Originator brand medicines surveyed
Lao PDR, November 2013







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2012 (US $)
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0428
Albendazole 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Zental  GSK  0.0285
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0070
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0321
Amoxicillin 125 mg/5ml  suspension  Supplementary   Yes      0.0049
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Clamoxyl  GSK  0.0313
Ampicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0187
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0106
Atorvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No      0.0640
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.7041
Chlorphenamine 2 mg/5ml  syrup  Supplementary   No      0.0005
Chlorphenamine 4 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0017
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0378
Clotrimazole 1 %  cream  Supplementary   Yes  Canestan  Bayer  0.0162
Co-amoxiclav 500+125 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Augmentin  GSK  0.1961
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0049
Co-trimoxazole 400+80 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0113
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0063
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0065
Doxycycline 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0144
Enalapril 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Renitec  MSD  0.0100
Erythromycin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0378
Folic Acid 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0026
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0061
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0042
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Regional   No      0.0593
Hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0050
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Nurofen  Reckitt Benckister  0.0109
Insulin human soluble 100 U/mL  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Actrapid  NovoNordisk  0.7723
Isosorbide dinitrate 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0557
Ketoconazole 2%  cream  Supplementary   Yes  Nizoral  Janssen  0.1243
Mebendazole 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0263
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0168
Metronidazole 250 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Flagyl  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0061
Niclosamide 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0277
Nifedipine 10 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Adalat  Bayer  0.0130
Ofloxacin 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0661
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0242
Oral rehydration salts 1 L powder  sachet  Supplementary   Yes      0.1030
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes      0.0063
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0049
Phenobarbitone 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0111
Phenoxymethyl Penicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0158
Polyvidone iodine 10 %  topical solution  Supplementary   Yes      0.0080
Praziquantel 600 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1188
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes      0.0250
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventolin  GSK  0.0114
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0252
Vitamin B1 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0204
Vitamin B6 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0107

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