Originator brand medicines surveyed
Lebanon, July 2013, NCD medicines







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2012 (US $)
Acetylsalicylic acid 100 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Aspirine  Bayer  0.0026
Amiodarone 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Cordarone  Sanofi Winthrop  0.0665
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Tryptizol  MSD/Algorithm  0.0070
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Amlor  Pfizer  0.0321
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0106
Atorvastatin 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Lipitor  Parke Davis  0.0776
Bisacodyl 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Dulcolax  Delpharm Reims  0.0066
Bisoprolol fumarate 5mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Concor  Merck  
Budesonide inhaler 200 mcg/dose  dose  Supplementary   No  Pulmicort  AstraZeneca  0.0305
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Capoten  Squibb  0.0216
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tegretol  Pharmaline/Novartis  0.0178
Carvedilol 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Dilatrend  Roche  0.0539
Clopidrogel 75 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Plavix  Sanofi Winthrop  0.0736
Clozapine 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Leponex  Novartis  0.2183
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0063
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Voltaren  Pharmaline/Novartis  0.0065
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Lanoxin  Wellcome/Aspen  0.0148
Diltiazem 60 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Tildiem  Sanofi Winthrop  0.0215
Enalapril 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Renitec  MerckSharp&Dohme  0.0100
Epoetin alpha 4000 IU  injection  Supplementary   No  Eprex  Cilag  6.7967
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0353
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Lasix  Hoechst  0.0061
Gabapentin 300 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Neurontin  Pfizer/Parke Davis  0.0700
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi Aventis  0.0042
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0049
Hydrocortisone sod. succinate injection 100 mg  mix-o-vial  Global   Yes  Solu Cortef MOV  Pfizer  0.5245
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Brufen  Boots  0.0109
Insulin human isophane 100 IU/ml  injection  Global   Yes  Insulatard  NovoNordisk  0.7723
Insulin human soluble 100 U/mL  injection  Global   Yes  Actrapid  NovoNordisk  0.7723
Isosorbide dinitrate 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No      0.0557
Lamotrigine 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Lamictal  Glaxo  0.0392
Levothyroxine 0.1 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Eltroxin  Glaxo/Aspen  0.0497
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Cozaar  MSD/Algorithm  0.2443
Metformin 850 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Glucophage  Merck/Pharmaline  0.0184
Morphine 15 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   No      0.5778
Morphine 30 mg  tab SR  Global   Yes      0.4990
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0242
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0049
Paroxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Seroxat  SmithKline Beecham  0.0839
Prednisone 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No      0.0108
Propranolol 40 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Inderal  AstraZeneca  0.0059
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zantac  Pharmaline/GSK  0.0250
Risperidone 2 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Risperdal  Janssen Cilag  0.0449
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0114
Sertraline 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Zoloft  Pfizer  0.0544
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Zocor  MSD/Algorithm  0.0252
Tamoxifen 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1506
Timolol 0.5%  eye drops  Supplementary   Yes  Timoptol  MerckSharp&Dohme  0.2951

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