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
N02BE01	SULDEX B	G	Paracetamol - 150mg	150mg	Suppository	117,746 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	349,596 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	182,720 L.L
B05	SOLUFLEX POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 40meq/l SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Potassium chloride - 40meq/l		Injectable solution	293,041 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	182,720 L.L
B05	SOLUFLEX POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 20meq/l SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Potassium chloride - 20meq/l		Injectable solution	232,134 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	181,908 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	156,288 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	165,482 L.L
N02BE01	SULDEX 250	G	Paracetamol - 250mg	250mg	Suppository	127,985 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	176,974 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	163,184 L.L
A10BA02	SIOFOR	G	Metformin HCl - 850mg	850mg	Tablet, film coated	174,700 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	156,288 L.L
N02BE01	SULDEX A	G	Paracetamol - 600mg	600mg	Suppository	200,936 L.L
A03AX13	SIMETHICONE	G	Dimethicone - 2g/100ml	2g/100ml	Emulsion	212,327 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION/ DEMO	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9% w/v	0.9% w/v	Injectable solution	1,182,581 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION/ DEMO	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9% w/v	0.9% w/v	Injectable solution	1,419,098 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION/ DEMO	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9% w/v	0.9% w/v	Injectable solution	567,102 L.L
B05XA03	SOLUFLEX SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	180,421 L.L
B05XA03	SOLUFLEX SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	180,421 L.L
N02BE01	SULDEX 125	G	Paracetamol - 125mg	125mg	Suppository	110,067 L.L
B05XA03	SOLUFLEX SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	218,344 L.L
B05XA03	SOLUFLEX SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	203,405 L.L
B05XA03	SOLUFLEX SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%	0.9%	Injectable solution	179,272 L.L
A03BB01	SCOPINAL	G	Butylscopolamine bromide - 10mg	10mg	Tablet, film coated	162,605 L.L
B05BA02	SMOFLIPID	G	Soya oil - 6%, Olive oil - 5%, Fish oil - 3%, Medium chain triglycerides - 6%	20%	Injectable emulsion	1,424,473 L.L
L04AA27	SCLEMOD	G	Fingolimod Hydrochloride - 0.5mg	0.5mg	Capsule	L.L
A03BB01	SCOPINAL	G	Butylscopolamine bromide - 5mg/5ml	5mg/5ml	Syrup	210,983 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE	G	Sodium chloride - 0.45%	0.45%	Injectable solution	133,856 L.L

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