Price analysis of antianginal drugs available in Indian market
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20163224Keywords:
Antianginal drugs, Coronary artery disease, Price variation, Pharmaceutical companiesAbstract
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most common causes of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in developing countries like India. Initial management includes use of many antianginal drugs. There is wide variation in market prices of these drugs. This study was planned to analyse the percentage variation in prices amongst monotherapy and combination therapy of antianginal drugs manufactured and sold under different brand names in Indian market.
Methods: Price of antianginal drugs manufactured by different pharmaceutical companies, in the same strength and dosage forms was obtained from “Current Index of Medical Specialties (CIMS)” January-April 2016 and “Indian Drug Review (IDR)” Vol. XXII, Issue No.1, 2016. The difference in the maximum and minimum price of the same drug manufactured by different pharmaceutical companies and percentage variation in price per 10 tablets was calculated.
Results: Percentage variation in price for antianginal drugs marketed in India was found to be amlodipine (5 mg) 1128.57% followed by amlodipine (10 mg) 1040% and amlodipine (2.5 mg) 780% as a monotherapy. Whereas atenolol (25 mg), atenolol (50 mg) and nicorandil (10 mg) also showed significant percentage variation in prices 525%, 426.66% and 350.84% respectively. For combination therapy, percentage variation in prices were seen with amlodipine + atenolol (5 + 50 mg) 700%, followed by atenolol + hydrochlorothiazide (50 + 12.5 mg) 362.5% and Isosorbide dinitrate + aspirin (5 + 75 mg) 300%.
Conclusions: There is a wide variation in the price of different brands of antianginal drugs available in India. The clinicians prescribing these drugs should be aware of these variations to reduce the financial burden of drug therapy.
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