Top Ten Most Expensive Drugs for Hypertension in 2010
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What is the most expensive drug for hypertension for the year 2010? We compiled the price data on locally available anti-hypertensives and sorted the list based on the cost of the drug per day's use. The result is in the table below followed by some explanation on the parts of the table:
Top Ten Most Expensive Drugs for Hypertension in 2010
| Trade Name | Generic Name | Stock Dose (mg) | Initial Dose (mg) | Initial Freq. | Price | Cost per day |
| Dilzem | Diltiazem | 30 | 30 | 3 | 31.31 | 93.93 |
| Isoptin | Verapamil | 40 | 40 | 3 | 29.18 | 87.54 |
| Adalat Retard | Nifedipine | 20 | 20 | 2 | 43.46 | 86.92 |
| Icaz Sro | Isradipine | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 34.00 | 68.00 |
| Capoten | Captopril | 25 | 25 | 2 | 32.51 | 65.02 |
| Rasilez | Aliskiren | 150 | 150 | 1 | 59.55 | 59.55 |
| Adalat | Nifedipine | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18.97 | 56.91 |
| Darat | Nifedipine | 10 | 20 | 2 | 12.55 | 50.20 |
| Zestril | Lisinopril | 10 | 10 | 1 | 49.32 | 49.32 |
| Zandil | Diltiazem | 30 | 30 | 3 | 16.37 | 49.11 |
- Trade name refers to the brand name of the drug in the Philippines.
- Generic name refers to the name of the active ingredient. Medicines with the same generic names have similar pharmacologic effects.
- Initial dose refers to the usual amount given when the drug is initially prescribed, based on JNC7.
- Initial freq refers to the number of times the drug is taken each day, when it is initially prescribed.
- Unit Price refers to the manufacturer's price per tablet, in Philippine Peso.
- Cost per day refers to the total cost of taking the drug daily in Philippine Peso, considering the stock dose, initial dose and initial frequency.
Compiled by healthypinoy.com staff from MIMS 2009 122th ed., PPD 2008-2009, and The Generics Pharmacy price list (May 18, 2009). Last updated May 11, 2010.