| VIII.
GASTROINTESTINAL |
| A.
Diarrhea |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| loperamide |
$ |
IMODIUM®
|
| diphenoxylate/atropine
|
$ |
LOMOTIL®
|
| B.
Emesis |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| meclizine |
$ |
ANTIVERT®
|
| promethazine |
$ |
PHENERGAN®
|
| metoclopramide |
$ |
REGLAN®
|
| thiethylperazine |
$ |
TORECAN® |
| trimethobenzamide |
$ |
TIGAN®
|
| prochlorperazine |
$$ |
COMPAZINE®
|
| granisetron (MDL) |
$$$$$$$$ |
KYTRIL®
(MDL) |
| ondansetron (MDL) |
$$$$$$$$$$ |
ZOFRAN®
(MDL) |
| C.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| sulfasalazine |
$$$ |
AZULFIDINE®
|
| sulfasalazine delayed-rel
|
$$$$ |
AZULFIDINE EN-TABS®
|
| olsalazine sodium |
$$$$$$ |
DIPENTUM®
|
| mesalamine tabs
delayed-rel |
$$$$$$ |
ASACOL®
|
| mesalamine caps ext-rel |
$$$$$$$$ |
PENTASA |
| hydrocortisone acetate foam
|
$$$$$$$$$ |
CORTIFOAM®
|
| hydrocortisone enema
|
$$$$$$$$$ |
CORTENEMA® |
| mesalamine rectal supp |
$$$$$$$$$$ |
ROWASA® |
| D.
Pancreatic Enzymes |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| pancrelipase |
$$$$$$ |
VIOKASE®
|
| pancrelipase |
$$$$$$$$ |
PANCREASE® |
| pancrelipase delayed-rel
|
$$$$$$$$ |
PANCREASE®
MT |
| pancrelipase delayed-rel
|
$$$$$$$$ |
CREON®
|
| pancrelipase delayed-rel |
$$$$$$$$$$ |
ULTRASE® |
| pancrelipase delayed-rel
|
$$$$$$$$$$ |
ULTRASE®
MT |
| E.
Reflux (GERD) |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| cimetidine |
$$ |
TAGAMET®
|
| metoclopramide |
$$$ |
REGLAN®
|
| ranitidine tabs |
$$$ |
ZANTAC®
|
| famotidine, except orally
disintegrating tabs |
$$$$ |
PEPCID® |
| pantoprazole delayed-rel |
$$$$$ |
PROTONIX® |
| rabeprazole delayed-rel |
$$$$$$ |
ACIPHEX® |
| esomeprazole delayed-rel |
$$$$$$$$$ |
NEXIUM® |
| omeprazole delayed-rel (10mg
and 40mg only) |
$$$$$$$$$$ |
PRILOSEC®
(10mg and 40mg only) |
| F.
Spasm |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
atropine/hyoscyamine/
scopolamine/phenobarbital |
$ |
DONNATAL®
|
| hyoscyamine
sulfate |
$ |
LEVSIN®
|
| dicyclomine |
$$ |
BENTYL® |
| hyoscyamine sulfate ext-rel
|
$$$ |
LEVSINEX®
|
| hyoscyamine sulfate ext-rel |
$$$$ |
LEVBID® |
| G.
Ulcers |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| Peptic
Ulcer/H Pylori Treatment |
| ranitidine tabs |
$ |
ZANTAC®
|
| cimetidine |
$$ |
TAGAMET®
|
| famotidine, except orally
distintegrating tabs |
$$$$ |
PEPCID® |
| sucralfate |
$$$$$ |
CARAFATE®
|
| rabeprazole delayed-rel |
$$$$$$ |
ACIPHEX® |
| esomeprazole delayed-rel |
$$$$$$$$$ |
NEXIUM® |
| omeprazole delayed-rel (10mg
and 40mg only) |
$$$$$$$$$$ |
PRILOSEC®
(10mg and 40mg only) |
| H.
Miscellaneous |
| GENERIC
NAME |
RELATIVE
COST |
BRAND
NAME |
| lactulose |
$ |
CHRONULAC®
|
| peg 3350/electrolytes |
$$ |
GOLYTELY® |
peg 3350/sod bicarbonate/
sod chloride/pot chloride |
$$$ |
NULYTELY®
|
| sodium phosphates |
$$$$ |
VISICOL™ |
| lactulose |
$$$$$ |
CEPHULAC® |
| bismuth subsalicylate + metronidazole
+ tetracycline |
$$$$$ |
HELIDAC® |
| ursodiol |
$$$$$$$$ |
ACTIGALL® |
| misoprostol |
$$$$$$$$ |
CYTOTEC® |
| ursodiol |
$$$$$$$$ |
URSO® |
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