SOME CHEAPER MEDICINES FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS

We come across medicines of different companies which are highly priced and patients especially the poor find it very difficult to cope up with the daily requirements of medicines.

Hence for heart patients i give an alternative to some medicines used regularly which are cheaper than the other medicines available.Please understand that cheaper medicines does not mean that the medicines are not good or potent.
The following medicines are priced in Rupees and for 10 tablets(1 strip).This is for the information of the public to let them know that cheaper alternatives are available.Please judge by yourself and think why such a big margin exists?

List of important Cardiac drugs:

1.Atorvastatin  10mg                

• Avas (Micro)-100+rupees
• Storvas(Ranbaxy)-100+
• Tonact(Lupin)-100+
• Tg-Tor(Unichem)- 100+
• Atocor(Micro)-80+
• Stator(Piramal)-35+
• Atorfit(Ajantha)-35+
• Lipikind(Mankind)-18+

2.Atorvastatin+Fenofibrate(10mg:160mg)

• Tonact TG(Lupin)-130+
• Lipicard AV(USV)-120+
• Storfib(Ranbaxy)-120+
• Atorlip F(Cipla)-100+
• Diplitor(Glenmark)-100+
• Fibitor(Sun)-100+
• Stator F(AHPL)-60+
• Zivast F(Proxima)-60+

3.Rosuvastatin 10mg

• Rovalip(Cadila)-240+
• Rosuvas(Ranbaxy)-120+
• Razel(Glenmark)-120+
• Rolistat(Proxima)-45+
• Rozat(Dr.Reddys)-45+

4.Simvastatin 10mg

• Simvotin(Stancare)-140+
• Simstat(Emcure)-90+
• Sim 10(Orchid)-90+
• Simvas(Micro)-60+
• Simvin(Medley)-45+
• Starstat(Lupin)-25+

5.Clopidogrel   75mg

                            

• Plavix(Aventis)- 100+
• Stromix(Nicholas)-100+
• Plagerine(Micro)-40+
• Clopilet(Sun)-50+
• Deplatt(Torrent)- 40+
• Clopivas(Cipla)-40+

6.Olmisartan medoxomil 20mg

• Winbp(Piramal)-80+
• Olmighty(Merck)-60+
• Olmetor(Torrent)-50+

7.Losartan Potassium - 50mg

• Repace(Sun)-80+
• Losar(Unisearch)-40+
• Tozaar(Torrent)- 40+
• Zaart(Cipla)-40+
• Losakind(Mankind)-18+
• Czar(Argus)-18+

8.Losartan potassium hydrochlorothiazide(50mg:12.5mg)

• Hysartas(Intas)80+
• Repace H(Sun)50+
• Losar H(Unisearch)48+
• Tozaar H(Torrent)48+
• Losakind H(Mankind)19+

9.Telmisartan 20 mg

• Lipisar20(Indus)-60+
• Telsartan(Dr.Reddys)-50+
• Telista20(Lupin)-40+
• Tmax(wockhardt)-40+
• Telsite(Aventis)-30+
• Cresar(Cipla)-30+
• Inditel(Zydus)-20+

10.Telmisartan  Hydrochlorothiazide(40mg:12.5mg)

• Telma H(Glenmark)-90+
• Tellzy H(Alembic)-60+
• Telday H(Torrent)-60+
• Telpres H(Piramal)-60+

11.Amlodipine 5mg

• Amlogard(pfizer)-75+
• Stamlo(Dr.Reddys)-50+
• Amlopres(Cipla))-40+
• Amlocor(Torrent)-20+
• Amtas(Intas)-20+

12.Atenolol  50mg

• Tenormin(AHPL)-40+
• Betacard(Torrent)-40+
• Aten(Cadilla)-30+
• Hipres(Cipla)-20+

13.Carvedilol 12.5mg

• Carca(Intas)-50+
• Cardivas(Sun)-50+
• Carvil(Zydus)-50+
• Carloc(Cipla)-40+
• Carvetrend(Nicholas)-30+
• Carvedil(Mediva)-20+

14.Ramipril 5mg

• Cardace(Aventis)-90+
• Ramace(Astra Zaneca)-90+
• Ramipres(Cipla)-70+
• Cardiopril(Dr.Reddys)-40+
• Artere(Alchemist)-40+

15.Lisinopril 5mg

• Lisotec(Sun)-100+
• Lipril(Lupin)-100+
• Listril(Torrent)-90+
• Hipril(Micro)-60+
• Lisitec(Cipla)-30+
• Normopril(Aristo)-20+

16.Metoprolol 50mg

• Kingbeta50(Panacea)-90+
• Cardibeta(Ranbaxy)-70+
• Lopresor(Novartis)-40+
• Betaloc(Astra Zaneca)-30+
• Metolar(Cipla)-30+
• Bluemet(Bluecross)-20+
• Embeta(Intas)-20+

17.Prazosin  2.5mg

• MinipresXL(Pfizer)-100+
• CzopressXL(Biotech)-70+
• PrazoclipXL(Cipla)-40+
• PrazopressXL(Sun)-40+

Some non cardiac drugs:


18.Glimepiride 2mg

• Amaryl(Aventis)-100+
• Glimer(AHPL)-100+
• Glypride(Sun)-70+
• Diapride(Micro)-60+
• Glimy(Dr.Reddy)-50+
• Betaglim(Panacea)-40+
• Euglim(Zydus)-30+

19.Glimepiride+Metformin(2mg:500mg)

• Amaryl M(Aventis)-120+
• Gimibay(Bayer)-60+
• Obimet GX2(Abbot)-50+
• Glimaday(Wockhardt)-50+
• Gemer2(Sun)-50+
• Azulix MF(Torrent)-40+
• Metride(Unisearch)-30+
• Isryl M(Systopic)-15+

20.Pioglitazole+Metformin(30mg:500mg)

• Mopaday(Wockhardt)-60+
• Pioglit M30(Sun)-50+
• Pionorm-M(Carsyon)-50+
• Bioglita M30(Biochem)-40+
• G-Tase M(Unisearch)-40+
• Piokind M30(Discovery Mankind)-30+

21.Rabeprazole 20mg

• Razo(Dr.Reddys)-70+
• Happi(Zydus)-70+
• Rolant(Anthus)-30+
• Rabekind(Mankind)-15+

22.Pantoprazole 40mg

• Pantocid(Sun)-70+
• Pansped40(Torrent)-60+
• Pantagon(Piramal)-60+
• Zovanta(Dr.Reddys)-60+
• Pan 40(Alkem)-40+
• Pantop(Aristo)-30+
• Pantakind(Mankind)-20+
• Pop40(Winsome)-20+

23.Salmeterol 50mcg+Fluticasone Propionate 250mcg

Metered dose inhalers

• Seretide Accuhaler(GSK-60md)-900+
• Seroflow(Cipla-120md)-400+
• Esiflow(Lupin-30md)-200+

This is an incomplete list,i will be updating this frequently.Please understand that there are medical shops that give you from 1% to 8% discount.So i request all to identify a medical shop in your locality and get the maximum benefit.

Be Smart Act Wisely.