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. 2023 Jun 29;101(9):587–594. doi: 10.2471/BLT.23.289714

Table 1. Selected drugs for group negotiation under pooled procurement, India, 2019–2020.

Drug, by class Stock-keeping unit Route of administration Listed in national list of essential medicines
Anticoagulant
Enoxaparin sodium 20, 40, 60 and 80 mg Parenteral Yes
Antiemetic
Aprepitant 80 and 125 mg Oral No
Antifungal
Posaconazole 200 mg Syrup No
Voriconazole 50 and 200 mg Oral and parenteral No
Antimicrobial
Meropenem 500 and 1000 mg Parenteral Yes
Teicoplanin 200 and 400 mg Parenteral No
Antineoplastic
Bevacizumab 100 and 400 mg Intravenous No
Bortezomib 1.0, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.5 mg Parenteral Yes
Capecitabine 500 mg Oral Yes
Carboplatin 150 and 450 mg Intravenous Yes
Cetuximab 100 mg Intravenous No
Cisplatin 10 and 50 mg Intravenous Yes
Crizotinib 200 and 250 mg Oral No
Cytarabine 100, 500 and 1000 mg Intravenous Yes
Dasatinib 50 and 70 mg Oral No
Docetaxel 20, 80 and 120 mg Intravenous Yes
Doxorubicin 10 and 50 mg and 50 mg (powder to be reconstituted) Intravenous Yes
Epirubicin 10, 50 and 100 mg Intravenous No
Erlotinib 100 and 150 mg Oral No
Gefitinib 250 mg Oral Yes
Gemcitabine 200, 1000 and 1400 mg Intravenous Yes
Ifosfamide 1000 and 2000 mg Intravenous Yes
Imatinib 100 and 400 mg Oral Yes
Imipenem+cilastatin 500 mg Intravenous No
Irinotecan 40 and 100 mg Intravenous Yes
Lapatinib 250 mg Oral No
L-Asparaginase 5000 and 10 000 IU Intravenous Yes
Nilotinib 150 and 200 mg Oral No
Oxaliplatin 50 and 100 mg Intravenous Yes
Paclitaxel 30, 100, 260 and 300 mg Intravenous Yes
Pemetrexed 100 and 500 mg Intravenous No
Rituximab 100 and 500 mg Intravenous Yes
Sunitinib 12.5, 25.0 and 50.0 mg Oral No
Temozolomide 20, 100 and 250 mg Oral Yes
Trastuzumab 150 and 440 mg Intravenous Yes
Growth factor
Filgrastim 300 μg Parenteral Yes
Hormonal agent
Leuprolide acetate 3.75, 11.25, 22.50 and 45.00 mg Parenteral Yes
Intravenous contrast
Iohexol 300 mg Intravenous Yes
Parenteral iron
Ferric carboxymaltose 100 and 500 mg Intravenous No

IU: international unit.