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Insulin Neutral  Novo Nordisk  0.8982
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zestril  AstraZeneca  0.0621
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  Roche  0.0179
Metronidazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Flagyl  Winthrop  0.0059
Metronidazole 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Flagyl  Winthrop  0.0091
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Regional   Yes  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.0250
Norethisterone 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Primolut-N  Bayer  0.0905
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0255
Oral rehydration salts 1 L powder  sachet  Supplementary   Yes      0.1044
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0041
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0049
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zantac  GSK  0.0235
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0108
Salbutamol 2mg/5ml  syrup  Supplementary   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0080
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Zocor  MSD  0.0595

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