Table 1.

Distribution of medicines according to the therapeutic class, trademark and manufacturer

Therapeutic class	n	Trademark and manufacturer
Analgesics	06	Tylenol bebê (Janssen Cilag)a, Tylenol criança (Janssen Cilag)a, Tylenol gotas (Janssen Cilag)a, Novalgina (Sanofi-Aventis)a, Novalgina pediátrica (Sanofi-Aventis)a, Alivium (Mantecorp)b
Antibacterials	06	Amoxil BD (Glaxosmithkline)c, Zinnat (Glaxosmithkline)c, Ceclor (Sigma Pharma)b, Keflex (Bagó)b, Pen-ve-oral (Eurofarma)c, Unasyn (Pfizer)c
Anticonvulsants	05	Depakene (Abbott)d, Tegretol (Novartis Biociência)b, Rivotril (Roche)a, Gardenal (Sanofi-Aventis)a, Trileptal (Novartis Biociência)b
Antiemetics	03	Digesan (Sanofi-Aventis)a, Motilium (Janssen Cilag)b, Plasil (Sanofi-Aventis)b
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory	04	Profenid (Sanofi-Aventis)a, Profenid (Sanofi-Aventis)d, Nisulid (Aché)b, Cataflam (Novartis Biociência)b
Antihistamines	07	Zyrtec (Glaxosmithkline)a, Zaditen (Novartis Biociência)a, Desalex (Mantecorp)d, Polaramine (Mantecorp)a, Talerc (Aché)d, Allegra (Sanofi-Aventis)b, Claritin (Mantecorp)d
Antiparasitics	06	Zentel (Glaxosmithkline)b, Flagyl (Sanofi-Aventis)b, Pantelmin (Janssen Cilag)b, Pyr-pam (UCI Farma)b, Thiaben (UCI Farma)b, Annita (Famacoquímica)b
Antipsychotics	03	Amplictil (Sanofi-Aventis)a, Haldol (Jansseng Cilag)a, Neozine (Sanofi-Aventis)a
Antitussives	04	Benalet (Johnson & Johnson)d, Vibral (Solvay Farma)a, Vibral (Solvay Farma)d, Cloridrato de Clobutinol (Medley)d
Bronchodilators	11	Brondilat (Aché)d, Fluimucil (Zambon)d, Mucolsovan (Boehringer)a, Mucolsovan (Boehringer)d, Bisolvon (Boehringer)d, Berotec (Boehringer)d, Aerolin (Glaxosmithkline)d, Bricanyl (Astrazeneca)d, Transpulmin (Aché)d, Xarope Vick (Procter & Gamble)d, Xarope Vick Mel (Procter & Gamble)d
Corticosteroids	04	Celestone (Mantecorp)e, Decadron (Aché)e, Prelone (Aché)a, Predsim (Mantecorp)a

^aSolution, ^bSuspension, ^cOral suspension powder, ^dSyrup, ^eElixir.