The rise of the pharmaceutical sector of Bangladesh

In Bangladesh the pharmaceutical sector is one of the most developed hi-tech sectors within the country's economy. After the promulgation of Drug Control Ordinance - 1982, the development of this sector was accelerated. The professional knowledge, thoughts and innovative ideas of the pharmaceutical professionals working in this sector are the key factors for this developments. Due to recent development of this sector it is exporting medicines to global market including European market. This sector is also providing 97% of the total medicine requirement of the local market. Leading pharmaceutical companies are expanding their business with the aim to expand export market. Recently few new industries have been established with high tech equipments and professionals which will enhance the strength of this sector

LIST OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS

Sl.  Name of drugs  Dosage form as list 

1  Abacavir (ABC)  Oral Liquid, Tablet

2  Acetazolamide  Tablet

3  Acetylsalicylic acid  Suppository, Tablet

4  Aciclovir  Powder for injection, Tablet

5  Albendazole  Tablet (chewable) 

6  Allopurinol  Tablet 

7  Aluminium hydroxide + Magnesium  hydroxide Oral liquid, Tablet

8  Amitriptyline  Tablet 

9  Amlodipine Besylate   Tablet

10  Amoxicillin  Capsule or Tablet, Powder for oral liquid, Powder for injection

11  Ampicillin   Powder for Injection

12  Anti-D immunoglobulin (human)  Injection

13  Antitetanus immunoglobulin (human)  Injection

14  Artemether + Lumefantrine*  Tablet 

15  Artesunate  Injection, Tablet

16  Ascorbic Acid  Tablet 

17  Atenolol  Tablet

18  Atropine  Injection, Solution (eye drops)

19  Barium Sulfate  Aqueous suspension 

20  BCG vaccine  Injection 

21  Benzathine benzylpenicillin  Powder for injection 

22  Benzoic acid + Salicylic acid  Ointment or cream

23  Benzyl benzoate  Lotion

24  Benzyl penicillin  Powder for injection 

25  Betamethasone  Ointment or cream

26  Bleomycin  Powder for injection

27  Bupivacaine  Injection 

28  Calcium gluconate  Injection 

29  Carbamazepine  Oral liquid, Tablet (chewable), Tablet (scored)

30  Charcoal, activated  Powder

31  Chlorambucil  Tablet

32  Chloramphenicol  Eye drops, Eye ointment 

33  Chlorhexidine  Solution 

34  Chloroquine  Oral liquid, Tablet

35  Chlorpheniramine  Injection , Tablet

36  Chlorpromazine  Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet

37  Ciprofloxacin   Tablet or powder for suspension

38  Cisplatin  Injection

39  Clofazimine  Capsule 

40  Clotrimazole  Vaginal cream, Vaginal tablet

41  Cloxacillin  Capsule, Powder for injection, Power for oral liquid,

42  Condoms  

43  Cyclophosphamide  Powder for injection, Tablet

44  Dapsone  Tablet 

45  Dexamethasone  Injection

46  Dextran 70  Injectable solution

47  Diazepam  Injection, Tablet, Tablet (scored)

48  Didanosine (ddl)  Buffered powder for oral liquid, Capsule (unbuffered  enteric coated), Tablet (buffered chewable, dispersible)  

49  Diethylcarbamazine  Tablet 

50  Digoxin  Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet

51  Diloxanide  Tablet 

52  Diphtheria antitoxin  Injection 

53  Diptheria vaccine  Injection

54  Dopamine  Injection 

55  Doxorubicin  Powder for injection

56  Doxycycline  Capsule or Tablet, Tablet (dispersible)

57  DPT vaccine  Oral + Injection 

58  Efavirenz (EFV or EFZ)  Capsule, Oral liquid, Tablet

59  Enalapril  Tablet

60  Epinephrine (adrenaline)  Injection, Solution (eye drops)

61  Ergocalciferol   Capsule or Tablet, Oral liquid

62  Ergometrine  Injection 

63  Erythromycin  Capsule or Tablet, Powder for injection, Powder for oral liquid

64  Ethambutol  Tablet 

65  Ethinylestradiol + Levonorgestrel  Tablet 

66  Ferrous salt  Oral liquid, Tablet

67  Ferrous salt + Folic acid  Capsule, Tablet

68  Fluconazole  Capsule, Oral liquid

69  Fluorescein  Eye drops

70  Fluorouracil  Injection, Ointment

71  Fluphenazine  Injection 

72  Folic acid  Tablet

73  Furosemide  Injection, Tablet

74  Gentamycin  Injection, Solution (eye drops)

75  Gentamycin + Hydrocortisone   Ear drop

76  Glibenclamide  Tablet 

77  Gliclazide   Tablet

78  Glucose  Injectable solution 

79  Glucose with sodium chloride  Injectable solution

80  Glyceryl trinitrate  Tablet (sublingual)

81  Griseofulvin  Capsule or Tablet 

82  Haloperidol  Injection, Tablet 

83  Halothane  Inhalation

84  Heparin sodium   Injection

85  Hepatitis B vaccine  Injection

86  Homatropine  Solution (eye drops)

87  Human normal immunoglobulin  Intramuscular administration, Intravenous administration

88  Hydrochlorothiazide  Tablet (scored) 

89  Hydrocortisone  Powder for injection, Ointment or cream, Suppository

90  Hyoscine butylbromide  Tablet, Injection 

91  Ibuprofen  Tablet 

92  Indinavir (IDV)  Capsule 

93  Insulin Injection (Soluble)  Injection 

94  Isoniazide  Tablet, Tablet (scored)

95  Isoniazide + Ethambutol  Tablet

96  Isosorbide dinitrate  Tablet (sublingual)

97  Ketamine  Injection 

98  Lamivudine (3TC)  Oral liquid, Tablet,

99  Levamisole  Tablet

100  Levodopa + Carbidopa  Tablet   3

Sl.  Name of drugs  Dosage form

101  Levothyroxine  Tablet 

102  Lidocaine  Injection, Topical

103  Lithium Carbonate  Capsule or tablet

104  Lopinavir + Ritonavir (LPV/r)  Capsule, Oral liquid

105  Magnesium hydroxide  Oral liquid 

106  Magnesium sulfate  Injection 

107  Mannitol  Injectable solution

108  Measles vaccine  Injection

109  Mebendazole  Tablet (chewable) 

110  Mefloquine  Tablet 

111  Metformin   Tablet 

112  Methotrexate  Powder for injection, Tablet

113  Methyldopa  Tablet : 250 mg

114  Methylrosanilinium chloride (gentian violet)  Aqueous solution, Tincture

115  Metoclopramide  Injection, Tablet

116  Metronidazole  Injection, Oral liquid, Suppository, Tablet

117  Miconazole   Ointment/Ceam

118  Miltefosine  Capsule/Oral liquid  

119  Misoprostol  Tablet

120  Morphine  Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet, Tablet (prolonged release)

121  Naloxone  Injection 

122  Nelfinavir (NFV)  Oral powder, Tablet

123  Neomycin Sulfate + Bacitracin  Ointment 

124  Neostigmine  Injection, Tablet 

125  Nevirapine (NVP)  Oral liquid, Tablet

126  Nicotinamide  Tablet

127  Nifedipine  Immediate release capsule

128  Nitrofurantoin  Tablet 

129  Nitrous oxide  Inhalation

130  Nystatin   Oral Suspension 

131  Omeprazole   Capsule

132  Oral rehydration salts  Powder

133  Oseltamivir   Tablet

134  Oxygen  Inhalation 

135  Oxytocin  Injection 

136  Paracetamol  Oral liquid, Suppository, Tablet

137  Paromomycin  Solution for intramuscular injection

138  Peritoneal Dialysis Solution  Intraperitoneal dialysis solution (of appropriate composition)

139  Permethrin  Cream, Lotion

140  Pertussis vaccine  Injection 

141  Pethidine hydrochloride  Injection 

142  Phenobarbital  Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet

143  Phenoxymethylpenicillin  Powder for oral liquid, Tablet,

144  Phenytoin  Capsule, Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet, Tablet (chewable)

145  Pilocarpine  Solution (eye drops) 

146  Poliomyelitis vaccine  Oral

147  Polyvalent anti snake venom  Injection

148  Potassium chloride  Tablet, Solution

149  Povidone Iodine  Solution

150  Prednisolone  Tablet, Solution (eye drops)

151  Primaquine  Tablet 

152  Procainamide  Injection

153  Procaine benzylpenicllin  Powder for injection   

154  Procarbazine  Capsule

155  Proguanil  Tablet 

156  Promethazine  Oral liquid, Injection, Oral liquid, Tablet

157  Propranolol  Tablet 

158  Protamine sulfate  Injection

159  Pyrazinamide  Tablet, Tablet (dispersible), Tablet (scored)

160  Pyridoxine  Tablet 

161  Pyrimethamine  Tablet 

162  Quinine  Injection, Tablet

163  Rabies immunoglobulin  Injection 

164  Rabies vaccine  Injection

165  Retinol  Capsule, Tablet, Oral oily solution, Water-miscible injection

166  Riboflavin  Tablet 

167  Rifampicin  Capsule or Tablet 

168  Rifampicin + Isoniazid  Tablet

169  Rifampicin + Isoniazid + Ethambutol  Tablet 

170  Rifampicin + Isoniazid + Pyrazinamide  Tablet 

171  Rifampicin + Isoniazid + Pyrazinamide + Ethambutol  Tablet 

172  Ritonavir  Oral liquid, Oral solid dosage form

173  Salbutamol   Injection, Oral liquid, Respirator solution for use in nebulizers, Tablet

174  Salicylic acid  Solution

175  Saquinavir (SQV)  Capsule

176  Senna  Tablet 

177  Silver sulfadiazine  Cream

178  Sodium chloride  Injectable solution 

179  Sodium Chloride 3%   I/V fluid 

180  Sodium Chloride quartet strength (0.225%) +

Dextrose 5%  I/V fluid

181  Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate  Injectable solution, Soution

182  Sodium stibogluconate  Injection

183  Sodium thiosulfate  Solution

184  Spironolactone  Tablet 

185  Stavudine (d4t)  Capsule, Powder for oral liquid

186  Streptomycin  Powder for injection 

187  Sulfadoxine + Pyrimethamine  Tablet 

188  Sulfamethoxazole + Trimethoprim  Oral liquid, Tablet, Injection

189  Suxamethonium  Injection, Powder for injection

190  Tamoxifen  Tablet

191  Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)  Tablet 

192  Tetanus vaccine  Injection

193  Tetracycline   Eye ointment 

194  Thiamine  Tablet 

195  Thiopental  Powder for injection 

196  Trimethoprim  Tablet 

197  Tropicamide  Eye drops

198  Tuberculin, purified protein derivative (PPD)  Injection

199  Valproic acid  Oral liquid, Tablet (crushable), Tablet (enteric coated)

200  Vecuronium   Injection

201  Verapamil  Injection, Tablet

202  Vinblastine  Powder for injection

203  Vincristine  Powder for injection  

204  Vitamin B-Complex (Vitamin B1- 5 mg + Vitamin B2-

2 mg + Vitamin B6 - 2 mg + Nicotinamide 20 mg) Tablet

205  Warfarin  Tablet

206  Water for Injection  Ampoule

207  Xylometazoline Hydrochloride   Nasal drops

208  Zidovudine (ZDV or AZT)  Capsule, Oral liquid, Solution for IV infusion injection, Tablet

209  Zinc sulphate  Oral liquid, Tablet