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Table 4 List of individual tracer medicine brands available in private drug outlets and frequency of brands available in outlets surveyed

From: The availability of six tracer medicines in private medicine outlets in Uganda

TM

Formulation & strength

Brands

License holder

Country of manufacture

Frequency of brand in total outlets surveyed

Frequency of brand in total pharmacies surveyed

Frequency of brand in total drug shops surveyed

(n = 126)

(n = 60)

(n = 66)

ART

Artemether/Lumefantrine 20/120 mg (tablet)

Lonart

Bliss GVS Pharma

India

68

38

30

Coartem (Innovator)

Novartis

USA/Switzerland

56

35

21

Lumartem

Cipla Ltd/Quality Chemicals

India/Uganda

43

20

23

Artefan

Ajanta Pharma

India

36

15

21

Lumether

Astra Life Care

India

9

0

9

Lumiter

Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd

India

2

0

2

Artesunate/Mefloquine 600/750 mg (tablet)

Artequin

Mepha Ltd

Switzerland

2

1

1

Artemesinin/Nepthoquin 250/100 mg (tablet)

Arco

Kunming Pharmaceutical Co

China

11

9

2

Artesunate/Amodiaquine 50/200 mg (tablet)

Artesunate/Amodiaquine Winthrop

Sanofi Aventis

Morocco

2

1

1

Falcimon-kit

Cipla Ltd

India

2

2

0

Dihydroartemisinin/ Piperaquine 40/320 mg (tablet)

Duo-cotexcin

Beijing Holley Cotec Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

China

17

13

4

P-alaxin

Bliss GVS Pharma

India

8

6

2

Artemether 100 mg/ml (injection)

Artenam

Arenco Pharmacuetica NV

Belgium

1

0

1

MET

Metformin 500 mg (tablet)

Glyformin 500

Remedica Ltd

Cyprus

72

49

23

Glycomet 500

USV Ltd

India

28

22

6

Metformin-denk 500

Denk Pharma GMPH & CO KG

Germany

17

16

1

Glucophage (Innovator)

Merck (PTY) Ltd

France & South Africa

13

12

1

Formin 500*

Stadmed Pvt Ltd

India

4

1

3

Bigomet 500

Aristo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd

India

2

1

1

Metchek 500

Indoco Remedies Ltd

India

2

1

1

Metformin 850 mg (tablet)

Glycomet 850

USV Ltd

India

1

0

1

Metformin 1000 mg (tablet)

Glycomet 1000SR

USV Ltd

India

1

1

0

Metformin denk

Denk Pharma GMPH & CO KG

Germany

1

1

0

Ranophage OD

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd

India

1

1

0

Metformin/Glibenclamide 500/5 mg (tablet)

Duotrol

USV Ltd

India

4

4

0

OXY

Oxytocin 5 IU 5 IU/ml (ampoule)

Oxytocin

Win-Medicare

India

21

21

0

Pitocin (Innovator)*

Pfizer Ltd

India

1

0

1

Oxytocin 10 IU 10 IU/ml (ampoule)

Pitocin*

Pfizer Ltd

India

14

2

12

Oxytocin

IDA/Astra Pharma (U) Ltd/Tata (U) Ltd/Gittoes Pharmaceuticals Ltd

China/India/Pakistan

3

3

0

FLU

Fluoxetine hydrochloride 20 mg (capsule)

Nuzac 20

Cipla Ltd

India

18

18

0

Fluoxetine

Cadila Healthcare Ltd

India

14

14

0

Fludac

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd

India

9

9

0

Prozac (Innovator)*

Eli Lilly & Co

USA

1

1

0

RIF

Rifampicin 300 mg (tablet)

Unirif 300*

Universal Pharmacy (K) Ltd

Kenya

3

3

0

Tikocin 300*

Flamingo Pharmaceuticals

Kenya

2

2

0

Rifacos*

Cosmos Ltd

Kenya

1

1

0

Rifampicin*

Sino-Kenya Pharmaceuticals Ltd/Panacea Biotech/Cosmos Ltd/El-Nasr Pharm

Kenya

1

1

0

Rifampicin/Isoniazid 150/75 mg (tablet)

Rihide 150

Cosmos Ltd

Kenya

4

4

0

Rifampicin/Isoniazid/ Ethambutol/Pyrizinamide 150/75/275/400 mg (tablet)

ForeCox-Trac 150*

Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd

India

1

1

0

LAM

Lamivudine 150 mg (tablet)

Epivir (Innovator)

Glaxo Wellcome (Kenya) Ltd

South Africa

1

1

0

Lamivudine

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd/Strides Arcolab Ltd/Mylan Laboratories/Hetero Drugs Ltd/Cipla Ltd

India

1

1

0

  1. *Brands not on the NDR.