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
L04AB01	ALTEBREL	BioTech	Etanercept - 25mg/0.5ml	25mg/0.5ml	Injectable solution	27,383,989 L.L
A11CC05	ALTO D 10.000	G	Vitamin D3 - 10,000IU	10,000IU	Capsule	895,895 L.L
A11CC05	ALTUM	G	Vitamin D3 - 50,000IU	50,000IU	Capsule, hard	712,620 L.L
A11CC05	ALTUM-D3	G	Vitamin D3 - 10,000IU	10,000IU	Capsule	561,342 L.L
L01ED04	ALUNBRIG	B	Brigatinib - 30mg	30mg	Tablet, film coated	124,685,776 L.L
L01ED04	ALUNBRIG	B	Brigatinib - 90mg	90mg	Tablet, film coated	374,059,747 L.L
L01ED04	ALUNBRIG	B	Brigatinib - 180mg	180mg	Tablet, film coated	493,595,998 L.L
M04AA01	ALURIC	G	Allopurinol - 300mg	300mg	Tablet, scored	175,339 L.L
N07CA01	ALVIGO	G	Betahistine dihydrochloride - 16mg	16mg	Tablet, scored	1,204,339 L.L
L01XG01	ALVOCADE	G	Bortezomib - 3.5mg	3.5mg	Injectable powder for solution	14,169,600 L.L
N06DA02	ALZEPIL	G	Donepezil HCl - 5mg	5mg	Tablet	1,406,555 L.L
N06DA02	ALZEPIL	G	Donepezil HCl - 10mg	10mg	Tablet	1,908,256 L.L
A10BB12	AMARYL	B	Glimepiride - 1mg	1mg	Tablet	231,141 L.L
A10BB12	AMARYL	B	Glimepiride - 2mg	2mg	Tablet	233,829 L.L
A10BB12	AMARYL	B	Glimepiride - 3mg	3mg	Tablet	392,402 L.L
A10BB12	AMARYL	B	Glimepiride - 4mg	4mg	Tablet	392,402 L.L
J02AA01	AMBISOME	B	Liposomal Amphotericin B - 50mg	50mg	Injectable powder for liposomal dispersion	13,126,040 L.L
A10BB12	AMEPRIDE	G	Glimepiride - 1mg	1mg	Tablet	137,072 L.L
A10BB12	AMEPRIDE	G	Glimepiride - 2mg	2mg	Tablet	139,760 L.L
A10BB12	AMEPRIDE	G	Glimepiride - 3mg	3mg	Tablet	215,015 L.L
A10BB12	AMEPRIDE	G	Glimepiride - 4mg	4mg	Tablet	215,015 L.L
J01GB06	AMICINE	G	Amikacin (sulfate) - 500mg/2ml	500mg/2ml	Injectable solution	1,749,683 L.L
J01GB06	AMIKACIN SULPHATE	G	Amikacin (sulfate) - 500mg/2ml	500mg/2ml	Injectable solution	372,244 L.L
R03DA05	AMINOPHYLLINE	G	Aminophylline - 100mg	100mg	Tablet, scored	445,388 L.L
R03DA05	AMINOPHYLLINE ADULTS	G	Aminophylline - 350mg	350mg	Suppository	244,451 L.L
R03DA05	AMINOPHYLLINE CHILDREN	G	Aminophylline - 100mg	100mg	Suppository	203,496 L.L
R03DA05	AMINOPHYLLINE RENAUDIN	G	Aminophylline - 250mg/10ml	2.50%	Injectable solution	739,113 L.L
B05BA01	AMINOPLASMAL B. BRAUN	B	Amino acids - 10%	10%	Injectable solution	1,036,103 L.L
B05BA01	AMINOVEN 10%	B	Glacial Acetic Acid 99% - 5.297g/l, L-Proline - 15.0g/l, L-Alanine - 15.0g/l, Glycine - 14.0g/l, L-Histidine - 3.00g/l, L-Arginine - 12.0g/l, L-Valine - 6.20g/l, L-Tryptophan - 2.00g/l, L-Threonine - 4.40g/l, L-Phenylalanine - 5.10g/l, L-Methionine - 4.30g/l, L-Lysine (monoacetate) - 6.60g/l, L-Leucine - 7.40g/l, L-Isoleucine - 5.00g/l		Injectable solution	951,440 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

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