Originator brand medicines surveyed
Sudan, March 2012







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2010 (US $)
Albendazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No  Zentel  GSK  0.0263
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0076
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Norvasc  Pfizer  0.0307
Amoxicillin 250 mg/5ml  suspension  Regional   No  Amoxil  GSK  0.0060
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0290
Artensunate+Sulfadoxine+Pyrimethamine 50+500+25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Riamet  Novartis  0.5719
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0095
Atorvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.0618
Azithromycin 200 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes  Zithromax  Pfizer  0.0567
Azithromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zithromax  Pfizer  0.1872
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Regional   Yes  Becotide  GSK  0.0120
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capoten  BMS  0.0120
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0148
Cefixime 100mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes  Suprax  Rhone-Poulenc Rorer  0.0260
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.6900
Chloramphenicol 0.5 %  eye drops  Regional   Yes  Chloromycetin  Parke Davis  0.0364
Chlorphenamine 4 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Piriton  GSK Consumer Health  0.0015
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Ciproxin  Bayer  0.0306
Co-amoxiclav 125+31.25 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   No  Augmentin  GSK  0.0200
Co-amoxiclav 500+125 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Augmentin  GSK  0.1864
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0042
Cough syrup 0.7+1.25 mg/ml  millilitre  Supplementary   No  Actified  GSK  0.0010
Dexamethasone 4 mg/ml  injection  Regional   Yes  Decadron  MSD  0.1170
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0061
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Voltarol  Novartis  0.0043
Erythromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Erythrocin  Abbott  0.0310
Ferrous salt+Folic acid 200 mg + 0.4 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0026
Fluconazole 150 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Diflucan  Pfizer  0.0679
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Prozac  Eli Lilly  0.0122
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lasix  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0043
Gentamicin 40 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Cidomycin  Sanofi-Aventis  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
Hyoscine butylbromide 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Buscopan  Boehringer Ingeheim  0.0272
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Brufen  Knoll  0.0094
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zestril  AstraZeneca  0.0385
Loperamide 2 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Imodium  Janssen-Cilag  0.0069
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  BMS  0.0105
Methyldopa 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Aldomet  MSD  0.0244
Metronidazole 200 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0053
Metronidazole 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0070
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Regional   Yes  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.0213
Nystatin 100.000 U/mL  suspension  Supplementary   No  Mycostatin  Bristol-Mayer Squib  0.0286
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0300
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0039
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0045
Promethazine 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Phenergan  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0044
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zantac  GSK  0.0200
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0085
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Zocor  MSD  0.0587

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