Lebanon Substitution Drug List

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
B01AF02	APO-APIXABAN	G	Apixaban - 2.5mg	2.5mg	Tablet	3,084,119 L.L
B01AF02	AVIXAN	G	Apixaban - 2.5mg	2.5mg	Tablet, film coated	2,777,275 L.L
B01AX05	ARIXTRA	B	Fondaparinux sodium - 2.5mg/0.5ml	2.5mg/0.5ml	Injectable solution	5,341,774 L.L
B01AX05	ARIXTRA	B	Fondaparinux sodium - 7.5mg/0.6ml	7.5mg/0.6ml	Injectable solution	12,004,668 L.L
B02BD08	ARYOSEVEN RT	BioTech	Eptacog alfa - 1mg	1mg	Injectable powder for solution+diluent	16,902,713 L.L
B03BB01	ACFOL	G	Folic acid - 5mg	5mg	Tablet	355,798 L.L
B03XA01	ALPEEN	BioTech	Erythropoietin recombinant human (Epoetin alfa) - 10,000IU	10000IU	Injectable solution	4,036,903 L.L
B03XA01	ALPEEN	BioTech	Erythropoietin recombinant human (Epoetin alfa) - 10,000IU	10,000IU	Injectable solution	10,661,285 L.L
B03XA01	ALPEEN	BioTech	Erythropoietin recombinant human (Epoetin alfa) - 4000IU	4000IU	Injectable solution	8,728,144 L.L
B03XA01	ALPEEN	BioTech	Erythropoietin recombinant human (Epoetin alfa) - 4000IU	4000IU	Injectable solution	1,127,036 L.L
B03XA01	ALPEEN	BioTech	Erythropoietin recombinant human (Epoetin alfa) - 4000IU	4000IU	Injectable solution	4,748,244 L.L
B03XA01	ALPEEN	BioTech	Erythropoietin recombinant human (Epoetin alfa) - 40,000IU	40,000IU	Injectable solution	11,210,836 L.L
B05AA01	ALBUKEY	BioHuman	Albumin human - 20%	20%	Injectable solution	4,863,366 L.L
B05AA01	ALBUREL HUMAN ALBUMIN BP	BioHuman	Albumin human - 20%	20%	Injectable solution	3,240,004 L.L
B05AA01	ALBUREL HUMAN ALBUMIN BP	BioHuman	Albumin human - 20%	20%	Injectable solution	6,353,687 L.L
B05AA01	ALBUTEIN	BioHuman	Albumin human - 20%	20%	Injectable solution	7,154,928 L.L
B05AA01	ALBUTEIN	BioHuman	Albumin human - 20%		Injectable solution	4,031,528 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
B05BA01	AMINOPLASMAL B. BRAUN	B	Amino acids - 10%	10%	Injectable solution	1,036,103 L.L
B05CX01	ALDEX	G	Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml	5g/100ml	Injectable solution	174,062 L.L
B05CX01	ALDEX	G	Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml	5g/100ml	Injectable solution	174,062 L.L
B05CX01	ALDEX	G	Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml	5g/100ml	Injectable solution	170,630 L.L
B05CX01	ALDEX	G	Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml	5g/100ml	Injectable solution	182,720 L.L
B05CX01	ALDEX	G	Dextrose, H2O - 5g/100ml	5g/100ml	Injectable solution	205,933 L.L
B05XA31	ADDAVEN	G	Chromic chloride 6H2O - 53mcg/10ml, Copper chloride dihydrate - 1.02mg/10ml, Ferric Chloride hexahydrate - 5.40mg/10ml, Manganese chloride 4H2O - 198mcg/10ml, Potassium iodide - 166mcg/10ml, Sodium fluoride - 2.10mg/10ml		Injectable concentrate for solution	4,065,124 L.L
C01BD01	AMIODARONE BIOGARAN	G	Amiodarone (HCl) - 200mg	200mg	Tablet	345,368 L.L
C01CA24	ADRENALINE 1 MG I.V.	G	Adrenaline - 1mg/ml	1mg/ml	Injectable solution	2,239,738 L.L
C01CA24	ADRENALINE RENAUDIN	G	Epinephrine (tartrate) - 1mg/ml	1mg	Injectable solution	444,812 L.L
C01CA24	ADRENALINE SALF	G	Adrenaline - 1mg/ml	1mg/ml	Injectable solution	220,390 L.L

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