| III. CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS |
| A. ACE Inhibitors |
| GENERIC NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| captopril |
$ |
CAPOTEN®
|
| enalapril |
$$ |
VASOTEC® |
| lisinopril |
$$ |
ZESTRIL® |
| lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide |
$$$ |
ZESTORETIC® |
| enalapril/hydrochlorothiazide |
$$$ |
VASERETIC® |
| moexipril
|
$$$ |
UNIVASC®
|
| quinapril/hydrochlorothiazide |
$$$ |
ACCURETIC™ |
| quinapril |
$$$$ |
ACCUPRIL®
|
| ramipril |
$$$$$ |
ALTACE®
|
| trandolapril/verapamil ext-rel |
$$$$$$ |
TARKA® |
| B.
Alpha Blockers |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| prazosin |
$ |
MINIPRESS®
|
| doxazosin |
$$$ |
CARDURA®
|
| terazosin |
$$$$$$ |
HYTRIN® |
| C.
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| olmesartan |
$$$$ |
BENICAR® |
| omesartan/hydrochlorothiazide |
$$$$ |
BENICAR HCT™ |
| losartan |
$$$$$ |
COZAAR® |
| losartan/hydrochlorothiazide |
$$$$$ |
HYZAAR® |
| valsartan |
$$$$$$ |
DIOVAN® |
| valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide |
$$$$$$ |
DIOVAN HCT® |
| D.
Antiarrhythmics and Cardiac Glycosides |
| digoxin |
$ |
LANOXIN® |
| quinidine sulfate |
$$$$ |
QUINIDINE SULFATE |
| quinidine gluconate ext-rel
|
$$$$$ |
QUINAGLUTE®
|
| disopyramide |
$$$$$$ |
NORPACE®
|
| quinidine sulfate ext-rel
|
$$$$$$ |
QUINIDEX®
|
| mexiletine |
$$$$$$$ |
MEXITIL®
|
| disopyramide ext-rel
|
$$$$$$$ |
NORPACE CR®
|
| amiodarone |
$$$$$$$$ |
CORDARONE® |
| procainamide ext-rel
(6 hr) |
$$$$$$$$ |
PROCAINAMIDE
EXT-REL |
| propafenone |
$$$$$$$$ |
RYTHMOL®
|
| sotalol |
$$$$$$$$$ |
BETAPACE®
|
| procainamide |
$$$$$$$$$$ |
PRONESTYL®
|
| E.
Beta Blockers |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| Cardioselective |
| atenolol |
$ |
TENORMIN®
|
| metoprolol |
$ |
LOPRESSOR®
|
| atenolol/chlorthalidone |
$ |
TENORETIC® |
| betaxolol |
$$$$ |
KERLONE®
|
| metoprolol ext-rel |
$$$$ |
TOPROL-XL®
|
| metoprolol/hydrochlorothiazide |
$$$$$$ |
LOPRESSOR HCT® |
| Noncardioselective |
| propranolol |
$ |
INDERAL®
|
| pindolol |
$$ |
VISKEN®
|
| timolol |
$$ |
BLOCADREN®
|
| penbutolol |
$$ |
LEVATOL® |
| nadolol |
$$$ |
CORGARD®
|
| propranolol ext-rel |
$$$$ |
INNOPRAN XL™ |
| propranolol ext-rel |
$$$$$ |
INDERAL®
LA |
| Beta
and Alpha Blockers |
| labetalol |
$$$$ |
NORMODYNE®
|
| carvedilol |
$$$$$$$$ |
COREG® |
| F.
Calcium Channel Blockers |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| Dihydropyridines |
| nifedipine |
$$ |
PROCARDIA®
|
| nicardipine |
$$$$ |
CARDENE®
|
| nifedipine ext-rel |
$$$$ |
ADALAT® CC |
| nisoldipine ext-rel |
$$$$ |
SULAR® |
| felodipine ext-rel |
$$$$$ |
PLENDIL®
|
| amlodipine |
$$$$$$ |
NORVASC®
|
| Nondihydropyridines |
| verapamil |
$ |
CALAN®
|
| verapamil ext-rel |
$$ |
CALAN®
SR |
| diltiazem |
$$ |
CARDIZEM®
|
| diltiazem ext-rel |
$$$$ |
DILACOR XR®
|
| diltiazem ext-rel |
$$$$$$ |
CARDIZEM®
CD |
| diltiazem ext-rel |
$$$$$$ |
CARDIZEM® SR |
| diltiazem ext-rel |
$$$$$$ |
CARDIZEM®
LA |
| G.
Diuretics |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| hydrochlorothiazide |
$ |
HYDRODIURIL®
|
| chlorthalidone |
$ |
HYGROTON®
|
triamterene/
hydrochlorothiazide 75/50 |
$ |
MAXZIDE®
|
amiloride/
hydrochlorothiazide |
$ |
MODURETIC®
|
| furosemide |
$ |
LASIX®
|
triamterene/
hydrochlorothiazide 50/25 |
$ |
TRIAMTERENE/ HYDROCHLORO-
THIAZIDE |
| indapamide |
$ |
LOZOL®
|
| bumetanide |
$ |
BUMEX®
|
triamterene/
hydrochlorothiazide
37.5/25 tabs |
$ |
MAXZIDE®-25
|
triamterene/
hydrochlorothiazide
37.5/25 caps |
$ |
DYAZIDE®
|
| amiloride |
$$ |
MIDAMOR®
|
| spironolactone |
$$$ |
ALDACTONE®
|
spironolactone/
hydrochlorothiazide |
$$$ |
ALDACTAZIDE®
|
| metolazone |
$$$$$ |
ZAROXOLYN® |
| H.
Lipid Lowering Agents |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| gemfibrozil |
$$ |
LOPID®
|
| niacin |
$$$$$ |
NIACOR®
|
| fluvastatin |
$$$$$$ |
LESCOL®
|
| cholestyramine cans |
$$$$$$ |
QUESTRAN®/
QUESTRAN®-LIGHT |
| cholestyramine pkt |
$$$$$$ |
QUESTRAN®/
QUESTRAN®-LIGHT |
| rosuvastatin (MDL) |
$$$$$$$ |
CRESTOR® |
| atorvastatin |
$$$$$$$ |
LIPITOR®
|
| fluvastatin ext-rel |
$$$$$$$ |
LESCOL XL® |
| colestipol pkt |
$$$$$$$ |
COLESTID®
|
| pravastatin |
$$$$$$$$ |
PRAVACHOL® |
| pravastatin/buffered aspirin |
$$$$$$$$ |
PRAVIGARD™ PAC |
| colestipol tabs |
$$$$$$$$$ |
COLESTID®
|
| I.
Nitrates |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| isosorbide dinitrate
oral |
$ |
ISORDIL® |
| isosorbide dinitrate
sublingual |
$ |
ISORDIL®
S.L. |
| nitroglycerin sublingual
|
$$ |
NITROSTAT®
|
| isosorbide dinitrate
ext-rel tabs |
$$ |
ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE
EXT-REL |
| nitroglycerin ointment |
$$ |
NITRO-BID®
|
| isosorbide mononitrate
ext-rel |
$$$ |
IMDUR® |
| nitroglycerin transdermal
|
$$$$$ |
NITREK®
|
| nitroglycerin transdermal
|
$$$$$$$ |
TRANSDERM-NITRO® |
| nitroglycerin transdermal
|
$$$$$$$ |
NITRO-DUR®
|
| J.
Miscellaneous |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| hydralazine |
$ |
HYDRALAZINE |
| clonidine |
$ |
CATAPRES®
|
| methyldopa |
$$ |
ALDOMET®
|
| minoxidil |
$$$$ |
LONITEN® |
| guanabenz |
$$$$$$ |
WYTENSIN®
|
| clonidine transdermal |
$$$$$$$$ |
CATAPRES-TTS® |
| midodrine |
$$$$$$$$$$ |
PROAMATINE® |
| |
