Originator brand medicines surveyed
Egypt, September 2013







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  Supplementary   No  Aspirin Protect 100  Bayer  0.0026
Allopurinol 300 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zyloric  GSK  0.1436
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0070
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Norvasc  Pfizer  0.0321
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0106
Atorvastatin 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lipitor  Pfizer  0.0776
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   Yes      0.0145
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capoten  BMS  0.0216
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0178
Carvedilol 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Dilatrend  Roche  0.0539
Clopidrogel 75 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Plavix  Sanofi  0.0736
Clozapine 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Leponex  Novartis  0.0843
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes      0.0063
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0055
Digoxin 0.25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lanoxin  GSK  0.0148
Enalapril 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0100
Enoxaparin 40 mg  inj/syringe  Supplementary   No  Clexane  Sanofi  2.8751
Epoetin alpha 4000 IU  injection  Supplementary   No  Eprex  Janssen-Cilag  6.7967
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Prozac  Lilly  0.0353
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lasix  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0061
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0042
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Diamicron  Servier  0.0593
Glyceryl Trinitrate 0.5 mg  tab sub-lingual  Supplementary   Yes      0.0795
Hydrocortisone sod. succinate injection 100 mg  mix-o-vial  Supplementary   Yes  Solu-cortef  Epico/Pfizer  0.5245
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Brufen  Abbott/El Kahira  0.0109
Insulin human isophane 100 IU/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Insulatard  Novo Nordisk  0.7723
Insulin human soluble 100 U/mL  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Actrapid  Novo Nordisk  0.7723
Ipratropium bromide 20 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   Yes  Atrovent  Boehringr Ingelheim  0.0220
Isosorbide dinitrate 5 mg  tab sub-lingual  Supplementary   Yes      0.0142
Levodopa+Carbidopa 250+25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Sinemet  MSD/Global Napi  0.1522
Levothyroxine 0.05 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Eltroxin  GSK  0.0197
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zestril  AstraZeneca/Sedico  0.1286
Loratadine 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Claritine  Schering  0.0514
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Cozaar  MSD  0.2443
Meloxicam 7.5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Mobic  Boehringer Ingelheim  0.0152
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Glucophage  Chauvin/Merck  0.0168
Metformin 850 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0184
Morphine 10 mg/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes      0.5140
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  Supplementary   Yes      0.0233
Nifedipine 30 mg  tab Retard  Supplementary   No  Adalat-LA  Bayer/Sofeco  0.0496
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0242
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0049
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Epanutin  Pfizer  0.0101
Propranolol 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Inderal  AstraZeneca  0.0493
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zantac  GSK  0.0250
Risperidone 2 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   No  Risperdal  Janssen-Cilag  0.0449
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline evohaler  GSK  0.0114
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   No  Zocor  Global Napi/MSD  0.0252
Tamoxifen 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.1506
Timolol 0.5%  eye drops  Supplementary   Yes  Timoptol  MSD  0.2951

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