Originator brand medicines surveyed
China, Shaanxi Province, November 2012, Paediatric meds







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  Supplementary   No  Zentel  GSK  0.0265
Aminophylline 25 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   No      0.0260
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0161
Azithromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zithromax  Pfizer  0.1767
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   No  Becotide  GSK  0.0145
Benzylpenicillin 1 MIU/vial  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.0863
Calamine topical  lotion  Supplementary   Yes      0.0062
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0192
Cefazolin 1 g  injection  Supplementary   Yes      1.6000
Ceftriaxone 250 mg/vial  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.4218
Chloramphenicol 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0154
Chlorphenamine 4 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0018
Co-amoxiclav 125+31.25 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes      0.0215
Co-amoxiclav 250+125 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No      0.1426
Diazepam 5 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.0776
Fluconazole 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.0529
Ibuprofen 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0056
Isoniazid 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0087
Morphine 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.4764
Oral rehydration salts 500 ml powder  sachet  Supplementary   Yes      0.0394
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0049
Phenobarbitone 100 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   No      0.2771
Phenobarbitone 30 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0040
Phenytoin 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.2018
Procaine benzyl penicillin 1 MIU/vial  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.0898
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventolin  GSK  0.0108
Vitamin A 25,000 IU  cap/tab  Supplementary   No      0.0758
Vitamin B6 50 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   No      0.1375

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