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: mphealth@cyberia.net.lb

Lebanon Substitution Drug List - First Edition 2015 (Revised)

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ATC	Name	B/G	Ingredients	Dosage	Form	Price
R01AA07	OTRIVIN	B	Xylometazoline HCl - 0.1%	0.1%	Drops	241,892 L.L
R01AA07	OTRIVIN MENTHOL 0.1%	B	Xylometazoline HCl - 0.1%	0.1%	Drops	387,027 L.L
R01AA07	OTRIVIN	B	Xylometazoline HCl - 0.05%	0.05%	Drops	181,419 L.L
S01AE01	OFLOX	B	Ofloxacin - 3mg/ml	0.3%	Drops solution	366,869 L.L
S01AE01	OFLOX	B	Ofloxacin - 0.3%	0.3%	Drops solution	366,869 L.L
A11CC03	ONE-ALPHA	B	Alfacalcidol - 2mcg/ml	2mcg/ml	Drops solution	1,343,843 L.L
S01GX09	OLOPAT	G	Olopatadine (HCl) - 0.1%	0.1%	Drops solution	344,024 L.L
S01GX09	OLOPAT UD	G	Olopatadine (HCl) - 0.1%	0.1%	Drops solution	1,523,917 L.L
S02AA16	OFLOMED	G	Ofloxacin - 3mg/ml	3mg/ml	Drops solution	317,403 L.L
S01AE01	OPTIFLOX	G	Ofloxacin - 3mg/ml	3mg/ml	Drops suspension	143,791 L.L
S01CA01	OPTIDEX T	G	Dexamethasone - 1mg/ml, Tobramycin - 3mg/ml		Drops suspension	266,081 L.L
M02AA15	OLFEN	G	Diclofenac sodium (diethylamine) - 1%	1%	Gel	268,769 L.L
G03CA03	OESTRODOSE	B	Estradiol (17 bêta estradiol anhydre) - 0.06%	0.06%	Gel	642,357 L.L
G03CA03	OESTRACLIN	G	Estradiol - 0.6mg/g	0.6mg/g	Gel	448,843 L.L
S01BA01	OZURDEX	B	Dexamethasone - 700mcg	700mcg	Implant	80,696,540 L.L
S01BA01	OZURDEX	B	Dexamethasone - 700mcg	700mcg	Implant	80,696,540 L.L
S01BA01	OZURDEX	B	Dexamethasone - 700mcg	700mcg	Implant	L.L
L04AA36	OCREVUS	BioTech	Ocrelizumab - 300mg/10ml	300mg/10ml	Injectable concentrate for solution	L.L
L04AA36	OCREVUS	BioTech	Ocrelizumab - 300mg/10ml	300mg/10ml	Injectable concentrate for solution	547,517,314 L.L
L01XA03	OXALIPLATIN	G	Oxaliplatin - 5mg/ml	5mg/ml	Injectable concentrated solution	6,137,329 L.L
L01XA03	OXALIPLATIN	G	Oxaliplatin - 5mg/ml	5mg/ml	Injectable concentrated solution	3,450,988 L.L
L01XA03	OXALIPLATIN EBEWE	G	Oxaliplatin - 50mg/10ml	50mg/10ml	Injectable concentrated solution	3,405,297 L.L
L01XA03	OXALIPLATIN EBEWE	G	Oxaliplatin - 50mg/10ml	50mg/10ml	Injectable concentrated solution	L.L
B05BA10	OLIMEL N9E	B	Glucose solution - 27.5%, Amino acids solution - 14.2%, Lipid emulsion - 20%, Sodium - 70mmol/2l, Potassium - 60mmol/2l, Magnesium - 8mmol/2l, Calcium - 7mmol/2l, Phosphate - 30mmol/2l, Acetate - 107mmol/2l, Chloride - 90mmol/2l, Azote - 18g/2l		Injectable emulsion	4,711,512 L.L
B05BA10	OLIMEL N9	B	Glucose solution - 27.5%, Amino acids solution - 14.2%, Lipid emulsion - 20%, Azote - 9g/l		Injectable emulsion	5,630,028 L.L
B05BA10	OLIMEL N9E	B	Glucose solution - 27.5%, Amino acids solution - 14.2%, Lipid emulsion - 20%, Sodium - 35mmol/l, Potassium - 30mmol/l, Magnesium - 4mmol/l, Calcium - 3.5mmol/l, Phosphate - 15mmol/l, Acetate - 54mmol/l, Chloride - 45mmol/l, Azote - 9g/l		Injectable emulsion	3,698,255 L.L
B05BA10	OLIMEL N7E	B	Glucose solution - 35%, Amino acids solution - 11.1%, Lipid emulsion - 20%, Sodium - 35mmol/l, Potassium - 30mmol/l, Magnesium - 4mmol/l, Calcium - 3.5mmol/l, Phosphate - 15mmol/l, Acetate - 45mmol/l, Chloride - 45mmol/l, Azote - 7g/l		Injectable emulsion	3,698,255 L.L
B05BA10	OLIMEL N7E	B	Glucose solution - 35%, Amino acids solution - 11.1%, Lipid emulsion - 20%, Sodium - 70mmol/2l, Potassium - 60mmol/2l, Magnesium - 8mmol/2l, Calcium - 7mmol/2l, Phosphate - 30mmol/2l, Acetate - 89mmol/2l, Chloride - 90mmol/2l, Azote - 14g/2l		Injectable emulsion	4,929,214 L.L
B02BD04	OCTANINE F	BioHuman	Plasma coagulation factor IX, human - 500IU	500IU	Injectable freeze dried powder + diluent	31,425,075 L.L
L01XA03	OXALTIE	G	Oxaliplatin - 50mg	50mg	Injectable lyophilised powder	2,957,797 L.L

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