Originator brand medicines surveyed
USA, Boston area, Prescription medicines, October 2015







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Medicine list EML Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2014 (US $)
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tryptizol  MSD  0.0072
Amoxicillin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Amoxil  GSK  0.0311
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0103
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Capoten  BMS  0.0139
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Global   Yes  Rocephin  Roche  0.7470
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Ciproxin  Bayer  0.0430
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Bactrim  Roche  0.0050
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Valium  Roche  0.0086
Diclofenac 50 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Voltarol  Novartis  0.0067
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Daonil  Sanofi  0.0068
Insulin glargine 100 IU/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Lantus  Sanofi  
Insulin human isophane 100 IU/ml  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Humulin N  Lilly  0.8833
Insulin human soluble 100 U/mL  injection  Supplementary   Yes  Humulin R  Lilly  0.8834
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Supplementary   Yes  Glucophage  BMS  0.0169
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.0180
Paracetamol 120 mg/5ml  suspension  Global   Yes  Panadol  GSK  0.0054
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Global   Yes  Ventoline  GSK  0.0105
Simvastatin 20 mg  cap/tab  Global   Yes  Zocor  MSD  0.0531

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