Being sick is expensive: you have to spend money on medicine instead of working, and the prices for some pills are horrendous. Most of popular antiviral drugs will not cure ARVI and flu, but if you feel safer taking your usual pills, then at least don’t overpay.
Ekaterina Tabatchikova
doesn't overpay
Remember these analogues of expensive drugs: they contain the same active substance, the only difference is in the manufacturer and auxiliary components.
Attention!
If the doctor prescribed a certain medicine and says that you need to take it and not the generic, do not look for a replacement. It is possible that in addition to the main active ingredient, auxiliary ingredients also play a role: in a substitute they may be incompatible with other drugs used.
Remedies for ARVI
The best remedy for ARVI is warm drinks, rest and medications local application: vasoconstrictor drops for runny nose, sore throat lozenges. The drugs that Russians who have a cold are so fond of are expensive, but cheap analogues of the drugs are also sold. It is better to spend the savings on buying fruits, juices and vegetables - they will help the body recover faster.
| Expensive medicine | Cheap analogue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycloferon | Russia meglumine acridone acetate 353 RUR for 20 tablets | Kagocel | Russia kagocel 242 RUR for 10 tablets |
| Amiksin | Russia tiloron 482 RUR for 10 tablets | Tsitovir | Finland thymogen sodium 325 RUR for 12 tablets |
| Ingavirin | Russia vitaglutam 491 RUR for 7 tablets | Arbidol | Russia umifenovir 142 R for 10 tablets |
Drugs for 150 and 500 rubles act the same: they form immune bodies and help fight the disease, regardless of the active ingredient of the antiviral drug.
Flu remedies
The seriousness of the flu is that in people with weakened immune systems it can cause severe complications. You can cope with flu symptoms with the help of pharmacists' developments: there are branded European drugs on sale and their Russian analogues.
Cough medicines
A cough can be caused by inflammation in the respiratory tract or mucus from the nasal cavity. There are two types of cough medications: mucolytic and antitussive drugs. Each one includes expensive drugs and cheap analogues.
| Expensive medicine | Cheap analogue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC-long | Germany acetylcysteine 539 RUR for 20 effervescent tablets | Acetylcysteine | Germany acetylcysteine 192 RUR for 20 effervescent tablets |
| Fluditek | France carbocisteine 371 RUR for 120 ml | Fluifort | Italy carbocisteine 276 RUR for 120 ml |
| Sinekod | Switzerland butamirate 324 RUR for 200 ml | Stoptussin | Poland guaifenesin 216 RUR for 20 tablets |
Remedies for runny nose
A runny nose can be infectious or allergic. The choice of medication is determined by the diagnosis, so you need to contact an otolaryngologist and determine the cause of its occurrence. Vasoconstrictor medications will help eliminate any type of runny nose - they relieve nasal congestion equally well, regardless of price.
| Expensive medicine | Cheap analogue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanorin | Czech naphazoline 149 RUR for 10 ml | Naphthyzin | Russia naphazoline 14 R for 10 ml |
| Otrivin | Switzerland xylometazoline 168 RUR for 10 ml | Xylene | Russia xylometazoline 32 RUR for 10 ml |
| Nazivin | France oxymetazoline 191 RUR for 10 ml | Nesopin | Russia oxymetazoline 105 RUR for 10 ml |
Medicines to reduce fever
Antipyretic drugs are prescribed to treat symptoms viral infections. These remedies should quickly bring down the temperature, relieve aches and pain in muscles and joints.
Honestly, our competence in pharmacology leaves much to be desired. When we go to the doctor and receive an impressive list of medications at the end of the appointment, we are unlikely to question it, because when a person is sick, he is inclined to trust rather than doubt. And so, having secured the authority of the attending physician, we go to the pharmacy and humbly shell out a round sum for those drugs that should get us back on our feet. And we rarely think about economic efficiency treatment, until, of course, the amount of treatment exceeds a certain threshold value. We stand outside the process of determining and choosing this or that medicine; the doctor and the manufacturer, with all their marketing, decide for us what to take. To become an active participant in your treatment, you need to know that there are almost always analogues of the medications prescribed to you with the same active ingredient and a wide range in price, and sometimes the number of such analogues reaches dozens. The advantage of more expensive drugs is the degree of purification, the presence of additional additives that affect the duration of action of the main substance, in the absence of certain side effects. The price of more expensive drugs contains a marketing component (direct advertising, “bribery of the doctor,” pharmacy markup), also a patent component (the development took a lot of time and money that needs to be paid off), of course, a component associated with more complex manufacturing technology, well and profit. On the other hand, cheap medicines cannot be counterfeited; it is not economically profitable. But how to make a choice? The information below should help you, at least, think about the choice. And when you see a doctor, ask him about analogues, ask about the active ingredient. For example, someone takes pentalgin or nurofen for headaches, while others take citramon and analgin with the same positive effect, but for different money.
The medications presented below have contraindications, be sure to consult your doctor
Belosalik and Akriderm SK
price:
Belosalik: 350 rub. 30g.
Akriderm SK: 180 rub. 30g.
Active substance:
Indications:
Bepanten and Dexpanthenol
price:
Bepanten: 230 rub. 5% 30g.
Dexpanthenol: 83 rub. 5% 30g.
Active substance: dexpanthenol.
Indications: Inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity, nose, larynx, respiratory tract, gastric mucosa; paresthesia with neurological diseases, “dry” rhinitis (after treatment of secondary acute rhinitis with vasoconstrictor drugs, after staying in a room with an artificial climate or in areas with a dry climate); postoperative treatment(after surgery on the nasal septum and after tonsillectomy), gestosis, erosion of the urogenital tract.
Betaserc and Betahistine
price:
Betaserk: 520 rub. 24mg N20
Betagistine: 220 rub. 24mg N20
Active substance: betahistine.
Indications: dropsy of the labyrinth inner ear, vestibular and labyrinthine disorders: dizziness, noise and pain in the ears, headache, nausea, vomiting, hearing loss; vestibular neuronitis, labyrinthitis, benign positional vertigo (including after neurosurgical operations), Meniere's disease. Included complex therapy- vertebrobasilar insufficiency, post-traumatic encephalopathy, cerebral atherosclerosis.
Bystrumgel and Ketoprofen
price:
Bystrumgel: 150 rub. 2.5% 50g
Ketoprofen: 60 rub. 2.5% 50g
Active substance: ketoprofen.
Indications:
Voltaren and Diclofenac
price:
Voltaren: 284 rub. 50mg N20
Diclofenac: 28 rub. 50mg N20
Active substance: diclofenac.
Indications: Inflammatory and inflammation-activated degenerative forms of rheumatism: - chronic polyarthritis; - ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease); - arthrosis; - spondyloarthrosis; - neuritis and neuralgia, such as cervical syndrome, lumbago (lumbago), sciatica; - acute attacks gout Rheumatic lesions soft tissues. Painful swelling or inflammation after injury or surgical interventions.
Gastrozole and Omeprazole
price:
Gastrozole: 100 rub. 20mg N28
Omeprazole: 44r. 20mg N30
Active substance: omeprazole
Indications:
Detralex and Venarus
price:
Detralex: 600 rub. 500mg N30
Venarus: 360 rub. 500mg N30
Active substance: diosmin and hesperidin
Indications: venous insufficiency lower limbs(functional, organic): feeling of heaviness in the legs, pain, cramps, trophic disorders; acute hemorrhoidal attack.
Diprosalik and Akriderm SK
price:
Diprosalik: 280 rub. 30g.
Akriderm SK: 180 rub. 30g.
Active substance: betamethasone and salicylic acid.
Indications: psoriasis, eczema (especially chronic), ichthyosis, limited prurigo with severe lichenification, atopic dermatitis, diffuse neurodermatitis; simple and allergic dermatitis; urticaria, exudative erythema multiforme; simple chronic lichen (limited neurodermatitis). Dermatoses that cannot be treated with other corticosteroids (especially verrucous verrucous), lichen planus, skin dyshidrosis.
Diflucan and Fluconazole
price:
Diflucan: 400 rub. 150mg N1
Fluconazole: 25 rub. 150mg N1
Active substance: fluconazole.
Indications:
Fornos and Rhinostop
price:
For nose: 80 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Rhinostop: 20 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Active substance: xylometazoline.
Indications:
Zantac and Ranitidine
price:
Zantac: 250 rub. 150mg N20
Ranitidine: 22r. 150mg N20
Active substance: Ranitidine.
Indications: Treatment and prevention - peptic ulcer stomach and duodenum, NSAID gastropathy, heartburn (associated with hyperchlorhydria), hypersecretion gastric juice, symptomatic ulcers, stress ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract, erosive esophagitis, reflux esophagitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, systemic mastocytosis, polyendocrine adenomatosis; dyspepsia, characterized by epigastric or retrosternal pain associated with eating or disturbing sleep, but not caused by the above conditions; treatment of bleeding from upper sections Gastrointestinal tract, relapse prevention stomach bleeding V postoperative period; aspiration pneumonitis, rheumatoid arthritis.
Zyrtec and Cetirinax
price:
Zyrtec: 240 rub. 10mg N7
Cetirinax: 70 rub. 10mg N7
Active substance: cetirizine
Indications: seasonal and year-round allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis (itching, sneezing, rhinorrhea, lacrimation, conjunctival hyperemia), urticaria (including chronic idiopathic urticaria), hay fever, allergic dermatitis, skin itching, angioedema, atopic bronchial asthma(as part of complex therapy).
Zovirax and Acyclovir
price:
Zovirax: 250 rub. 5% 2g.
Acyclovir: 30 rub. 5% 5g.
Active substance: acyclovir.
Indications: Cream and ointment for external use - herpes simplex of the skin and mucous membranes, genital herpes (primary and recurrent); localized herpes zoster ( auxiliary treatment). Eye ointment - herpetic keratitis.
Immunal and Echinacea
price:
Immunal: 210 rub. 50ml
Echinacea: 50 rub. 50ml
Active substance: Echinacea purpurea extract.
Indications: Immunodeficiency states (including against the background of mental and physical fatigue), manifested by acute infectious diseases: colds, flu, infectious diseases inflammatory diseases nasopharynx and oral cavity, recurrent infections of the respiratory and urinary tract). Secondary immunodeficiency states after antibiotic therapy, cytostatic, immunosuppressive and radiation therapy.
Imodium and Loperamide
price:
Imodium: 300 rub. 2mg N10
Loperamide: 15 rub. 2mg N10
Active substance: loperamide
Indications: diarrhea (acute and chronic of various origins: allergic, emotional, medicinal, radiation; when changing the diet and quality of food, when metabolism and absorption are impaired). Regulation of bowel movements in patients with ileostomy. As an auxiliary drug - diarrhea of infectious origin.
Iodomarin and Potassium iodide
price:
Iodomarin: 200 rub. 200µg N100
Potassium iodide: 90 rub. 200µg N100
Active substance: potassium iodide
Indications: Endemic goiter. Prevention of diseases caused by iodine deficiency (endemic goiter, diffuse euthyroid goiter, during pregnancy, condition after resection of goiter).
Cavinton and Vinpocetine
price:
Cavinton: 600 rub. 10mg N90
Vinpocetine: 225 rub. 10mg N90
Active substance: Vinpocetine.
Indications: acute and chronic disorder cerebral circulation(transient ischemia, progressive stroke, completed stroke, post-stroke condition). Neurological and mental disorders in patients with cerebrovascular insufficiency (memory impairment; dizziness; aphasia, apraxia, movement disorders, headache).
Claritin and Loragexal
price:
Claritin: 160 rub. 10mg N7
Loragexal: 50 rub. 10mg N10
Active substance: Loratadine.
Indications:
CLACID and Clarithromycin
price:
CLACID: 615 rub. 250mg N10
Clarithromycin: 175 rub. 250mg N14
Active substance: clarithromycin.
Indications: Antibiotic. Bacterial infections caused by sensitive microorganisms: infections of the upper respiratory tract (laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis), lower respiratory tract (bronchitis, pneumonia, atypical pneumonia), skin and soft tissues (folliculitis, furunculosis, impetigo, wound infection), otitis media; peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, mycobacteriosis, chlamydia.
Lazolvan and Ambroxol
price:
Lazolvan: 320 rub. 30mg N50
Ambroxol: 15 rub. 30mg N20
Active substance: ambroxol.
Indications: Mucolytic agent, stimulates the prenatal development of the lungs (increases the synthesis and secretion of surfactant and blocks its breakdown). Has secretomotor, secretolytic and expectorant effects; stimulates the serous cells of the glands of the bronchial mucosa, increases the content of mucous secretion and the release of superficial active substance(surfactant) in the alveoli and bronchi; normalizes the disturbed ratio of serous and mucous components of sputum. By activating hydrolyzing enzymes and enhancing the release of lysosomes from Clark cells, it reduces the viscosity of sputum. Increases motor activity ciliated epithelium, increases mucociliary transport.
Lamisil and Terbinafine
price:
Lamisil: 380 rub. gel 1% 15g.
Terbinafine: 100 rub. gel 1% 15g.
Active substance: terbinafine
Indications: Fungal diseases skin and nails (do not use for onychomycosis dosage forms for local use) caused by sensitive pathogens (trichopytosis, microsporia, epidermophytosis, rubrophytosis, candidiasis of the skin and mucous membranes); pityriasis versicolor(only dosage forms for topical use).
Lyoton-1000 and Heparin-acri gel 1000
price:
Lyoton-1000: 320 rub. 50g
Heparin-acri gel 1000: 90 rub. 30g.
Active substance: heparin sodium.
Indications: Prevention and treatment of thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins, post-injection and post-infusion phlebitis, hemorrhoids (including postpartum), elephantiasis, superficial periphlebitis, lymphangitis, superficial mastitis, localized infiltrates and swelling, injuries and bruises (including muscle tissue, tendons , joints), subcutaneous hematoma.
Lomilan and Loragexal
price:
Lomilan: 140 rub. 10mg N10
Loragexal: 48 rub. 10mg N10
Active substance: Loratadine.
Indications: Allergic rhinitis (seasonal and year-round), conjunctivitis, hay fever, urticaria (including chronic idiopathic), angioedema, pruritic dermatosis; pseudo-allergic reactions caused by the release of histamine; allergic reactions to insect bites.
Maxidex and Dexamethasone
price:
Maxidex: 110 rub. 0.1% 5ml
Dexamethasone: 40 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Active substance: dexamethasone.
Indications: Conjunctivitis (non-purulent and allergic), keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis (without damage to the epithelium), blepharitis, scleritis, episcleritis, retinitis, iritis, iridocyclitis and other uveitis of various origins, blepharoconjunctivitis, neuritis optic nerve, retrobulbar neuritis, superficial corneal injuries of various etiologies(after complete epithelization of the cornea), prevention of inflammation after surgery, sympathetic ophthalmia. Allergic and inflammatory diseases (including microbial) of the ears: otitis media.
Mezim and Pancreatin
price:
Mezim: 275 rub. 4200 units N80
Pancreatin: 27 rub. 3500IU N60
Active substance: Pancreatin.
Indications: Replacement therapy at exocrine insufficiency pancreas: chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, condition after irradiation, dyspepsia, cystic fibrosis; flatulence, diarrhea of non-infectious origin. Impaired digestion of food (condition after gastric resection and small intestine); to improve food digestion in people with normal function Gastrointestinal tract in case of errors in nutrition (consumption fatty foods, large quantity food, irregular diet) and in case of chewing dysfunction, sedentary life, long-term immobilization.
Midriacil and Tropicamide
price:
Mydriacyl: 350 rub. 1% 15ml
Tropicamide: 100 rub. 1% 10ml
Active substance: tropicamide
Indications: diagnostics in ophthalmology (examination of the fundus, determination of refraction by skiascopy), inflammatory processes and adhesions in the chambers of the eye.
Miramistin and Chlorhexidine
price:
Miramistin: 225 rub. 0.01% 150ml
Chlorhexidine: 12 rub. 0.05% 100ml
Active substance: in the first case - miramistin, in the second - chlorhexidine.
Indications: Antiseptics, as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for various infections, For antiseptic treatment and disinfection, as well as for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
Movalis and Meloxicam
price:
Movalis: 400 rub. 15mg N10
Meloxicam: 120 rub. 15 mg N20
Active substance: meloxicam.
Indications: rheumatoid arthritis; osteoarthritis; ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease) and other inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the joints, accompanied by pain.
Neuromultivit and Pentovit
price:
Neuromultivitis: 100 rub. N20
Pentovit: 40 rub. N50
Active substance: thiamine chloride (B1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6), cyanocobalamin (B12).
Indications: Vitamins. Polyneuropathy; neuritis; neuralgia; neuralgia trigeminal nerve;radicular syndrome caused by degenerative changes in the spine; sciatica; lumbago;plexitis; intercostal neuralgia; facial nerve paresis.
No-shpa and Drotaverine
price:
No-shpa: 180 rub. 40mg N60
Drotaverine: 30 rub. 40mg N50
Active substance: drotaverine
Indications: Prevention and treatment: spasm of smooth muscles of internal organs ( renal colic, biliary colic, intestinal colic, dyskinesia of the biliary tract and gallbladder of the hyperkinetic type, cholecystitis, postcholecystectomy syndrome); pyelitis; spastic constipation, spastic colitis, proctitis, tenesmus; pylorospasm, gastroduodenitis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum. Endarteritis, spasm of peripheral, cerebral and coronary arteries. Algodismenorrhea, threatened miscarriage, threatening premature birth; spasm of the uterine pharynx during childbirth, prolonged opening of the pharynx, postpartum contractions. While carrying out some instrumental studies, cholecystography.
Normodipine and Amlodipine
price:
Normodipine: 650 rub. 10mg N30
Amlodipine: 40 rub. 10mg N30
Active substance: amlodipine.
Indications: arterial hypertension, exertional angina, vasospastic angina, silent myocardial ischemia, decompensated CHF (as an auxiliary therapy).
Nurofen and Ibuprofen
price:
Nurofen: 100 rub. 200mg N24
Ibuprofen: 12 rub. 200mg N20
Active substance: ibuprofen.
Indications: Pain syndrome: myalgia, arthralgia, ossalgia, arthritis, radiculitis, migraine, headache (including menstrual syndrome) and toothache, for oncological diseases, neuralgia, tendonitis, tendovaginitis, bursitis, neuralgic amyotrophy (Personage-Turner disease), post-traumatic and postoperative pain syndrome accompanied by inflammation.
Omez and Omeprazole
price:
Omez: 165 rub. 20mg N30
Omeprazole: 44r. 20mg N30
Active substance: omeprazole
Indications:– gastric ulcer and duodenum(including resistant to treatment with other antiulcer drugs); – reflux esophagitis; – erosive and ulcerative lesions stomach and duodenum associated with taking NSAIDs; - peptic ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori(in combination with antibacterial drugs); – Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; – prevention of acid aspiration (Mendelssohn syndrome).
Panadol and Paracetamol
price:
Panadol: 40 rub. N12
Paracetamol: 4r. N10
Active substance: paracetamol.
Indications: Feverish syndrome in the background infectious diseases; pain syndrome (mild and moderate severity): arthralgia, myalgia, neuralgia, migraine, toothache and headache, algodismenorrhea.
Panangin and Asparkam
price:
Panangin: 120 rub. N50
Asparkam: 10 rub. N50
Active substance: potassium and magnesium aspartate.
Indications: hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia (including those arising from vomiting, diarrhea; therapy with saluretics, corticosteroids and laxatives), accompanied by arrhythmias (including paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, atrial and ventricular extrasystole) against the background of digitalis intoxication, heart failure or myocardial infarction.
Pantogam and Pantocalcin
price:
Pantogam: 320 rub. 250mg N50
Pantocalcin: 250 rub. 250mg N50
Active substance: hopantenic acid.
Indications: Cerebrovascular insufficiency caused by atherosclerotic changes in cerebral vessels, senile dementia (initial forms), residual organic lesions brain in mature and elderly people, cerebral organic failure in patients with schizophrenia, residual effects of previous neuroinfections, post-vaccination encephalitis, TBI (as part of complex therapy).
Rinonorm and Rinostop
price:
Rinonorm: 45 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Rhinostop: 20 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Active substance: xylometazoline.
Indications: Acute allergic rhinitis, acute respiratory infections with symptoms of rhinitis, sinusitis, hay fever; otitis media (to reduce swelling of the nasopharyngeal mucosa). Preparing the patient for diagnostic manipulations in the nasal passages.
Sumamed and Azithromycin
price:
Sumamed: 430 rub. 250mg N6
Azithromycin: 100 rub. 250mg N6
Active substance: azithromycin.
Indications:
Trental and Pentoxifylline
price:
Trental: 220 rub. 100mg N60
Pentoxifylline: 50 rub. 100mg N60
Active substance: pentoxifylline.
Indications: Peripheral circulation disorders, Raynaud's disease, tissue trophism disorders; cerebrovascular accidents: ischemic and post-apoplectic conditions; cerebral atherosclerosis (dizziness, headache, memory impairment, sleep disturbances), dyscirculatory encephalopathy, viral neuroinfection; IHD, condition after myocardial infarction; acute disorders blood circulation in the retina and choroid eyes; otosclerosis, degenerative changes against the background of pathology of the vessels of the inner ear with a gradual decrease in hearing; COPD, bronchial asthma; impotence of vascular origin.
Trichopolum and Metronidazole
price:
Trichopolum: 80 rub. 250mg N20
Metronidazole: 10 rub. 250mg N20
Active substance: Metronidazole.
Indications: Antibiotic. Protozoal infections: extraintestinal amebiasis, including amoebic liver abscess, intestinal amebiasis, trichomoniasis, giardiasis, balantidiasis, giardiasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, trichomonas vaginitis, trichomonas urethritis. Infections caused by Bacteroides: infections of bones and joints, infections of the central nervous system, incl. meningitis, brain abscess, bacterial endocarditis, pneumonia, empyema and lung abscess, sepsis. Infections caused by Clostridium spp., Peptococcus and Peptostreptococcus: infections abdominal cavity(peritonitis, liver abscess), pelvic infections (endometritis, abscess fallopian tubes and ovaries, infections of the vaginal vault). Pseudomembranous colitis (associated with antibiotic use). Gastritis or duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori.
Troxevasin and Troxerutin
price:
Troxevasin: 210 rub. 300mg N50
Troxerutin: 120 rub. 300mg N50
Active substance: troxerutin.
Indications: Varicose veins veins, chronic venous insufficiency with such manifestations as static heaviness in the legs, leg ulcers, trophic skin lesions, superficial thrombophlebitis, periphlebitis, phlebothrombosis, leg ulcers, dermatitis, hemorrhoids, postthrombotic syndrome, diabetic microangiopathy, retinopathy, hemorrhagic diathesis.
Ultop and Omeprazole
price:
Ultop: 250 rub. 20mg N28
Omeprazole: 44r. 20mg N30
Active substance: omeprazole
Indications:– peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum (including those resistant to treatment with other antiulcer drugs); – reflux esophagitis; – erosive and ulcerative lesions of the stomach and duodenum associated with taking NSAIDs; – peptic ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori (in combination with antibacterial drugs); – Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; – prevention of acid aspiration (Mendelssohn syndrome).
Fastum-gel and Ketoprofen
price:
Fastum-gel: 240 rub. 2.5% 50g
Ketoprofen: 60 rub. 2.5% 50g
Active substance: ketoprofen.
Indications: Gel, cream: acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis); injuries of the musculoskeletal system (including sports), sprains, ruptures of ligaments and tendons, tendinitis, bruise of muscles and ligaments, edema, phlebitis, lymphangitis, inflammatory processes of the skin. Rinse solution: inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity and pharynx (angina, pharyngitis, stomatitis, glossitis, gingivitis, periodontitis, periodontal disease, etc.).
Finlepsin and Carbamazepine
price:
Finlepsin: 250 rub. 400mg N50
Carbamazepine: 40 rub. 200mg N50
Active substance: carbamazepine.
Indications: Epilepsy (excluding absence seizures, myoclonic or flaccid seizures) - partial seizures with complex and simple symptoms, primary and secondary generalized forms of seizures with tonic-clonic seizures, mixed forms of seizures (monotherapy or in combination with other anticonvulsants). Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia with multiple sclerosis(typical and atypical), idiopathic neuralgia of the glossopharyngeal nerve. Acute manic states. Phase leaking affective disorders(including bipolar) prevention of exacerbations, weakening clinical manifestations during exacerbation. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (anxiety, convulsions, hyperexcitability, sleep disturbances). Diabetic neuropathy with pain syndrome. Diabetes insipidus of central origin.
Flucostat and Fluconazole
price:
Flucostat: 150 rub. 150mg N1
Fluknazole: 25 rub. 150mg N1
Active substance: fluconazole.
Indications: Systemic lesions caused by Cryptococcus fungi, including meningitis, sepsis, lung and skin infections, both in patients with a normal immune response and in patients with various forms immunosuppression (including in patients with AIDS, during organ transplantation); prevention of cryptococcal infection in patients with AIDS. Generalized candidiasis: candidemia, disseminated candidiasis. Genital candidiasis: vaginal (acute and recurrent), balanitis. Prevention of fungal infections in patients with malignant tumors during chemotherapy or radiation therapy; prevention of relapse of oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with AIDS. Mycoses of the skin: feet, body, groin area, onychomycosis, pityriasis versicolor, skin candidiasis infections. Deep endemic mycoses (coccidioidosis, sporotrichosis and histoplasmosis) in patients with normal immunity.
Furamag and Furagin
price:
Furamag: 350 rub. 50mg N30
Furagin: 40 rub. 50mg N30
Active substance: furazidin.
Indications: infectious and inflammatory diseases: purulent wounds, cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, purulent arthritis; infections of female genital organs; conjunctivitis, keratitis; burns; prevention of infections during urological operations, cystoscopy, catheterization. For washing cavities: peritonitis, pleural empyema.
Hemomycin and Azithromycin
price:
Hemomycin: 270 rub. 250mg N6
Azithromycin: 100 rub. 250mg N6
Active substance: azithromycin.
Indications: Antibiotic. Infections of the upper respiratory tract and ENT organs caused by sensitive pathogens: pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media; scarlet fever; lower respiratory tract infections: pneumonia, bronchitis; infections of the skin and soft tissues: erysipelas, impetigo, secondary infected dermatoses; urinary tract infections: gonorrheal and non-gonorrheal urethritis, cervicitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers associated with Helicobacter pylori.
Enap and Enalapril
price:
Enap: 130 rub. 20mg N20
Enalapril: 80 rub. 20mg N20
Active substance: knew adj.
Indications: arterial hypertension (symptomatic, renovascular, including with scleroderma, etc.), CHF I-III stages; prevention coronary ischemia in patients with LV dysfunction, asymptomatic LV dysfunction.
Ersefuril and Furazolidone
price:
Ersefuril: 390 rub. 200mg N28
Furazolidone: 3 rub. 50mg N10
Active substance: nifuroxazide in the first case and furazolidone in the second.
Indications: Diarrhea of infectious origin, dysentery, paratyphoid fever, giardiasis, food toxic infections.
Honestly, our competence in pharmacology leaves much to be desired. When we go to the doctor and receive an impressive list of medications at the end of the appointment, we are unlikely to question it, because when a person is sick, he is inclined to trust rather than doubt. And so, having secured the authority of the attending physician, we go to the pharmacy and humbly shell out a round sum for those drugs that should get us back on our feet. And we rarely think about the cost-effectiveness of treatment until, of course, the amount of treatment exceeds a certain threshold. We stand outside the process of determining and choosing this or that medicine; the doctor and the manufacturer, with all their marketing, decide for us what to take. To become an active participant in your treatment, you need to know that there are almost always analogues of the medications prescribed to you with the same active ingredient and a wide range in price, and sometimes the number of such analogues reaches dozens. The advantage of more expensive drugs is the degree of purification, the presence of additional additives that affect the duration of action of the main substance, and the absence of any side effects. The price of more expensive drugs contains a marketing component (direct advertising, “bribery of the doctor,” pharmacy markup), also a patent component (the development took a lot of time and money that needs to be paid off), of course, a component associated with more complex manufacturing technology, well and profit. On the other hand, cheap medicines cannot be counterfeited; it is not economically profitable. But how to make a choice? The information below should help you at least think about your choice. And when you see a doctor, ask him about analogues, ask about the active ingredient. For example, someone takes pentalgin or nurofen for headaches, while others take citramon and analgin with the same positive effect, but for different money.
The medications presented below have contraindications, be sure to consult your doctor
Belosalik and Akriderm SK
price:
Belosalik: 350 rub. 30g.
Akriderm SK: 180 rub. 30g.
Active substance:
Indications:
Bepanten and Dexpanthenol
price:
Bepanten: 230 rub. 5% 30g.
Dexpanthenol: 83 rub. 5% 30g.
Active substance: dexpanthenol.
Indications: Inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity, nose, larynx, respiratory tract, gastric mucosa; paresthesia in neurological diseases, “dry” rhinitis (after treatment of secondary acute rhinitis with vasoconstrictor drugs, after staying in a room with an artificial climate or in areas with a dry climate); postoperative treatment (after surgery on the nasal septum and after tonsillectomy), gestosis, erosion of the urogenital tract.
Betaserc and Betahistine
price:
Betaserk: 520 rub. 24mg N20
Betagistine: 220 rub. 24mg N20
Active substance: betahistine.
Indications: dropsy of the labyrinth of the inner ear, vestibular and labyrinthine disorders: dizziness, noise and pain in the ears, headache, nausea, vomiting, hearing loss; vestibular neuronitis, labyrinthitis, benign positional vertigo (including after neurosurgical operations), Meniere's disease. Complex therapy includes vertebrobasilar insufficiency, post-traumatic encephalopathy, cerebral atherosclerosis.
Bystrumgel and Ketoprofen
price:
Bystrumgel: 150 rub. 2.5% 50g
Ketoprofen: 60 rub. 2.5% 50g
Active substance: ketoprofen.
Indications:
Voltaren and Diclofenac
price:
Voltaren: 284 rub. 50mg N20
Diclofenac: 28 rub. 50mg N20
Active substance: diclofenac.
Indications: Inflammatory and inflammation-activated degenerative forms of rheumatism: - chronic polyarthritis; - ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease); - arthrosis; - spondyloarthrosis; - neuritis and neuralgia, such as cervical syndrome, lumbago (lumbago), sciatica; - acute attacks of gout. Rheumatic lesions of soft tissues. Painful swelling or inflammation after injury or surgery.
Gastrozole and Omeprazole
price:
Gastrozole: 100 rub. 20mg N28
Omeprazole: 44r. 20mg N30
Active substance: omeprazole
Indications:
Detralex and Venarus
price:
Detralex: 600 rub. 500mg N30
Venarus: 360 rub. 500mg N30
Active substance: diosmin and hesperidin
Indications: venous insufficiency of the lower extremities (functional, organic): feeling of heaviness in the legs, pain, cramps, trophic disorders; acute hemorrhoidal attack.
Diprosalik and Akriderm SK
price:
Diprosalik: 280 rub. 30g.
Akriderm SK: 180 rub. 30g.
Active substance: betamethasone and salicylic acid.
Indications: psoriasis, eczema (especially chronic), ichthyosis, limited prurigo with severe lichenification, atopic dermatitis, diffuse neurodermatitis; simple and allergic dermatitis; urticaria, exudative erythema multiforme; simple chronic lichen (limited neurodermatitis). Dermatoses that cannot be treated with other corticosteroids (especially verrucous verrucous), lichen planus, skin dyshidrosis.
Diflucan and Fluconazole
price:
Diflucan: 400 rub. 150mg N1
Fluconazole: 25 rub. 150mg N1
Active substance: fluconazole.
Indications:
Fornos and Rhinostop
price:
For nose: 80 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Rhinostop: 20 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Active substance: xylometazoline.
Indications:
Zantac and Ranitidine
price:
Zantac: 250 rub. 150mg N20
Ranitidine: 22r. 150mg N20
Active substance: Ranitidine.
Indications: Treatment and prevention - gastric and duodenal ulcers, NSAID gastropathy, heartburn (associated with hyperchlorhydria), hypersecretion of gastric juice, symptomatic ulcers, stress ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract, erosive esophagitis, reflux esophagitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, systemic mastocytosis, polyendocrine adenomatosis; dyspepsia, characterized by epigastric or retrosternal pain associated with eating or disturbing sleep, but not caused by the above conditions; treatment of bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract, prevention of recurrence of gastric bleeding in the postoperative period; aspiration pneumonitis, rheumatoid arthritis.
Zyrtec and Cetirinax
price:
Zyrtec: 240 rub. 10mg N7
Cetirinax: 70 rub. 10mg N7
Active substance: cetirizine
Indications: seasonal and year-round allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis (itching, sneezing, rhinorrhea, lacrimation, conjunctival hyperemia), urticaria (including chronic idiopathic urticaria), hay fever, allergic dermatitis, pruritus, angioedema, atopic bronchial asthma (including complex therapy).
Zovirax and Acyclovir
price:
Zovirax: 250 rub. 5% 2g.
Acyclovir: 30 rub. 5% 5g.
Active substance: acyclovir.
Indications: Cream and ointment for external use - herpes simplex of the skin and mucous membranes, genital herpes (primary and recurrent); localized herpes zoster (auxiliary treatment). Eye ointment - herpetic keratitis.
Immunal and Echinacea
price:
Immunal: 210 rub. 50ml
Echinacea: 50 rub. 50ml
Active substance: Echinacea purpurea extract.
Indications: Immunodeficiency states (including against the background of mental and physical fatigue), manifested by acute infectious diseases: colds, flu, infectious and inflammatory diseases of the nasopharynx and oral cavity, recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections). Secondary immunodeficiency states after antibiotic therapy, cytostatic, immunosuppressive and radiation therapy.
Imodium and Loperamide
price:
Imodium: 300 rub. 2mg N10
Loperamide: 15 rub. 2mg N10
Active substance: loperamide
Indications: diarrhea (acute and chronic of various origins: allergic, emotional, medicinal, radiation; with changes in diet and quality of food, with metabolic and absorption disorders). Regulation of bowel movements in patients with ileostomy. As an auxiliary drug - diarrhea of infectious origin.
Iodomarin and Potassium iodide
price:
Iodomarin: 200 rub. 200µg N100
Potassium iodide: 90 rub. 200µg N100
Active substance: potassium iodide
Indications: Endemic goiter. Prevention of diseases caused by iodine deficiency (endemic goiter, diffuse euthyroid goiter, during pregnancy, condition after resection of goiter).
Cavinton and Vinpocetine
price:
Cavinton: 600 rub. 10mg N90
Vinpocetine: 225 rub. 10mg N90
Active substance: Vinpocetine.
Indications: acute and chronic cerebrovascular accident (transient ischemia, progressive stroke, completed stroke, post-stroke condition). Neurological and mental disorders in patients with cerebrovascular insufficiency (memory impairment; dizziness; aphasia, apraxia, movement disorders, headache).
Claritin and Loragexal
price:
Claritin: 160 rub. 10mg N7
Loragexal: 50 rub. 10mg N10
Active substance: Loratadine.
Indications:
CLACID and Clarithromycin
price:
CLACID: 615 rub. 250mg N10
Clarithromycin: 175 rub. 250mg N14
Active substance: clarithromycin.
Indications: Antibiotic. Bacterial infections caused by sensitive microorganisms: infections of the upper respiratory tract (laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis), lower respiratory tract (bronchitis, pneumonia, atypical pneumonia), skin and soft tissues (folliculitis, furunculosis, impetigo, wound infection), moderate otitis; peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, mycobacteriosis, chlamydia.
Lazolvan and Ambroxol
price:
Lazolvan: 320 rub. 30mg N50
Ambroxol: 15 rub. 30mg N20
Active substance: ambroxol.
Indications: A mucolytic agent that stimulates the prenatal development of the lungs (increases the synthesis and secretion of surfactant and blocks its breakdown). Has secretomotor, secretolytic and expectorant effects; stimulates the serous cells of the glands of the bronchial mucosa, increases the content of mucous secretion and the release of surfactant in the alveoli and bronchi; normalizes the disturbed ratio of serous and mucous components of sputum. By activating hydrolyzing enzymes and enhancing the release of lysosomes from Clark cells, it reduces the viscosity of sputum. Increases the motor activity of the ciliated epithelium, increases mucociliary transport.
Lamisil and Terbinafine
price:
Lamisil: 380 rub. gel 1% 15g.
Terbinafine: 100 rub. gel 1% 15g.
Active substance: terbinafine
Indications: Fungal diseases of the skin and nails (for onychomycosis, topical dosage forms are not used) caused by sensitive pathogens (trichophytosis, microsporia, epidermophytosis, rubrophytosis, candidiasis of the skin and mucous membranes); lichen versicolor (only dosage forms for topical use).
Lyoton-1000 and Heparin-acri gel 1000
price:
Lyoton-1000: 320 rub. 50g
Heparin-acri gel 1000: 90 rub. 30g.
Active substance: heparin sodium.
Indications: Prevention and treatment of thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins, post-injection and post-infusion phlebitis, hemorrhoids (including postpartum), elephantiasis, superficial periphlebitis, lymphangitis, superficial mastitis, localized infiltrates and swelling, injuries and bruises (including muscle tissue, tendons , joints), subcutaneous hematoma.
Lomilan and Loragexal
price:
Lomilan: 140 rub. 10mg N10
Loragexal: 48 rub. 10mg N10
Active substance: Loratadine.
Indications: Allergic rhinitis (seasonal and year-round), conjunctivitis, hay fever, urticaria (including chronic idiopathic), angioedema, pruritic dermatosis; pseudo-allergic reactions caused by the release of histamine; allergic reactions to insect bites.
Maxidex and Dexamethasone
price:
Maxidex: 110 rub. 0.1% 5ml
Dexamethasone: 40 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Active substance: dexamethasone.
Indications: Conjunctivitis (non-purulent and allergic), keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis (without damage to the epithelium), blepharitis, scleritis, episcleritis, retinitis, iritis, iridocyclitis and other uveitis of various origins, blepharoconjunctivitis, optic neuritis, retrobulbar neuritis, superficial injuries of the cornea of various etiologies (after complete epithelization of the cornea), prevention of inflammation after surgery, sympathetic ophthalmia. Allergic and inflammatory diseases (including microbial) of the ears: otitis media.
Mezim and Pancreatin
price:
Mezim: 275 rub. 4200 units N80
Pancreatin: 27 rub. 3500IU N60
Active substance: Pancreatin.
Indications: Replacement therapy for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: chronic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy, condition after irradiation, dyspepsia, cystic fibrosis; flatulence, diarrhea of non-infectious origin. Impaired digestion of food (condition after resection of the stomach and small intestine); to improve food digestion in people with normal gastrointestinal function in case of errors in nutrition (eating fatty foods, large amounts of food, irregular meals) and in cases of chewing dysfunction, sedentary lifestyle, prolonged immobilization.
Midriacil and Tropicamide
price:
Mydriacyl: 350 rub. 1% 15ml
Tropicamide: 100 rub. 1% 10ml
Active substance: tropicamide
Indications: diagnostics in ophthalmology (examination of the fundus, determination of refraction by skiascopy), inflammatory processes and adhesions in the chambers of the eye.
Miramistin and Chlorhexidine
price:
Miramistin: 225 rub. 0.01% 150ml
Chlorhexidine: 12 rub. 0.05% 100ml
Active substance: in the first case - miramistin, in the second - chlorhexidine.
Indications: Antiseptics, as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for various infections, for antiseptic treatment and disinfection, as well as for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
Movalis and Meloxicam
price:
Movalis: 400 rub. 15mg N10
Meloxicam: 120 rub. 15 mg N20
Active substance: meloxicam.
Indications: rheumatoid arthritis; osteoarthritis; ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease) and other inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the joints, accompanied by pain.
Neuromultivit and Pentovit
price:
Neuromultivitis: 100 rub. N20
Pentovit: 40 rub. N50
Active substance: thiamine chloride (B1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6), cyanocobalamin (B12).
Indications: Vitamins. Polyneuropathy; neuritis; neuralgia; trigeminal neuralgia; radicular syndrome caused by degenerative changes in the spine; sciatica; lumbago;plexitis; intercostal neuralgia; facial nerve paresis.
No-shpa and Drotaverine
price:
No-shpa: 180 rub. 40mg N60
Drotaverine: 30 rub. 40mg N50
Active substance: drotaverine
Indications: Prevention and treatment: spasm of smooth muscles of internal organs (renal colic, biliary colic, intestinal colic, dyskinesia of the biliary tract and gallbladder of the hyperkinetic type, cholecystitis, postcholecystectomy syndrome); pyelitis; spastic constipation, spastic colitis, proctitis, tenesmus; pylorospasm, gastroduodenitis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum. Endarteritis, spasm of peripheral, cerebral and coronary arteries. Algomenorrhea, threatened miscarriage, threatened premature birth; spasm of the uterine pharynx during childbirth, prolonged opening of the pharynx, postpartum contractions. When conducting some instrumental studies, cholecystography.
Normodipine and Amlodipine
price:
Normodipine: 650 rub. 10mg N30
Amlodipine: 40 rub. 10mg N30
Active substance: amlodipine.
Indications: arterial hypertension, exertional angina, vasospastic angina, silent myocardial ischemia, decompensated CHF (as an auxiliary therapy).
Nurofen and Ibuprofen
price:
Nurofen: 100 rub. 200mg N24
Ibuprofen: 12 rub. 200mg N20
Active substance: ibuprofen.
Indications: Pain syndrome: myalgia, arthralgia, ossalgia, arthritis, sciatica, migraine, headache (including menstrual syndrome) and toothache, cancer, neuralgia, tendinitis, tendovaginitis, bursitis, neuralgic amyotrophy (Personage-Turner disease) , post-traumatic and postoperative pain syndrome, accompanied by inflammation.
Omez and Omeprazole
price:
Omez: 165 rub. 20mg N30
Omeprazole: 44r. 20mg N30
Active substance: omeprazole
Indications:– peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum (including those resistant to treatment with other antiulcer drugs); – reflux esophagitis; – erosive and ulcerative lesions of the stomach and duodenum associated with taking NSAIDs; – peptic ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori (in combination with antibacterial drugs); – Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; – prevention of acid aspiration (Mendelssohn syndrome).
Panadol and Paracetamol
price:
Panadol: 40 rub. N12
Paracetamol: 4r. N10
Active substance: paracetamol.
Indications: Feverish syndrome due to infectious diseases; pain syndrome (mild and moderate severity): arthralgia, myalgia, neuralgia, migraine, toothache and headache, algodismenorrhea.
Panangin and Asparkam
price:
Panangin: 120 rub. N50
Asparkam: 10 rub. N50
Active substance: potassium and magnesium aspartate.
Indications: hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia (including those arising from vomiting, diarrhea; therapy with saluretics, corticosteroids and laxatives), accompanied by arrhythmias (including paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, atrial and ventricular extrasystole) against the background of digitalis intoxication, heart failure or heart attack myocardium.
Pantogam and Pantocalcin
price:
Pantogam: 320 rub. 250mg N50
Pantocalcin: 250 rub. 250mg N50
Active substance: hopantenic acid.
Indications: Cerebrovascular insufficiency caused by atherosclerotic changes in cerebral vessels, senile dementia (initial forms), residual organic brain damage in mature and elderly people, cerebral organic insufficiency in patients with schizophrenia, residual effects of neuroinfections, post-vaccination encephalitis, TBI (as part of complex therapy) .
Rinonorm and Rinostop
price:
Rinonorm: 45 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Rhinostop: 20 rub. 0.1% 10ml
Active substance: xylometazoline.
Indications: Acute allergic rhinitis, acute respiratory infections with symptoms of rhinitis, sinusitis, hay fever; otitis media (to reduce swelling of the nasopharyngeal mucosa). Preparing the patient for diagnostic manipulations in the nasal passages.
Sumamed and Azithromycin
price:
Sumamed: 430 rub. 250mg N6
Azithromycin: 100 rub. 250mg N6
Active substance: azithromycin.
Indications:
Trental and Pentoxifylline
price:
Trental: 220 rub. 100mg N60
Pentoxifylline: 50 rub. 100mg N60
Active substance: pentoxifylline.
Indications: Peripheral circulation disorders, Raynaud's disease, tissue trophism disorders; cerebrovascular accidents: ischemic and post-apoplectic conditions; cerebral atherosclerosis (dizziness, headache, memory impairment, sleep disturbances), dyscirculatory encephalopathy, viral neuroinfection; IHD, condition after myocardial infarction; acute circulatory disorders in the retina and choroid; otosclerosis, degenerative changes against the background of pathology of the vessels of the inner ear with a gradual decrease in hearing; COPD, bronchial asthma; impotence of vascular origin.
Trichopolum and Metronidazole
price:
Trichopolum: 80 rub. 250mg N20
Metronidazole: 10 rub. 250mg N20
Active substance: Metronidazole.
Indications: Antibiotic. Protozoal infections: extraintestinal amebiasis, including amoebic liver abscess, intestinal amebiasis, trichomoniasis, giardiasis, balantidiasis, giardiasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, trichomonas vaginitis, trichomonas urethritis. Infections caused by Bacteroides: infections of bones and joints, infections of the central nervous system, incl. meningitis, brain abscess, bacterial endocarditis, pneumonia, empyema and lung abscess, sepsis. Infections caused by Clostridium spp., Peptococcus and Peptostreptococcus species: abdominal infections (peritonitis, liver abscess), pelvic infections (endometritis, fallopian tube and ovarian abscess, vaginal vault infections). Pseudomembranous colitis (associated with antibiotic use). Gastritis or duodenal ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori.
Troxevasin and Troxerutin
price:
Troxevasin: 210 rub. 300mg N50
Troxerutin: 120 rub. 300mg N50
Active substance: troxerutin.
Indications: Varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency with such manifestations as static heaviness in the legs, leg ulcers, trophic skin lesions, superficial thrombophlebitis, periphlebitis, phlebothrombosis, leg ulcers, dermatitis, hemorrhoids, post-thrombotic syndrome, diabetic microangiopathy, retinopathy, hemorrhagic diathesis.
Ultop and Omeprazole
price:
Ultop: 250 rub. 20mg N28
Omeprazole: 44r. 20mg N30
Active substance: omeprazole
Indications:– peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum (including those resistant to treatment with other antiulcer drugs); – reflux esophagitis; – erosive and ulcerative lesions of the stomach and duodenum associated with taking NSAIDs; – peptic ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori (in combination with antibacterial drugs); – Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; – prevention of acid aspiration (Mendelssohn syndrome).
Fastum-gel and Ketoprofen
price:
Fastum-gel: 240 rub. 2.5% 50g
Ketoprofen: 60 rub. 2.5% 50g
Active substance: ketoprofen.
Indications: Gel, cream: acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis); injuries of the musculoskeletal system (including sports), sprains, ruptures of ligaments and tendons, tendinitis, bruise of muscles and ligaments, edema, phlebitis, lymphangitis, inflammatory processes of the skin. Rinse solution: inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity and pharynx (angina, pharyngitis, stomatitis, glossitis, gingivitis, periodontitis, periodontal disease, etc.).
Finlepsin and Carbamazepine
price:
Finlepsin: 250 rub. 400mg N50
Carbamazepine: 40 rub. 200mg N50
Active substance: carbamazepine.
Indications: Epilepsy (excluding absence seizures, myoclonic or flaccid seizures) - partial seizures with complex and simple symptoms, primary and secondary generalized forms of seizures with tonic-clonic seizures, mixed forms of seizures (monotherapy or in combination with other anticonvulsants). Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia in multiple sclerosis (typical and atypical), idiopathic glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Acute manic states. Phasonic affective disorders (including bipolar) prevention of exacerbations, weakening of clinical manifestations during exacerbation. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (anxiety, convulsions, hyperexcitability, sleep disturbances). Diabetic neuropathy with pain syndrome. Diabetes insipidus of central origin.
Flucostat and Fluconazole
price:
Flucostat: 150 rub. 150mg N1
Fluknazole: 25 rub. 150mg N1
Active substance: fluconazole.
Indications: Systemic lesions caused by Cryptococcus fungi, including meningitis, sepsis, lung and skin infections, both in patients with a normal immune response and in patients with various forms of immunosuppression (including AIDS patients, organ transplants); prevention of cryptococcal infection in patients with AIDS. Generalized candidiasis: candidemia, disseminated candidiasis. Genital candidiasis: vaginal (acute and recurrent), balanitis. Prevention of fungal infections in patients with malignant tumors during chemotherapy or radiation therapy; prevention of relapse of oropharyngeal candidiasis in patients with AIDS. Skin mycoses: feet, body, groin area, onychomycosis, pityriasis versicolor, skin candidal infections. Deep endemic mycoses (coccidioidosis, sporotrichosis and histoplasmosis) in patients with normal immunity.
Furamag and Furagin
price:
Furamag: 350 rub. 50mg N30
Furagin: 40 rub. 50mg N30
Active substance: furazidin.
Indications: infectious and inflammatory diseases: purulent wounds, cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, purulent arthritis; infections of female genital organs; conjunctivitis, keratitis; burns; prevention of infections during urological operations, cystoscopy, catheterization. For washing cavities: peritonitis, pleural empyema.
Hemomycin and Azithromycin
price:
Hemomycin: 270 rub. 250mg N6
Azithromycin: 100 rub. 250mg N6
Active substance: azithromycin.
Indications: Antibiotic. Infections of the upper respiratory tract and ENT organs caused by sensitive pathogens: pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media; scarlet fever; lower respiratory tract infections: pneumonia, bronchitis; infections of the skin and soft tissues: erysipelas, impetigo, secondary infected dermatoses; urinary tract infections: gonorrheal and non-gonorrheal urethritis, cervicitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers associated with Helicobacter pylori.
Enap and Enalapril
price:
Enap: 130 rub. 20mg N20
Enalapril: 80 rub. 20mg N20
Active substance: knew adj.
Indications: arterial hypertension (symptomatic, renovascular, including with scleroderma, etc.), CHF I-III stages; prevention of coronary ischemia in patients with LV dysfunction, asymptomatic LV dysfunction.
Ersefuril and Furazolidone
price:
Ersefuril: 390 rub. 200mg N28
Furazolidone: 3 rub. 50mg N10
Active substance: nifuroxazide in the first case and furazolidone in the second.
Indications: Diarrhea of infectious origin, dysentery, paratyphoid fever, giardiasis, food toxic infections.
On the domestic pharmaceutical market presents a wide variety of medicines, at the same time, most of them are very expensive. As an affordable alternative, many people prefer to choose Russian analogues imported medicines, the list and compliance of which can be obtained from the attending physician or pharmacist at the pharmacy.
Painkillers and antispasmodics
Painkillers (analgesics) are intended to relieve pain syndromes of various origins. In general, analgesics are divided into 2 groups:
- Non-narcotic drugs containing acetylsalicylic acid, analgin, paracetamol, mefinamic acid, piroxicam, ibuprofen, dimexide, etc.
- Narcotic drugs that are prescribed in the most extreme and serious cases, for example, morphine, promedol, fentanyl, etc.
Antispasmodic drugs (antispasmodics, antispasmodics) are intended to relieve spasms blood vessels, smooth muscles of internal organs, for example, the gastrointestinal tract, urinary and biliary tract, and the female reproductive system.
Cardiac and hypotensive
Cardiac drugs combine several groups of drugs to improve ischemic and cerebral circulation, normalize heart rate, increasing the content and transport of oxygen to the heart.
Antihypertensive (antihypertensive) drugs are intended to reduce blood pressure. The required effect can be achieved by different principles actions of drugs:
- decreased tone of the sympathetic nervous system;
- suppression of renin production (a component of the blood pressure regulation system);
- vasodilation;
- increasing urine output (diuretics).
Antibacterial and antiviral
Antibacterial drugs (antibiotics) are drugs that inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms or cause their death.
Antiviral drugs are medications that are used to treat viral diseases of various origins. They are often used to prevent viral diseases and to increase the body’s immunity in complex therapy.
Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, NSAIDs) have an anti-inflammatory effect, to which antipyretic and analgesic effects are also added.
Antidiarrheal
Diarrhea (stomach upset) is common symptom various diseases Gastrointestinal tract, other internal organs, intoxications. Antidiarrheal drugs reduce intestinal motility and increase sphincter tone. This group also includes eubiotics (enzymes and bacteria that regulate the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract) and adsorbents (cleaning the gastrointestinal tract from toxins and allergens).
| Name | Active substance | Russian analogue |
|---|---|---|
| Imodium | Loperamide | Vero-Loperamide Diara Loperamide |
| Linux | Lactic acid and bifidobacteria | Bifidumbacterin Bifinorm Lactobacterin Lactonorm |
| Nifuroxazide | Nifuroxazide | Ecofuril |
| Smecta | Dioctahedral smectite | Diosmectite Neosmectin |
| Sorbex | Activated carbon | Activated carbon |
Antiulcer
The action of antiulcer drugs is aimed at eliminating ulcerative manifestations on the mucous surface of the stomach and duodenum. They reduce excessive secretion of gastric secretions, reduce the activity of pepsin (the main enzyme of gastric juice), destroy Helicobacter in the gastrointestinal tract, and normalize upper motility digestive tract.
Antiallergic
Anti-allergy medications (antihistamines) block histamine receptors in the body, a neurotransmitter that affects the respiratory tract, skin, gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, smooth muscles and causes symptoms allergic reaction.
Inhalation drugs and cough suppressants
Inhalation is a method of introducing drugs into the body by inhaling steam, gas or smoke. To carry it out, nebulizer devices (inhalers, nebulizers) are used, which are filled with gaseous, liquid or volatile substances.
Mucolytic agents are cough medications that discharge mucus in the lungs and facilitate its elimination, reduce inflammatory process in the respiratory tract.
Calming
Sedatives (sedatives, psycholeptics) are a group medicines that cause calm or reduce emotional stress without hypnotic effect, and at the same time facilitate the process of falling asleep and improve the quality of sleep.
Preparations for external use
The group of medicines for external (local) use includes great amount preparations in the form of ointments, gels, creams, solutions, powders, etc. Depending on the composition, they have antibacterial, disinfectant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antihistamine and other effects.
We are all accustomed to the fact that every drug has its own analogues or generics. You can often find a replacement for an expensive imported drug among the many domestic medicines or medicines manufactured in “third world countries”. Interchangeable drugs (table attached) are, in fact, drugs that are based on one active substance.
Why are originals so expensive?
Often, when purchasing a regular cold remedy at a pharmacy, you have to spend quite a considerable amount. So the question arises: “Are there interchangeable drugs? What do we pay a lot of money for?”
But it's not that simple. There is a fairly convincing justification for the prices set for many drugs. Of course, not all of them are completely effective, but compared to their analogues they deserve preference.
What's the matter? There is a phrase: “Do you want those that exist, or those that cure?” Of course, analogue drugs are not placebos. Many of them improve the quality of life and help improve the health of people who cannot spend a fortune on it. However, it happens that drugs made from cheap raw materials do not bring the expected effect. It all depends on the manufacturer and his integrity.
The principle of pricing of expensive and cheap drugs
If we go into detail, explaining the difference in the action of drugs with the same active substance, then it is worth noting the essence of the analogy. Not every flour can be used to make a loaf! It seems to be wheat flour, but one of them produces only pancakes, and the other produces any kind of baked goods.
So, as part of cheap raw materials used for production inexpensive drugs locally produced (or in third world countries), in addition to the main active substance, there are some impurities. Poorly purified chemical raw materials can ultimately give a slight negative result, which most often manifests itself as a side effect or an allergic reaction.
Expensive purified raw materials are used for the production of medicines with a higher pricing policy.
Import substitution
Nowadays the question of import substitution often arises. However, not every original medicine can be replaced with an analogue one. Alas, a number of drugs have no equal in treatment. For example, drugs to treat oncological diseases, hereditary diseases and joint diseases have no equal among analogues, for example, Alflutop.
There is a so-called Wyshkowski index, which determines the degree of benefit of drugs and its popularity. Guided by this index, you can determine your choice required drug from the entire mass of analogues. It sometimes happens that an analogue is more popular and more effective than its original “brother”.
What is an analog drug?
Analogues or generics are drugs that do not have a patent and do not differ in composition from the patented development. However, all these drugs differ from the original drugs in the qualitative and quantitative composition of additional substances.
An analogue is a kind of copy, but not a fake! After the license for original medicines expires, manufacturing companies quickly copy the composition of the drug, replacing some of the ingredients with cheaper ones. As a result, pharmacies offer their clients plenty of cheaper drugs. And the companies that developed the original, and did a lot of work on testing and research, end up losing. Large turnovers from sales of analogues bring fabulous income, but at the same time help people with low incomes survive in cruel market conditions.
It is this fact that forced manufacturers of original medicines to begin producing analogues themselves in countries with low prices. At the same time, companies monitor the quality of all products. Conflict situations the use of analogues should not negatively affect the reputation of the original. Therefore, analogues produced at renowned pharmaceutical factories are preferable.
Copies and fakes
In addition to analogues, there are also copies of drugs that are truly So, in Belarus they tried to launch an analogue of Tamiflu into production, while raw materials of dubious quality were purchased in China. The result was that the produced drug did not have any therapeutic effect.
The most dangerous drugs for health are counterfeits (these are not interchangeable drugs, the table of which is in the article)! These drugs are produced at local pharmaceutical factories, outside normal hours, but more often this is done in unsanitary conditions and without observing basic hygiene rules and standards, in basements and barns. “Medicines” arrive in pharmacies through roundabout routes, reach sick people and cause irreparable harm to health. It is these drugs that threaten a doctor’s reputation and cause enormous damage to the industry.
Below is a table of foreign medicines of original production, taking into account the Vyshkovsky index, in conjunction with their analogue, cheaper “brothers”. These are more than 48 pairs of interchangeable drugs that are frequently prescribed.
Interchangeable drugs
Here are interchangeable medications (table).
| Purpose, quantity | Original | Cost in rubles | Index | Analogue | Cost in rubles | Index |
anti-flu, | "TeraFlu" | 330 | 0,0331 | "Flucomp" | 195 | 0,0077 |
cold, tablets, 10 | "Nurofen" | 109 | 1,0231 | "Ibuprofen" | 38 | 0,9 |
antibiotic tablets, 6 | "Sumamed" | 500 | 3,1332 | "Z-Factor" | 228 | 0,1906 |
anti-flu, tablets, 10 | "Coldrex" | 150 | 0,6943 | "Influnet" | 100 | 0,0065 |
antispasmodic, tablets, 10 | "No-shpa" | 140 | 2,355 | "Drotaverine" | 40 | 0,0323 |
antifungal, liquid, 15 milliliters | "Exoderil" | 616 | 0,625 | "Naftifine hydrochloride" | 330 | 0,0816 |
antipyretic, rectal suppositories, | "Panadol" | 75 | 0,3476 | "Cefekon D" | 51 | 0,3897 |
antispasmodic, pills | "Spazmalgon" | 150 | 0,6777 | "Renalgan" | 88 | 0,005 |
antispasmodic, injections | "Spazmalgon" | 285 | 0,6777 | "Geomag" | 122 | 0,044 |
antihistamines, tablets, 10 | "Erius" | 1000 | 0,8003 | "Desloratadine" | 330 | 0,0273 |
antifungal anticandidal, tablets, 1 | "Diflucan" | 500 | 1,0307 | "Fluconazole" | 130 | 0,8797 |
antipyretic tablets, 10 | "Aspirin" | 139 | 0,5482 | "Acetylsalicylic acid" | 8 | 0,0592 |
antifungal, | "Clotrimazole" | 72 | 0,8676 | "Kanizon" | 57 | 0,391 |
antifungal, vaginal tablets | "Candide" | 85 | 0,8676 | "Clotrimazole" | 55 | 0,3489 |
from diarrhea, tablets, 6 | "Imodium" | 240 | 0,3179 | "Loperamide" | 58 | 0,0102 |
antirheumatic painkiller tablets, 10 | "Movalis" | 550 | 1,6515 | "Meloxicam" | 45 | 0,7007 |
| bone metabolism corrector, 10 | "DONA" | 1350 | 0,9476 | "Glucosamine Maximum" | 470 | 0,391 |
| enzyme tablets, 20 | "Mezim forte" | 270 | 1,5264 | "Pancreatin" | 28 | 0,6564 |
| enzyme agent, 10 | "Festal" | 107 | 1,5732 | "Normoenzyme" | 40 | 0,044 |
| antidiabetic tablets, 30 | "Diabeton MV" | 280 | 0,6647 | "Gliclazide MV" | 128 | 0,0527 |
| for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, tablets, 3 | "Viagra" | 1500 | 0,7319 | "Dynamiko" | 395 | 0,3941 |
immunostimulating, | "Immunal" | 285 | 0,6658 | "Echinacea Vilar" | 178 | 0,0109 |
| venoprotective | "Detralex" | 1460 | 1,7879 | "Venarus" | 650 | 1,0866 |
| antihistamine tablets, 10 | "Claritin" | 188 | 0,7079 | "Loratadine" | 12 | 0,1017 |
| antidepressant | "Heptral" | 1800 | 2,1899 | "Heptor" | 950 | 0,643 |
antiviral pills | "Zovirax" | 850 | 0,7329 | "Ciclovir" | 72 | 0,1117 |
| antibacterial, tablets, 10 | "Trichopolus" | 65 | 0,7738 | "Metronidazole" | 19 | 0,7432 |
| tablets, 10 | "Kapoten" | 155 | 1,5296 | "Captopril" | 9 | 0,5245 |
| PN inhibitor tablets, 30 | "Omez" | 200 | 2,5697 | "Omeprozole" | 55 | 0,7745 |
| antihistamine, tablets | "Zyrtec" | 236 | 1,5075 | "Cetirizine" | 80 | 0,0503 |
| secretolytic, syrup | "Lazolvan" | 230 | 1,864 | "Ambroxol" | 132 | 0,0141 |
| anti-inflammatory tablets, 20 | "Voltaren" | 320 | 0,4561 | "Ortofen" | 11 | 0,0726 |
| contraceptive pills, 21 | "Janine" | 870 | 0,307 | "Silhouette" | 650 | 0,1476 |
| antiseptic, liquid | "Miramistin" | 330 | 1,6511 | "Hexicon" | 116 | 0,9029 |
| B vitamins, injections | "Milgamma" | 1100 | 2,808 | "Trigamma" | 99 | 0,0334 |
| antacid, tablets | "Zantac" | 300 | 0,2345 | "Gistak" | 41 | 0,0293 |
| antifungal, cream | "Lamisil" | 700 | 0,7227 | "Terbinox" | 63 | 0,012 |
| improves blood microcirculation, tablets | "Trental" | 300 | 1,55 | "Pentilin" | 136 | 0,0366 |
| hepatoprotector capsules, 30 | "Essentiale Forte N" | 555 | 2,2309 | "Fosfontiale" | 435 | 0,0943 |
| diuretic tablets, 30 | "Lasix" | 50 | 0,6781 | "Furasemide" | 28 | 0,0148 |
| antiemetic solution for injection | "Tserukal" | 250 | 1,1001 | "Metocopramide" | 71 | 0,2674 |
| antimicrobial antibiotic, ointment | "Levomekol" | 97 | 0,8167 | "Levomitil" | 45 | 0,0268 |
| anti-inflammatory pain reliever, gel | "Fastum-gel" | 460 | 0,2459 | "Ketoprofen" | 97 | 0,0221 |
| anticoagulant, gel | "Lyoton 1000" | 800 | 0,2965 | "Heparin-Acrigel" | 210 | 0,0657 |
| nasal drops | "Otrivin" | 178 | 0,2831 | "Tizin Xylo" | 111 | 0,0751 |
| immunomodulators tablets, 20 | "Groprinosin" | 1400 | 0,5692 | "Inoprinosine" | 1200 | 2,917 |
| tissue regeneration stimulator | "Bepanten" | 370 | 0,7003 | "Pantoderm" | 240 | 0,1216 |
| sedative drops | "Valocordin" | 281 | 0,3382 | "Corvaldin" | 144 | 0,0318 |
| antibiotic tablets, 16 | "Flemoxin Salutab" | 490 | 3,4917 | "Ospamox" | 200 | 0,107 |
This is the so-called list of interchangeable drugs. It is not complete, of course, since new analogues are constantly appearing, and old drugs that have become irrelevant disappear. In principle, every major pharmacy has its own table - analogues of expensive drugs.
Prescribing medications
When prescribing medications for treatment, the doctor must, first of all, take into account the patient’s social status and income. Rich people are used to paying for the speed of results, for the quality of treatment, for the brand. The rest combine the quality of drugs with their cost. You can’t drive the patient into a corner by prescribing an expensive original - he won’t buy it anyway.
The treatment is carried out grandmother's advice"or is not carried out at all. If such a patient is prescribed an inexpensive analogue, there is a possibility that the prescription will be fulfilled. This will happen because the cost of the drugs will not frighten the patient to the same extent as the price of an expensive original will frighten him. That is why the table "Analogs of expensive medicine" will come in handy.
I would like to add to all of the above: never buy medicines from your own hands. In this case, there is no guarantee that this is a medicine and not a poison or a “dummy”. In a pharmacy, to confirm the quality of drugs, you can ask the pharmacist to provide accompanying documents, if there is doubt about their production, as well as familiarize yourself with available analogues or substitutes. “Interchangeable drugs: table” will come in very handy here.
Roszdravnadzor blacklist
Roszdravnadzor has determined a black list. That is, it is better not to use their interchangeable drugs (table), which are analogues of well-known world brands, in treatment. It has been established by testing methods that those produced at these factories medical supplies are of dubious quality. Among them: “Belmedpreparaty”, “Tatfarmkhimpreparaty”, “Biokhimik”, “Herbion Pakistan”, “Farmak”, “Sagmel Inc”, “Dalkhimpharm”, “Biosintez” and others.
In conclusion, I would like to add that before purchasing a medicine, you should read the accompanying instructions, which indicate all its advantages in treatment and a number of side effects. There is a table of foreign medicines for this purpose. When choosing an analogue, you should consult your doctor.
The choice of medication is the patient's choice. Be healthy!
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