Lebanon Substitution Drug List

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According to the Law No. 91 issued on 2010 related to the Pharmacist substitution right, the Ministry of Public Health conceived the Substitution Drug list. It is presented as a scientific, objective, reliable, accurate and accessible listing. This list is a helpful tool for Pharmacists and Health professionals and an information tool for patients as well.

The Substitution Drug List was compiled by a team of Pharmacists and Physicians from the Ministry of Public Health. It was inspired by the French Repertory of Generic Groups and the Lebanese National Drug Index (LNDI) which is the reference Guide for medicines in Lebanon.

The substitution could be done between an innovator product and a generic, based on the Ministry of Public Health Substitution list, providing that the product delivered is cheaper and has obtained the patient’s consent.

This Substitution Drug List, lists drugs, dosage forms, package sizes, drug strengths and other information registered at the Ministry of Public Health. It is divided into sections based on the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system. The Innovator product is listed before the Generic products.

Information is shown in a convenient format with trade information in italics:

ATCcode
Trade Name & Strength			B=Brand G=Generic
Route	Form	Container	Presentation	Code MOPH	Registration Number at MOPH
	Active Ingredients with their respective dosage
	Agent importing product		Manufacturer	Country of Origin
			Responsible Party	Country of Responsible Party

Each medication listing contains the following information:

ATC classification and code.
Trade name and strength of the formulation as registered at the Ministry of Public Health (MOH)
Generic (G) or Brand product (B)
Composition of the marketed form with the corresponding dosage of each active ingredient.
Form &presentation.
The local importer (agent), manufacturer and identified country of origin.
The Responsible Party and identified country.
The Ministry of Public Health database serial number (Code MOH) and legal registration document number (MOH reg)

The Substitution Drug List can be accessed from the official website of the Ministry of Public Health: www.moph.gov.lb

The Substitution Drug List welcomes comments from healthcare professionals. Please send comments to: [email protected]

Lebanon Substitution Drug List - First Edition 2015 (Revised)

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ATC	Name	B/G	Ingredients	Dosage	Form	Price
N02BA01	ASPIRINE	B	Acetylsalicylic acid - 300mg	0.3g	Tablet	80,631 L.L
S01HA02	ANESTOCIL	B	Oxybuprocaine HCl (Benoxinate HCl) - 0.4%	0.4%	Drops solution	442,124 L.L
G04CA02	APO-TAMSULOSIN CR	G	Tamsulosin HCl - 0.4mg	0.4mg	Tablet	607,417 L.L
C05BB02	AETHOXYSKLEROL	B	Polidocanol (Lauromacrogol 400) - 0.5%	0.5%	Injectable solution	1,441,943 L.L
S01AE07	AROX	G	Moxifloxacin (HCl) - 0.5%	0.5%	Drops	423,310 L.L
J01DH02	AROPEM	G	Meropenem (trihydrate) - 0.5g	0.5g	Injectable powder for solution	995,723 L.L
J01DH02	AROPEM	G	Meropenem - 0.5g	0.5g	Injectable powder for solution	995,723 L.L
J01DH02	AROPEM	G	Meropenem - 0.5g	0.5g	Injectable powder for solution	995,723 L.L
J01DH02	AROPEM	G	Meropenem - 0.5g	0.5g	Injectable powder for solution	19,022,727 L.L
L01XX35	ANAGRELIDE BIOGARAN	G	Anagrelide - 0.5mg	0.5mg	Capsule	15,754,068 L.L
N05BA12	ALPRAZOLAM BIOGARAN	G	Alprazolam - 0.5mg	0.5mg	Tablet, scored	169,324 L.L
N05BA12	ALPROX	G	Alprazolam - 0.5mg	0.5mg	Tablet	383,955 L.L
G04CB02	AVODART	B	Dutasteride - 0.5mg	0.5mg	Capsule	2,660,787 L.L
A03BA01	ATROPINE SULFATE RENAUDIN	G	Atropine sulfate - 0.5mg/ml	0.5mg	Injectable solution	385,683 L.L
L04AD02	ADVAGRAF	B	Tacrolimus monohydrate - 0.5mg	0.5mg	Capsule, prolonged release	13,297,758 L.L
J05AF10	APO-ENTECAVIR	G	Entecavir - 0.5mg	0.5mg	Tablet	28,943,287 L.L
J05AF10	AVIRAVIR	G	Entecavir monohydrate - 0.5mg	0.5mg	Tablet, film coated	32,224,230 L.L
R06AX27	AERIUS	B	Desloratadine - 0.5mg/ml	0.5mg/ml	Solution	403,153 L.L
R06AX27	AERIALLERG	G	Desloratadine - 0.5mg/ml	0.5mg/ml	Syrup	200,233 L.L
A03BA01	ATROPINE	G	Atropine sulfate - 0.5mg/ml	0.5mg/ml	Injectable solution	680,315 L.L
S01GX07	ALLERGODIL	B	Azelastine HCl - 0.5mg/ml	0.5mg/ml	Drops solution	709,549 L.L
C05BB02	AETHOXYSKLEROL	B	Polidocanol (Lauromacrogol 400) - 1%	1%	Injectable solution	1,732,213 L.L
D11AX18	ALMIRAL	G	Diclofenac sodium - 1% w/w	1% w/w	Gel	396,434 L.L
L01BC01	ALEXAN	G	Cytarabine - 1,000mg/20ml	1,000mg/20ml	Injectable solution	2,848,946 L.L
J01CR02	AMOXICILLINA/ ACIDO CLAVULANICO	G	Amoxicillin (sodium) - 1g, Clavulanic Acid (potassium) - 200mg	1.2g	Injectable powder for solution	16,577,136 L.L
M02AA	AIRTAL DIFUCREM 1.5%	B	Aceclofenac - 1.5g/100g	1.5%	Cream	536,193 L.L
J01DC02	AXETINE	G	Cefuroxime sodium - 1.5g	1.5g	Injectable powder for solution	2,273,782 L.L
C03BA11	ADEX	G	Indapamide - 1.5mg	1.5mg	Tablet, prolonged release	296,989 L.L
B05BA01	AMINOVEN INFANT	B	L-Leucine - 13g/l, L-Isoleucine - 8g/l, L-Lysine Acetate - 12g/l, L-Methionine - 3.12g/l, L-Phenylalanine - 3.75g/l, L-Threonine - 4.40g/l, L-Tryptophan - 2.01g/l, L-Valine - 9g/l, Arginine - 7.5g/l, L-Histidine - 4.76g/l, Glycine - 4.15g/l, L-Taurine - 0.40g/l, L-Serine - 7.67g/l, L-Alanine - 9.3g/l, L-Proline - 9.71g/l, N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine - 5.176g/l, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine - 0.70g/l, L-Malic Acid - 2.62g/l	10%	Injectable solution	880,217 L.L
B05BA01	AMINOPLASMAL B. BRAUN	B	Amino acids - 10%	10%	Injectable solution	1,036,103 L.L

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