List of Russian analogues of imported drugs. Cheap analogues of expensive drugs (full list of drugs) Analogues of drugs online

Generics, this wonderful English word(generic), called analogue of medicine, which is sold under an off-patent name. Thus, a generic is an interchangeable medicine that differs only in name, but has the same composition, the same active substance and has the same therapeutic effect. Our task is not to delve into the legal terminology associated with generics, but to find out what cheap analogues of expensive drugs exist.

What is the easiest way to identify interchangeable drugs? The answer is simple: find, on the Internet, the main active ingredient of the medicine and its quantity (volume) in the drug and compare the analogues offered by pharmacists and doctors.

It has long been no secret that many doctors feed on the medications they prescribe to patients. Often doctor's share, which he receives from the pharmacy, is more than 30% of the cost of the drug. Thus, it becomes more relevant than ever popular expression“The rescue of drowning people is the work of the drowning people themselves.”

Therefore, friends, don’t chase brands, visit at least 2 doctors with your problem, of course, without telling about the diagnosis and treatment regimen proposed by the previous doctor. Take the time to read the annotation for the drug, find the main active ingredient of the drug, and you will find at least 2-3 cheap analogues of the expensive drug. Below are tables of interchangeable drugs or domestic generics.

In the table comparing interchangeable drugs, the price of the drug was not specifically indicated, since prices are not stable and change depending on market conditions, exchange rates and other micro and macroeconomic factors. For this reason, instead of the price of a generic drug, the ratio of the price of an expensive drug and its domestic analogue is indicated.

Table of drug analogues:

What is the medicine used for?	Expensive medicine	An analogue of an expensive medicine	Active ingredient of the drug	How many times cheaper is the generic?
Painkillers		Ibuprofen	Propionic acid derivatives	The price of the drug is 7.5 times cheaper
Dermatoses, eczema	Belosalik	Akriderm		2 times cheaper
Inflammation of the nasopharynx	Bepanten	Dexpanthenol	Dexpanthenol
Violation vestibular apparatus, ear pain	Betaserk	Betagistine	Betagistine	The price of the medicine is 2.4 times lower
Inflammation of the musculoskeletal system	Bystrumgel	Ketoprofen	Ketoprofen	2.5 times cheaper
Rheumatism, arthritis	Voltaren	Diclofenac	Diclofenac	The price of the drug is 10.1 times lower
Stomach ulcer	Gastrozol	Omeprazole	Omeprazole	2.3 times lower
Venous insufficiency of the legs	Detralex		Diosmin and hesperedin	Less than 1.7
Psoriasis, eczema, ichthyosis	Diprosalik	Akriderm	Betamethasone and salicylic acid	The price of the drug is 2.8 times cheaper
Meningitis, sepsis, lung infections	Diflucan	Flucanozole	Fluconazole	Analogue medicine Cheaper at 16 once
Rhinitis, Sinusitis		Rhinostop	Xylometazoline	The price of the medicine is 4 times cheaper
Stomach ulcer, heartburn		Ranitidine	Ranitidine	The price of the drug is 11.4 times cheaper
Allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis		Cetirinax	Cetirizine	The price of the medicine is 3.4 times lower
Genital and simple skin herpes	Zovirax	Acyclovir	Acyclovir	Drug analogue 8.3 times cheaper
To boost immunity		Echinacea	Echinacea purpurea plant extract	4.2 times cheaper
Diarrhea (diarrhea)		Loperamide	Loperamide	Drug analogue 20 times cheaper
Goiter treatment	Iodomarin	Potassium iodite	Potassium iodite
Violations cerebral circulation	Cavinton	Vinpothecin	Vinpothecin	2.7 times cheaper
Allergic diseases	Clariton	Loratadine	Loratadine	The price of the medicine is 3.2 times lower
Upper respiratory tract infections. Antibiotic		Clarithromycin	Clarithromycin	3.5 times cheaper
Expectorant (mucolytic) agent	Lazolvan	Ambraxol	Ambroxol	Drug analogue 21.3 times cheaper
Antifungal, skin diseases		Terbinafine	Terbinafine	3.8 times cheaper
Thrombophlebitis of superficial veins	Lyoton-1000	Heparin-acri gel-1000	Heparin sodium	The price of the drug is 3.5 times cheaper
Allergic rhinitis		Loragexal	Loratidine	The price of the medicine is 2.9 times lower
Conjunctivitis, keratitis, blepharitis	Maxidex	Dexamethasone	Dexamethasone	2.75 times cheaper
Help the pancreas, flatulence		Pancreatin	Pancreatin	Drug analogue 10.2 times cheaper
Antiseptics for disinfection	Miramistin	Chlorhexidine	By name	Drug analogue 18.8 times cheaper
Rheumatoid and gouty arthritis		Meloxicam	Meloxicam	3.3 times cheaper
Vitamins: neuritis, neuralgia, radicular syndrome, sciatica	Neuromultivitis, neurovitan	Pentovit		The price of the medicine is 2.2 times cheaper
Smooth muscle spasm ( renal colic, colitis)		Drotaverine	Drotaverine	6 times cheaper
High blood pressure, angina pectoris	Normodipine	Amlodipine	amlodipine	Drug analogue 16.3 times cheaper
Stomach ulcer		Omeprazole	Omeprazole	3.8 times cheaper
Antipyretic, fever, muscle aches, chills		Paracetamol	Paraetamol	Drug analogue 10 times cheaper
Hypokalemia, hypomgnemia	Panangin	Asparkam	Potassium, magnesium aspartate	Analogue of the drug 12 times cheaper
Organic brain lesions	Pantogam	Pantocalcin	Hopantenic acid	2.2 times cheaper
Allergic rhinitis	Rhinonorm	Rhinostop	Xylometazoline	The price of the drug is 3.3 times cheaper
Antibiotic. Infections of the upper respiratory tract and ENT organs		Azithromycin	Azithromycin	4.3 times cheaper
Violation of peripheral circulation, cerebral circulation		Pentoxephylline	Pentoxifylline	Less than 4.4 times
Antibiotic wide range. Sexually transmitted infections. Intestinal amebiasis, central nervous system infections	Trichopolum	Metronidazole	Metronidazole	8 times cheaper
Hematomas, varicose veins veins	Troxevasin	Troxerutin	Troxerutin	1.8 times cheaper
Gastric ulcers and exacerbations caused by taking NSAIDs		Omeprazole	Omeprazole	The price of the drug is 5.7 times less
Arthritis, arthrosis, inflammation of the musculoskeletal system	Fastum-gel	Ketoprofen	Ketoprofen	4 times less
Epilepsy	Finlepsin	Carbamazepine	Carbamazepine	The price of the medicine is 6.3 times cheaper
Meningitis, sepsis, others systemic lesions caused by Cryptococcus fungi	Flucostat	Fluconazole	Fluconazole	6 times cheaper
Cestitis, purulent wounds, urethritis, pyelonephritis, purulent arthritis, keratitis, burns, prevention of infections before urological manipulations			Furazidin	Antibiotic analogue 8.8 times cheaper
Antibiotic, ENT and upper respiratory tract infections	Hemomycin	Azithromycin	Azithromycin	2.7 times cheaper
High blood pressure		Enalapril	Enalapril	The price of the medicine is 1.6 times cheaper
Diarrhea (diarrhea)	Ersefuril	Furazolidone	nifuroxazide	An analogue drug is 130 times cheaper
Mucolytic (expectorant)	Lazolvan	Ambrocol	Ambroxol	The cost of the generic is 2.2 times less
Antipyretic	Aspirin UPSA	Acetylsalicylic acid	Acetylsalicylic acid	The price of an analogue drug is 3.2 times less
Calming, sedative	Valocordin	Corvalol	Phenobarbital, peppermint	The price of the analogue is 3.5 times less
Vascular obstruction		Trombless	Heparin sodium	The price of the drug is 1.5 times cheaper
Antiulcer, heartburn, gastric bleeding		Ranintidine	Bismuth citrate	The price of the drug analogue is 5.6 times cheaper
Vasoconstrictor nose drops		Naphthyzin	Naphazoline	The price of the drug analogue is 14.3 times cheaper
Cough remedy		Acetine, Acetylcysteine	acetylcysteine	3.4 times cheaper
Remedy for intoxication (enterosorbent)		Activated carbon	Medical charcoal	The price of a drug analogue is 3.7 times lower
Hepatoprotective agent	Essentiale	Enerliv, essliver	Soybean phospholipids	4.2 times cheaper

In conclusion, I would like to note that do not self-medicate, be sure to consult a doctor, preferably several, about taking this or that medication.

They cost several times, you need to understand the system for creating and selling medicines. Original drugs are the first to appear on the pharmaceutical market. Factory spends great amount money to develop the drug and ultimately receives a patent for production and distribution. As a rule, the validity period of a patent is 10 years. During this time, no one has the right to create medicines.

Once the patent expires, the drug becomes available to everyone. It is from this moment that the creation of analogues begins.

Thus it turns out that original drug it costs several times more because it has been tested by people for 10 years. In addition to the costs of developing the drug, huge amounts of money were also spent on refining and improving it.

What are the differences between cheap analogues of expensive drugs?

Firstly, it is worth noting that not all analogs have a completely identical composition to the original. Most often, only the active substance is identical. But in addition to it, the medicine also contains additional elements responsible for the delivery of the substance, its absorption into the body and activation. But it is thanks to additional substances that some drugs act as quickly as possible.

Typically large pharmaceutical companies take care of high quality raw materials. It also takes a lot of money to process and clean it. Cheap analogues very often contain substances that do not best quality, brought from India and Eastern Europe.

You can also notice that using the original, the patient gets back on his feet in a matter of days, but there is no effect from taking generics. And although, at first glance, the compositions of these two drugs are the same, the effect is different. This is because research was carried out on the originals for 10 years under exclusive rights. There may simply be a tiny difference in composition that cannot be calculated or standardized, as a result of which the effectiveness of the original has become much higher.

What to take? Original or analogue

First of all, you need to look at the severity of the disease. If a person’s life depends on a medicine, then there is no point in experimenting. It is better to take a time-tested drug. If the disease is not critical, then you can try taking an analogue. There is a possibility that the generic will have a similar effect on the body as the original, and will cost an order of magnitude less.

It is important to remember which analogues did not work previously. Most likely, if you purchase them again, they will also not give any effect.

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's a pretty compelling reason set prices 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 action medicines 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 manufactured (or in third world countries), except for the main active substance some impurities are present. 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 the 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	"Cerucal"	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.

Treatment is carried out using “grandmother’s advice” or is not carried out at all. If you prescribe such a patient inexpensive analogue, there is a possibility that the assignment 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 drugs” will be very useful.

I would like to add to all of the above: never purchase 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!

Very often, prescribed drugs from well-promoted imported pharmaceutical companies are expensive, so patients, in search of a more economical option, look for analogues of the drugs prescribed to them, quite often these are medicines for colds and flu, probiotics or vitamins and microelements. They also often look for analogues of medications widely advertised on TV, antihistamines, nootropics and what advertising calls “cure for VSD.”

In this case, it is better to select complete analogues or generics, that is, drugs that also contain the same amount of the active substance. For example, we are looking for analogues and find a product such as Aspartame, the price of which is an order of magnitude lower than Panangin. If such a remedy cannot be found, with the consent of the attending physician, you can pay attention to substances that are similar in their effect, but contain a different active substance.

Since they are usually looking for not just drug analogues - cheap analogues of expensive drugs, it is unlikely that it would be beneficial for pharmacy workers to recommend such a replacement. Therefore, those who need such a replacement should refer to our article, and also expand their knowledge by reading Medical reference medicines and their analogues. We will not be able to talk about all medications and their analogues within the framework of this article - full list this is a multi-volume work. Therefore, we will focus on those that today often appear in commercials and those that patients are most interested in.

Scene in a pharmacy (cheap analogues of expensive drugs)

Examples of analogues of drugs from different groups

Most often, when we receive a doctor’s prescription, we buy not the cheapest drug at the pharmacy. It is not the topic of the article to analyze the reasons for this situation; let’s just say that analogues of Russian medicines cost two times, and sometimes an order of magnitude less, than imported analogues. Most often, the effect is satisfactory, and the cost savings are obvious.

However, buying cheap analogue, it is not always possible to achieve the desired effect. That is, by buying a more expensive product, we get the result promised by the instructions. And when purchasing a cheap option, the effect is much weaker, although the active substance and its concentration are identical to the expensive product. At least this follows from patient reviews.

The reason for this phenomenon can only be explained by conducting appropriate research. Perhaps in some cases the situation can be explained psychological factor(trust in foreign pharmacological companies is higher), in others the drug is counterfeit. Perhaps there are other reasons.

Probiotics

Considering the frequency of use of antibiotics to treat certain bacterial infections in humans, animals, and their treatment of plants, it can be argued that the intestinal microflora is exposed to substances that are harmful to it quite intensively. It’s not surprising that you have to take probiotics Linex, Symbiolact or eubiotics Enterol and Bioflor.

These are high-quality probiotics that contain not only bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, but also enterococci (Symbiolact). Eubiotics may contain either Saccharomycetes (Enterol), coli(Bioflor) and other preparations that contain certain microorganisms needed by the intestines.

Accordingly, the price of these drugs is not the lowest. Linex costs from 250 rubles. It is not surprising that patients are looking for analogues for the drug Linex with a more reasonable price. Unfortunately, there are no cheap complete analogues for this product. The most acceptable analogues of tablets are:

• Lactobacterin - from 113 rubles;
• Gastrofarm from 75 rubles.

Other drugs are comparable in price to Linex or more expensive.

Antihistamines

They are usually called allergy medications. Today, there are first generation antihistamines (Diazodin, Diphenhydramine) and second and third generation (Claridon, Rupafin, Trexil, Telfast).

First generation antihistamines sins are serious side effects, the main one of which is increased drowsiness. This significantly reduces the performance of an allergic person; it is especially difficult to take them for those whose work is associated with risk (drivers, construction equipment operators and others), and Diphenhydramine is also addictive.

Representatives of the next two generations are deprived of this disadvantage. But the cost leaves much to be desired. It is difficult to find complete analogues of cheap drugs for this group of drugs - analogues of expensive drugs, as a rule, are not complete and belong to the first generation drugs.

For those who are looking for cheap analogues of medicine, we can recommend looking at the price table for analogues of expensive medicines:

You can also find analogues at a cheaper price. For example, Chloropyramine tablets cost about 64 rubles. Second- and third-generation drugs cost from 200 rubles, for example Claritin costs about 204 rubles.

"Anti-cold" remedies

Most often, when a pharmacy asks for a medicine for flu and colds, they mean drugs that reduce symptoms viral infection(cough, runny nose, sore throat, temperature). That is, medications that contain antipyretic and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory components, and sometimes vitamin C and an antihistamine. But this category also includes antivirals, as well as immunomodulators and immunostimulants.

A striking and advertised example of such a “cold cure” is Theraflu. This quick remedy for colds and flu costs about 338 rubles. Is it possible to find something cheaper? Of course, look at the drug analogues table of “anti-cold powders”:

You can replace this drug with such incomplete analogues of drugs as Antiflu at a price of 113 rubles or Coldrex at 116 rubles. They differ slightly in composition from Theraflu, but give approximately the same effect. Choosing cheap analogues of drugs, in case colds, you should know that in most cases it is enough to take a banal one at a price of 16 rubles and ascorbic acid 15 rubles per package.

If the disease is viral in nature, you cannot rely on antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs; they only eliminate the symptoms, but do not prevent the virus from developing. This role is performed antiviral drugs, for example Rimantadine, Kagocel and others. Kagocel costs about 220 rubles and has no analogues. One of the cheapest is Rimantadine. Rimantadine is an analogue for Kagocel and costs 50 rubles. But we classified it as analogues only conditionally.

Vitamin preparations and microelements

This large group products that pharmaceutical companies package in beautiful boxes and give intriguing names, and all this at a reasonable price high price. Although there are products that have the same effect at a much lower price. Most often, for such drugs, patients look for cheap analogues of drugs:

• Neurobion;
• Aginovit and others.

The list of cheap analogues of expensive drugs will be as follows: for Multigamma there is a Russian analogue. An analogue of Iodomarin (124 rubles) is Potassium Iodide (94 rubles). Neurobion, which costs about 340 rubles, can be successfully replaced at a price of 230 rubles.

Antihypertensives and drugs that improve heart function

If in our youth we do not notice how our “engine” works. With age, the heart, an organ that does not know sleep and rest, begins to malfunction, tachycardia and arrhythmia appear, and blood pressure rises. There are many means to help this important organ. For example, we provide a table with prices for medications and their analogues:

Drug name	Price/rubles	Analog/Substitute	Price/rubles
Panangin	122	Asparkam	33
Eltacin	170	No
Nebilet	500	Nebivolol	157
	115	(not analogue)	5

Panangin is an original drug from the Gideon Richter company, produced in the form of dragees, the shell of which makes it easy to swallow. For Panagin, the analogue is . It is in tablet form and is less comfortable to swallow. In addition, the drugs differ only in manufacturer and price.

Advertising positions Eltacin as a remedy for VSD, almost the only and absolute one. This is not entirely true. This is a metabolite drug. It is designed to normalize metabolic processes in the heart muscle and reduce tissue hypoxia. It's an antioxidant. Its main purpose is to help the myocardium in chronic heart failure; to combat the syndrome of vegetative-vascular dysfunction it is prescribed to children aged 12 to 18 years as part of complex therapy. It contains amino acids:

• Glycine;
• Cystine;
• Glutamic acid.

For Eltacin, many sites call the analogue of this medicine Glycine (46 rubles). As can be seen from the composition of the drug, Glycine is only its constituent component. Eltacin costs about 170 rubles. There is no complete analogue to this remedy.

Nibilet is a third-generation cardioselective beta-blocker with vasodilator properties. This means that the drug reduces the need for oxygen in the heart muscle and has antiarrhythmic effect and with its help you can achieve a lasting hypotensive effect. It costs about 500 rubles. Replacing the medicine with cheaper analogues is possible.

For the drug Nebilet, analogues of this medicine are produced in Crovania (Binelol at 382 rubles for 14 tablets), and India (Nebivator for 370 rubles for 14 tablets), and Russia (Nevibol, Kanofarm for 286 rubles for 24 tablets).

Cheap analogues and generics of popular drugs

Presenting cheap analogues of expensive drugs with a complete list for 2016 is difficult, but enough wide list We finally picked it.

It’s easier to look at cheap drug analogues in tables. They are recorded in tables using a variety of principles. Sometimes they are grouped according to the pathologies for which they are used. Sometimes by drug groups, in some cases by the frequency of requests. In some cases, identifying a classification criterion is very difficult. We offer several table options that can be used when selecting drug analogues.

Video: Expensive medicines and their cheaper analogues

The domestic pharmaceutical market offers a wide variety of drugs, but 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 internal organs, for example, the gastrointestinal tract, urinary and biliary tract, 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 due to different principles of drug action:

• 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.

Antivirals 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 gastric juice), destroy Helicobacter in the gastrointestinal tract, normalize the motility of the upper digestive tract.

Antiallergic

Allergy medications (antihistamines) block histamine receptors in the body, a neurotransmitter that affects Airways, skin, gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, smooth muscles and causes manifestations allergic reaction.

Inhalations 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 of medications that cause calm or reduce emotional stress without a 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 combines a huge number of drugs 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.