Originator brand medicines surveyed
Saudi Arabia, May 2015







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2013 (US $)
Allopurinol 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zyloric  Aspen  0.0663
Amiodarone 200 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Cordarone  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0707
Amlodipine 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Amlor  Pfizer Saudi Ltd  0.0272
Atenolol 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0228
Atorvastatin 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Lipitor  Pfizer Saudi Ltd  0.0771
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capoten  Squibb  0.0144
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0190
Carbimazole 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Neo-Mercazole  Amdipharm  0.0377
Carvedilol 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Dilatrend  Roche  0.0428
Citalopram 20 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0555
Clopidrogel 75 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Plavix  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0526
Clozapine 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Leponex  Novartis  0.0843
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0064
Enalapril 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Renitec  MSD  0.0269
Enoxaparin 40 mg  inj/syringe  Supplementary   Yes  Clexane  Sanofi-Aventis  2.8644
Epoetin alpha 4000 IU  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Eprex  Janssen-Cilag  7.2032
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Prozac  Spimaco  0.0195
Furosemide 40 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Lasix  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0058
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi-Aventis  0.0067
Gliclazide 80 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0578
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0041
Ibuprofen 400 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Brufen  Abbott  0.0113
Insulin human isophane 100 IU/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Insulatard  NovoNordisk  0.6696
Insulin human soluble 100 U/mL  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Actrapid  NovoNordisk  0.6844
Insulin Neut. Sol/Isophane 30/70 100 IU/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Mixtard  NovoNordisk  0.4446
Ipratropium bromide 500 mcg/2ml  nebulising solution  Supplementary   Yes  Atrovent  Boehringer Ingelheim  0.0884
Isosorbide dinitrate 5 mg  tab sub-lingual  Supplementary   Yes  Isordil  Pfizer  0.0319
Levodopa+Carbidopa 250+25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Sinemet  Algorithm  0.1347
Levothyroxine 0.05 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Eltroxin  Aspen  0.0195
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zestril  AstraZeneca  0.1186
Losartan 50 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Cozaar  MSD  0.1727
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Regional   Yes  Glucophage  Merck Sante  0.0178
Methyldopa 250 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Aldomet  Algorithm  0.0315
Methylphenidate 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Ritalin  Novartis  0.0818
Morphine 30 mg  tab SR  Supplementary   Yes      0.4907
Nifedipine 30 mg  tab Retard  Supplementary   No  Adalat Retard  Bayer  0.1339
Olanzapine 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zyprexa  Eli Lilly  0.1020
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec MUPS  AstraZeneca  0.0213
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0048
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Epanutin  Pfizer  0.0109
Prednisolone 5 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes      0.0110
Propranolol 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Inderal  AstraZeneca  0.0144
Risperidone 2 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Risperdal  Janssen-Cilag  0.0323
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventolin  Glaxo Saudi Arabia  0.0099
Salmeterol+fluticasone inhaler 25+250 mcg/dose  inhaler  Supplementary   Yes  Seretide Evohaler  Glaxo Saudi Arabia  0.0805
Simvastatin 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Zocor  MSD  0.0179
Spironolactone 25 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Aldactone  Searle  0.0405
Sulfasalazine 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Salazopyrin  Advanced Medical  0.2617
Tamoxifen 10 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Nolvadex  AstraZeneca  0.0867
Timolol 0.5%  eye drops  Supplementary   Yes  Timoptol  MSD  0.3000

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