Table 4.
List of individual tracer medicine brands available in private drug outlets and frequency of brands available in outlets surveyed
| 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/Glibenclamide500/5 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 |
*Brands not on the NDR.