Originator brand medicines surveyed
Kuwait, June 2004







Medicine name Strength Dosage form Originator brand name Originator brand manufacturer International reference price source MSH2002 (US $)
Acetylsalicylic acid 300 mg  cap/tab  Aspirin  Bayer  0.0015
Aciclovir 200 mg  cap/tab  Zovirax  GSK  0.0854
Amitriptyline 25 mg  cap/tab  Triptizol  MSD  0.0070
Amoxicillin 250 mg  cap/tab  Amoxil  GSK  0.0178
Atenolol 50 mg  cap/tab  Tenormin  AstraZeneca  0.0082
Beclometasone 50 mcg/dose  inhaler  Becotide  GSK  0.0163
Captopril 25 mg  cap/tab  Capoten  BMS  0.0264
Carbamazepine 200 mg  cap/tab  Tegretol  Novartis  0.0193
Carvedilol 6.25 mg  cap/tab  Dilatrend  Roche  
Ceftriaxone 1 g/vial  injection  Rocephin  Roche  3.2468
Cephalexin 250 mg  cap/tab  Keflex  Lilly  0.0508
Chlorpromazine 25 mg  cap/tab  Largactil  Aventis  0.0052
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg  cap/tab  Ciprobay  Bayer  0.0357
Co-trimoxazole 40+200 mg/5ml  suspension  Bactrim  Roche  0.0042
Diazepam 5 mg  cap/tab  Valium  Roche  0.0029
Diclofenac 25 mg  cap/tab  Voltaren  Novartis  0.0043
Fluoxetine 20 mg  cap/tab  Prozac  Lilly  0.0276
Glibenclamide 5 mg  cap/tab  Daonil  HMR  0.0049
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg  cap/tab      0.0034
Ibuprofen 200 mg  cap/tab  Brufen  Knoll  0.0050
Insulin human soluble 100 U/mL  injection  Actrapid  Novo Nordisk  1.2301
Lisinopril 10 mg  cap/tab  Zestril  AstraZeneca  0.1559
Loratadine 10 mg  cap/tab  Claratine  Schering Plough  0.0726
Metformin 500 mg  cap/tab  Glucophage  Lipha Sante  0.0171
Nifedipine 20 mg  tab Retard  AdalatRetard  Bayer  0.0239
Omeprazole 20 mg  cap/tab  Losec  AstraZeneca  0.1846
Paracetamol 500 mg  cap/tab  Panadol  Sterling Winthrop  0.0030
Phenytoin 100 mg  cap/tab  Epanutin  Pfizer/ParkeDavis  0.0070
Ranitidine 150 mg  cap/tab  Zantac  GSK  0.0716
Salbutamol 100 mcg/dose  inhaler  Ventolin  GSK  0.0085

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