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
B05BB02	SERUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Glucose - 5%		Injectable solution	180,421 L.L
B05BB02	SOLUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Glucose - 5%		Injectable solution	222,941 L.L
B05BB02	SOLUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.9% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.9%, Glucose - 5%		Injectable solution	158,587 L.L
A10BD07	SAGIMET	G	Metformin HCl - 1000mg, Sitagliptin (HCl monohydrate) - 50mg		Tablet, film coated	1,551,690 L.L
A10BD07	SITAMET	G	Metformin - 1000mg, Sitagliptin - 50mg		Tablet, film coated	2,541,715 L.L
A10BD07	SITAVITEA PLUS	G	Metformin - 1000mg, Sitagliptin - 50mg		Tablet, film coated	1,079,106 L.L
B05BB02	SERUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.45%, Glucose - 5%		Injectable solution	193,062 L.L
B05BB02	SERUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.45%, Glucose - 5%		Injectable solution	180,421 L.L
B05BB02	SOLUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.45%, Glucose - 5%		Injectable solution	236,731 L.L
A10BD07	SAGIMET	G	Metformin HCl - 500mg, Sitagliptin (HCl monohydrate) - 50mg		Tablet, film coated	1,432,536 L.L
B05BB02	SOLUFLEX DEXTROSE 5% SODIUM CHLORIDE 0.45% INJECTION, USP	G	Sodium chloride - 0.45%, Glucose - 5%		Injectable solution	211,449 L.L
R05C	SULDEX	G	Caffein anyhdrous - 0.216g, Antipyrine - 0.972g, Potassium sulfaguaiacolate - 1.44g		Syrup	152,302 L.L
A10BD07	SAGIMET	G	Metformin HCl - 850mg, Sitagliptin (HCl monohydrate) - 50mg		Tablet, film coated	1,463,892 L.L
A10BD07	SITAMET	G	Metformin - 850mg, Sitagliptin - 50mg		Tablet, film coated	2,392,203 L.L
A10BD07	SITAVITEA PLUS	G	Metformin - 850mg, Sitagliptin - 50mg		Tablet, film coated	1,079,106 L.L
N07BC51	SUBOXONE	G	Buprenorphine HCl - 2mg, Naloxone HCl - 0.5mg		Tablet, sublingual	1,473,590 L.L
N07BC51	SUBOXONE	G	Buprenorphine HCl - 8mg, Naloxone HCl - 2mg		Tablet, sublingual	7,382,584 L.L
N07BC51	SUBOXONE	G	Buprenorphine HCl - 16mg, Naloxone HCl - 4mg		Tablet, sublingual	14,284,125 L.L
J01DH51	SYNERGIC	G	Imipenem - 500mg, Cilastatin - 500mg		Injectable powder	1,142,266 L.L
D06BA51	SILVEZ PLUS	G	Silver sulfadiazine - , Chlorhexidine -		Cream	349,399 L.L
S03AA30	SULFACHLOR	G	Sulfacetamide sodium - 110mg/ml, Chloramphenicol - 5mg/ml		Drops solution	202,216 L.L
R01AD09	SINOCORT METERED DOSE	G	Mometasone furoate - 0.05%	0.05%	Spray, suspension	419,279 L.L
B05XA05	SULFATE DE MAGNESIUM PROAMP	G	Magnesium sulfate - 0.15g/ml	0.15g/ml	Injectable solution	1,400,284 L.L
M01AE03	SOLKET INFLAMMATION AND PAIN	G	Ketoprofen Lysine salt - 0.16%	0.16%	Spray	946,065 L.L
N04BC05	SIFROL	B	Pramipexole (dihydrochloride monohydrate) - 0.18mg	0.18mg	Tablet	631,606 L.L
H01CB02	SANDOSTATIN	B	Octreotide - 0.1mg/ml	0.1mg/ml	Injectable solution	1,038,790 L.L
D10AX03	SKINOREN	B	Azelaic acid - 0.2g/g	0.2g/g	Cream	722,987 L.L
N04BC05	SIFROL ER	B	Pramipexole (dihydrochloride monohydrate) - 0.375mg	0.375mg	Tablet, extended release	473,033 L.L
H01CB05	SIGNIFOR	B	Pasireotide (diaspartate) - 0.3mg/ml	0.3mg/ml	Injectable solution	175,400,801 L.L
B05XA03	SODIUM CHLORIDE	G	Sodium chloride - 0.45%	0.45%	Injectable solution	133,856 L.L

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