Table 3 Anticancer medicines prescribed to study participants
Sr. No | Medicine and Dose | ATC Code | f (n = 9893) %a | Trend | OB | Per month cost | LPG | Per month cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anastrozole 1 mg tab | L02BG03 | 71 (1.6) | Low | Anastrozole (Novartis) | 6000 | Femizet (Atco) | 5130 |
2 | Bicalutamide 50 mg tab | L02BB03 | 109 (2.5) | Low | Casodex (ICI) | 12,642 | Calutide (A. J. Mirza) | 4308 |
3 | Bleomycin 15 mg inj | L01 DC01 | 42 (1.0) | Low | Bleomycin (Pharmedic) | 9960 | Bemocin (Atco) | 8000 |
4 | Capecitabine 500 mg tab | L01 BC06 | 258 (5.9) | Medium | Xeloda (Roche) | 25,000 | NA | NA |
5 | Carboplatin 150 mg inj | L01XA02 | 206 (4.7) | Low | Carpsol (Pfizer) | 6681 | Carboplatin (Atco) | 3000 |
6 | Cisplatin 50 mg inj | L01XA01 | 2177 (49.5) | High | Cisplasol (Pfizer) | 3099 | Platosin (Pharmachemie) | 1750 |
7 | Cyclophosphamide 500 mg inj | L01AA01 | 877 (19.9) | High | Cyclomide (Pharmedic) | 5625 | Cyclophosphamide (S. Ejazuddin) | 3000 |
8 | Cyproterone Acetate 50 mg tab | G03HA01 | 66 (1.5) | Low | Androcur (Bayer) | 3588 | NA | NA |
9 | Cytarabine 100 mg inj | L01 BC01 | 342 (7.8) | Medium | Cytosar (Pfizer) | 2700 | Cytarabine (Highnoon) | 1785 |
10 | Dacarbazine 200 mg inj | L01AX04 | 74 (1.7) | Low | Duticin (Al-Habib) | 2700 | Darbazine (Pharmedic) | 2500 |
11 | Dactinomycin 0.5 mg inj | L01DA01 | 71 (1.6) | Low | Dactinomycin (Al-Habib) | 28,616 | Dactinofin (Pharmedic) | 23,520 |
12 | Daunomycin 20 mg inj | L01DB02 | 111 (2.5) | Low | Daunoblastina (Pfizer) | 6750 | D-Blastin (Pharmedic) | 5700 |
13 | Docetaxil 80 mg inj | L01CD02 | 18 (0.4) | Low | Taxotere (Sanofi aventis) | 76,000 | Docekebir (Oncogene) | 74,400 |
14 | Doxorubicin 50 mg inj | L01DB01 | 385 (8.8) | Medium | Adriblastina (Pfizer) | 4495 | Doxorubicin (Al- Habib) | 3170 |
15 | Epirubicin 50 mg inj | L01DB03 | 427 (9.7) | Medium | Farmorubicin (Pfizer) | 13,270 | Anthracin (Atco) | 9510 |
16 | Etoposide 100 mg inj | L01CB01 | 1137 (25.8) | High | Etoposide (Pfizer) | 7150 | Lymphoside (CCL) | 4950 |
17 | Fludarabine phosphate 50 mg inj | L01BB05 | 180 (4.1) | Low | Fludara (Sanofi aventis) | 66,313 | Fludakebir (Oncogene) | 46,400 |
18 | Flourouracil 500 mg inj | L01 BC02 | 502 (11.4) | High | Pharmauracil (Pharmedic) | 1944 | Secouracil (S. Ejazuddin) | 176 |
19 | Gemicitabine 1 g inj | L01 BC05 | 685 (15.6) | High | Gemzar (Eli lilly) | 64,020 | Gemita (Atco) | 41,650 |
20 | Hydroxyurea 500 mg cap | L01XX05 | 43 (1.0) | Low | Hydra (Medinet) | 1200 | Hydrine (Al-Habib) | 1168 |
21 | Ifosfamide I gminj | L01AA06 | 71 (1.6) | Low | Ifosfamin (Pharmedic) | 12,000 | Fosfamin (CCL) | 12,000 |
22 | Imatinibmesylate 400 mg tab | L01XE01 | 67 (1.5) | Low | Glivec (Novartis) | 140,000 | NA | NA |
23 | Irinotecan 100 mg inj | L01XX19 | 181 (4.1) | Low | Campto (Pfizer) | 133,480 | Irinocan (Pharmedic) | 71,250 |
24 | Lapatinib 250 mg tab | L01XE07 | 43 (1.0) | Low | Tykerb (GSK) | 201,650 | NA | NA |
25 | Letrozole 2.5 mg tab | L02BG04 | 71 (1.6) | Low | Femara (Novartis) | 8720 | Letara (A.J. Mirza) | 5100 |
26 | Mercaptopurine 50 mg tab | L01BB02 | 111 (2.5) | Low | Mercaprine (Pharmedia) | 741 | Purinetone (Al- Habib) | 630 |
27 | Methotrexate 10 mg tab | L01BA01 | 72 (1.6) | Low | Emthexate (Pharmachemie) | 817 | Unitrexate (Al-Habib) | 410 |
28 | Mitomycin 10 mg inj | L01 DC03 | 71 (1.6) | Low | Mitocin (Pharmedic) | 2256 | Mitomycin (S.Ejazuddin) | 232 |
29 | Mitoxantrone 20 mg inj | L01DB07 | 43 (1.0) | Low | Mitoxantrona (Atco) | 4000 | NA | NA |
30 | Nilotinib 200 mg cap | L01XE08 | 43 (1.0) | Low | Tasigna (Novartis) | 456,000 | NA | NA |
31 | Oxalplatin 100 mg inf | L01XA03 | 288 (6.5) | Medium | Oxitan (Atco) | 60,000 | Eloxatin (Sanofi aventis) | 52,500 |
32 | Paclitaxel 260 mg inf | L01CD01 | 71 (1.6) | Low | Intaxel (Atco) | 34,600 | Paclixil (A.J. Mirza) | 34,600 |
33 | Pazopanib 400 mg tab | L01XE11 | 67 (1.5) | Low | Votrient (GSK) | 176,666 | NA | NA |
34 | Sorafenib 200 mg tab | L01XE05 | 43 (1.0) | Low | Nexavar (Bayer) | 465,600 | NA | NA |
35 | Sunitinib 50 mg cap | L01XE04 | 67 (1.5) | Low | Sutent (Pfizer) | 392,640 | NA | NA |
36 | Tamoxifen 20 mg tab | L02BA01 | 71 (1.6) | Low | Tamox (Pharmedic) | 600 | Tamooxe (Al-Habib) | 450 |
37 | Thalidomide 100 mg cap | L04AX02 | 43 (1.0) | Low | Thalido(Atco) | 6000 | NA | NA |
38 | Vinblastine 10 mg inj | L01CA01 | 42 (1.0) | Low | Velbastine (Al-Habib) | 4165 | Vinblas (Pharmedic) | 2800 |
39 | Vincristine 2 mg inj | L01CA02 | 522 (11.9) | High | Pharmacristine (Pharmedic) | 1580 | Vincristine Gador (Seignior) | 1124 |
40 | Vinorelbine 50 mg inj | L01CA04 | 71 (1.6) | Low | Vinelbine (Atco) | 33,480 | Vinkebir (Oncogene) | 33,480 |