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)

...

186

ATC	Name	B/G	Ingredients	Dosage	Form	Price
D10AD01	A-RET	G	Tretinoin - 0.05%	0.05%	Cream	335,961 L.L
D10BA01	A-CNOTREN	G	Isotretinoin - 20mg	20mg	Capsule, soft gelatin	1,526,524 L.L
B05CX01	7.5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Dextrose monohydrate - 7.5%	7.5g/100ml	Injectable solution	202,256 L.L
L01BC02	5-FROTU	G	Fluorouracil - 1000mg/20ml	1000mg/20ml	Injectable solution	577,852 L.L
L01BC02	5-FLUOROURACIL EBEWE	G	Fluorouracil - 1000mg/20ml	1000mg/20ml	Injectable concentrated solution	653,107 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	148,244 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	148,244 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	159,736 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	179,272 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	191,913 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	191,913 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	208,002 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	224,090 L.L
B05CX01	5% DEXTROSE INJECTION USP	G	Glucose - 5%	5%	Injectable solution	148,244 L.L
B05BB02	5% DEXTROSE 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.9g/100ml		Injectable solution	180,421 L.L
B05BB02	5% DEXTROSE 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.9g/100ml		Injectable solution	226,388 L.L
B05BB02	5% DEXTROSE 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.9g/100ml		Injectable solution	153,990 L.L
B05BB02	5% DEXTROSE 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.45g/100ml		Injectable solution	179,272 L.L
B05BB02	5% DEXTROSE 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.45g/100ml		Injectable solution	224,090 L.L
B05BB02	5% DEXTROSE 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.45g/100ml		Injectable solution	153,990 L.L
A11DB	3V	G	Vitamin B12 - 200mcg, Vitamin B6 - 200mg, Vitamin B1 - 100mg		Tablet	229,797 L.L
A11DB	3V	G	Vitamin B12 - 1mg/3ml, Vitamin B6 - 100mg/3ml, Vitamin B1 - 100mg/3ml		Injectable solution	198,889 L.L
B05	20 MEQ POTASSIUM OF 5% DEXTROSE AND 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP	B	Dextrose, H2O - 5%, Sodium chloride - 0.45%, Potassium chloride - 20meq		Injectable solution	229,959 L.L
B05	20 MEQ POTASSIUM OF 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP	B	Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Potassium chloride - 20meq		Injectable solution	278,102 L.L
B05	20 MEQ POTASSIUM OF 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION USP	B	Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Potassium chloride - 20mEq		Injectable solution	229,959 L.L
B05BB02	2.5% DEXTROSE 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 2.5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.45g/100ml		Injectable solution	172,377 L.L
B05BB02	2.5% DEXTROSE 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 2.5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.45g/100ml		Injectable solution	224,090 L.L
B05BB02	2.5% DEXTROSE 0.45% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION	G	Dextrose,H2O - 2.5g/100ml, Sodium chloride - 0.45g/100ml		Injectable solution	150,543 L.L
N02BE51	123 COMPLETE	B	Acetaminophen (day tablet, night tablet) - 500mg, Dextromethorphan HBr (day tablet, night tablet) - 5mg, Phenylephrine HCl (day tablet, night tablet) - 5mg, Carbinoxamine maleate (night tablet) - 3mg		Tablet	537,537 L.L
R05D	123 COLD AND FLU	B	Phenylephrine HCl - 5mg, Carbinoxamine HCl - 3mg, Caffeine anhydrous - 30mg, Codeine phosphate - 8mg, Acetaminophen - 325mg		Tablet	409,552 L.L

...

186