Table 2.

Retail Prices per DDD for Drugs in Study Classes

	Generic Price ($)	Brand Price ($)	Price Difference (%)
ACEI
Benazepril	0.21	0.46	121.93
Captopril	0.72	2.71	277.73
Enalapril	0.55	1.30	135.33
Fosinopril	0.57	1.03	81.35
Lisinopril	0.33	0.78	135.59
Moexipril	1.30	1.70	30.64
Perindopril	NA	1.33
Quinapril	0.56	0.86	53.39
Ramipril	NA	0.63
Trandolapril	NA	0.88
β-blockers
Acebutol	1.06	5.12	384.20
Atenolol	0.66	2.46	273.73
Betaxolol	1.66	2.40	44.33
Bisoprolol fumarate	1.68	3.87	130.27
Carteolol	NA	6.30
Carvedilol	NA	5.36
Labetalol	1.45	3.06	110.78
Metoprolol succinate	4.88	2.53	−48.14
Metoprolol tartrate	0.76	3.23	325.98
Nadolol	2.55	8.86	248.09
Penbutolol sulfate	NA	3.76
Pindolol	1.41	2.68	90.65
Propranolol	1.43	3.02	110.53
Timolol maleate	0.80	1.30	62.87
Calcium channel blockers
Amlodipine besylate	NA	1.38
Diltiazem	1.46	1.70	16.60
Felodipine	1.07	1.24	15.93
Isradipine	1.89	1.80	−4.61
Nicardipine	1.38	3.45	150.69
Nifedipine	0.83	0.98	18.96
Nimodipine	NA	15.39
Nisoldipine	NA	1.97
Verapamil	0.92	2.52	173.99
Statins
Atorvastatin	NA	1.43
Ezetimibe, simvastatin	NA	1.34
Fluvastatin	NA	1.59
Lovastatin	1.66	2.14	29.45
Pravastatin	1.86	1.90	2.15
Rosuvastatin	NA	2.40
Simvastatin	1.67	2.22	33.08

Source of price data: Wolters Kluwer Health.

NA, not applicable because no generic equivalent is available.