CHAPTER 9: PRICING OF DRUGS NOT IN PRICE CONTROL AS PER DPCO & NPPA COSTING NORMS*

Selling % of
Present
Price after MRP
MRP in
100 % Brand Name Name of to
market
Name Use mark up of similar Manu- 100
of a
per 10 product facturer %
similar
Tabs/Caps MAPE
product
* price

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Antiviral useful in
Acyclovir Tabs 800 mg AIDS, herpes, 104.22 187 Acivir DT CIPLA 179
etc.
For treatment of Combantrin -
Albendazole Tabs 400 mg 10.13 123.70 Pfizer 1221
worms A
For High Blood
Amlodipine Tabs 5 mg 1.67 48.13 Amloguard Pfizer 2882
Pressure
Amoxycillin Caps 250 mg Antibiotic 11.96 30.01 Twicyl Bio-Evans 251
Myocardial
Atenolol Tabs 50 mg Infarction, High 3.50 21.00 Atenova Lupin 600
BP, Angina.
Cephalexin Caps 500 mg Antibiotic 34.92 129.00 Ceff Lupin 369
Cetrizine Tabs 10 mg Anti-allergic 1.40 26.10 Cetrizet Sun 1864
Diazepam Tabs 5 mg Sedative 1.05 14.00 Calmpose Ranbaxy 1333
Antihypertensive,
For Congestive
Enalapril Maleate Tabs 5mg Heart failure and 1.73 19.00 Nuril US Vitamins 1098
other Cardiac
conditions
Anti TB, Anti
Ethambutol Tabs 800mg 21.47 34.00 Mycobutol Cadila 158
Leprosy
Anti fungal, also
used as an
Fluconazole Caps 150mg 20.38 106.88 Alfucoz Alembic 524
adjunctive in
AIDS treatment
Glibenclamide Tabs 5mg Anti diabetic 1.10 6.60 Daonil Aventis 600
Hydrochlorothiazide Tabs 25
Diuretic 1.38 15.00 Hydride Micro Lab 1087
mg
Rheumatoid
Indomethacin Caps 25 mg 4.44 14.90 Artisid Sun 336
Arthritis, Gout
 % of
Selling
MRP
Price after
Present Brand Name Name of to
100 %
Name Use MRP in of similar Manu- 100
mark up
market product facturer %
per 10
MAPE
Tabs/Caps
price

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

795.24
306.00 per per
Bulk pack Bulk
Isoniazid Tabs 300 mg Anti TB. Isonex Pfizer 260
of 1000 pack of
Tabs 1000
Tabs

For treatment of
Mebendazole Tabs 2.26 13.25 Mebex Cipla 586
worms
Metformin HCl Tabs 500mg
Anti diabetic 3.47 10.40 Glumet Cipla 300
(S)
Metoclopramide Tabs 10 mg Anti vomitting 1.54 10.60 Perinorm IPCA 688
Ofloxacin Tabs 400 mg Antibiotic 37.72 70.00 Ofloren Indoco 186
Paracetamol Tabs For Fever, Pain 3.56 7.50 Calpol GSK 211
Pyrazinamide Tabs. 750 mg Anti TB. 17.90 65.50 PZA-CIBA Novartis 366
Roxithromycin Tabs 150 mg Antibiotic 27.56 59.00 Arbid Lyka 214

* This work sheet prepared by T.Srikrishna gives estimated prices of a sample range of commonly used drugs
currently not under Price Control. The estimated prices are costed using DPCO NPPA norms of conversion, packing
and losses.Column 7 gives the extent to which prices in the market are above DPCO norms if the latter were
applicable. For example, Amloguard by Pfizer is priced 28.82 times what would have been its price if it were under
price control. Drug prices of leading brands from CIMS, April 2004.