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LOCOST
1st floor
Premanand Sahitya Sabha
Hall
Opp.Lakadi pool
Dandia Bazar
BARODA - 390 001

G.P.O. Box 134
Baroda-390 CO­

CO.' 'MUTED TO THE
LOK,.ECT MEDICINE

PRICE LIST : JULY - AUGUST

1986

M.B,
1)
Please indicate your requirements below. . We would welcome
bulk orders or orders atleast for a quarter. Most goods
indicated will be despatched within a,week of the receipt
of the order. Please return this form to "LOCOST, GPO Box
No. 134, Baroda - 390 001 (Gujarat).

2)

)*
(
Items marked this way are currently not available but
are likely to be available’in the near future. Prices are
tentative,

3)

(+) Items marked this way are available in 100's.

4)

Please read Part I, II and III at the end. of this price list .

Purchaser
(Name in block letters)-

Pin Code No.
-------------------- -

Date of the Order

Sr.
No.

Name Of the Drug
,.r ■

Drug
Form Price
streng­ (Tab/ per
Cap/ 1000
th
batch
Syp)
(Rs.)

Total
Qty.
re­
amount
quired
(Rs.)

1.

Amoxycillin (-:-)

250 mg

Cap

763.00

2.

AmoXycillin

125 mg
5 ml

Syp

5.95
(per 60 ml)

3.

Aspirin

3 00 mg

Tab

32.00

4.

Ampicillin (+)

250 mg

Cap

675.00

5.

Aluminium hydroxide,
Magnesium Trisilicate

125 mg
250 mg

Tab

15.20

6.

Ampicillin

.125 mg
5 ml

Syp

4.10
(per 40 ml)

7.

Atropine sulphate-

25 mg

Tab

6.00

8.

Chlorpheniramine
maleate

4 mg

Tab

6.60

o.

Chloramphenicol

250 mg

Cap

295.00

10.

Chlorpromazine.

10 mg

Tab

17.00

11.

Chlorpromazine

25 mg

Tab

36.00

12.

Calcium lactate

3 00 mg

Tab

14. 00

13.

Co-trimoxazole

80+
400 mg

Tab

285.00

14.

Codeine phosphate

10 mg

Tab

105.00

2

LOCOST Price List
15.

16.

a) Chloroquine phosphate 250 mg
(sugar coated)

Tab

175.00

b) Chloroquine phos­
phate
per

80 mg
5 ml

Syp

17.00
(per 450 ml)

c) Chloroquine phos­
phate
per

80 mg
5 ml

Syp

3.00
(per 50 ml)

Cotrimoxazole

50 ml

syp

2.95
(per 50 ml)

17.

Diazepam

5 mg

Tab

5.75

18.

Diethyl Carbamazine
citrate

50 mg

Tab

2'2.80

19.

Ephedrine

30 mg

Tab

34.50

20.

Doxycycline (+)

100 mg

Cap

870,00

21.

Ethambutol (+)

200 mg

Tab

151.00

22.

Ferrous sulphate

200 mg

Tab

7.10

23.

Folic Acid

5 mg

Tab

30.40

24.

Frusemide

40 mg

Tab

80. 00

25.

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

44.00

26.

Indomethacine

25 mg

Cap

87.00

27.
28.

a) Isoniazid (INH)

100 mg. Tab

35.40

b) Isoniazid

300 mg

Tab

92.00

a) INrH-Thiacetazone

150 mg+ Tab
75 mg

80. 00

b) INH+Thiacetazone

300 mg+ Tab
106.25
150 mg
(per 25x30 tabs)

29.

Mebendazole

100 mg

Tab

100.00

30.

Metronidazole (sugar
coated)

200 mg

Tab

110.00

31.

Nitrofurantoin

50 mg

Tab

25.00

32.

Paracetamol

500 mg

Tab

64.00

33.

Piperazine phosphate

26 0 mg

Tab

31.00

34.

Paracetamol

125 mg
6 0 ml

Syp

2.85
(per 60 ml)

35.

Prednisolone

5 mg

Tab

138.00

36.

Rifampicin (+)

150 mg

Cap

825.00

37.

Rifampicin (+)

450 mg

Cap

1888.00

38.

Sulphamethoxypyridazine
(long acting sulfa)

500 mg

Tab

165.00

39.

Salbutamol

4 mg

Tab

64,00

40.

Sulphadimidine

500 mg

Tab

160.00

41.

Tetracycline

250 mg

Cap

295.00

42.

Vitamin A(+)

2 lac
i .u.

Seam - 550.00
less
Cap

3

3

LOCOST Price List

i-

43.

Vitamin C

44.

Benzyl Benzoate 25% (*
)

45.

Betamethasone 0.1%

46.

a) Gamma Benzene Hexa'chloride 1%

b)

(

Tab

2Q. 00

Tab

100 ml

Lot

37 50
31.00
(per doz.)

5 mgm Oint.
450 ml

- do -

(a)s per 450 ml.

50 mg

100 mg

(b)

40.00
(per doz.)

Lot

6.10

4.5 lit.. Lot.

41.80

:s per 4.5 Itr.)

47.

Nitrofurazone 0.2%

15 gm

Oint.

48.

Nitrofurazone 0.2%

5 00 gm

Oint.

12.70
(per 500 gm)

49.

Tetracycline eye oint.

3 gm

Oint.

8.00
(per doz.)

50.

Whitefield's oint.
(Benzoic acid 6%
+ Salicylic acid 3%)

25 gm. Oint.

22.00
(per doz.)

- do -

51.

400 gm

Oint.

24.5 0

17.00
(per 400 gm)

Total cost of drugs ordered

PART
(1)

Delivery mode (please tick)

I
:

ST / Self / Rail / Road Transport Co. / Angadia /
Any other (PLEASE SPECIFY THE ROAD TRANSPORT COMPANY)

(2)

Please indicate nearest bus station, rail station or
angadia where goods are to be sent to

(3)

Goods to be insured (at purchaser's cost)

(4)

IMPORTANT NOTE

;

YES / NO

i)

If goods are to be sent by road, road permit or
equivalent compulsorily required for Bihar (28 B/
^load Permit), Haryana (Form 38), HP (Form 26 A),
Orissa (Form 32), Punjab (Form 24 A), UP (Form 31
or 32), West Bengal (Road Permit), MP (Form 31),

ii)

CST Form s This is desirable - if the goods are
to be sent by road - you will get 6% off on the bill.

iii)

HOW TO GET CST FORM (OR C FORM)/ROAD PERMIT :
The best way to find out how to get these forms/
permits is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer/Chartered
Accountant or go yourself to the nearest Sales Tax
Office or find fronk-’ a CLocalrdoaler
drugs who
buys drugs from outside your State.

iv)

Or alternatively you can ask somebody (who has
C Form/CST No. and who can get easily a road permit)
to order drugs for you

-4-

4

LOCOST Price List
(5)

For purchasers outside Gujarat State
a) *
1*C1 Form enclosed :
YES / NO
(with C Form the CST is 4%, otherwise it is 10%)

b) Road Permit enclosed s YES / NO
(This is called, Form 31, Form D,- Form 32, OST, etc.)
6)

Latest date by which you would like to have the goods

Please send the above goods as detailed above.

Signature of Purchaser

Date s

PART

II

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY
1.

Form ; Cap = Capsules, Tab = Tablets, Syp = Syrup '
Oint. = Ointment, Lot = Lotion.

2.

Prices ; Prices are given in India Rupees and are likely to
increase or decrease depending on the price of the raw
material actually purchased.

3.

Delivery, despatch and terms of payment
3.1 Goods will be despatched against payment through Bank or
Cash.
If through Bank, we prefer DEMAND DRAFT.
FOR
ORDERS OVER RS,75000/- AND FOR ALL ORDERS OUTSIDE
GUJARAT PLEASE DEFINITELY SEND ADVANCE PAYMENT.

3.2 Please indicate,preferred mode of transport and nearest
station for collection of goods.
3.3 If goods are to be sent by road. Road Permit and CST
Form definitely to be sent for States mentioned in
para (4) above.

3.4 Prices are inclusive of Sales Tax, etc. for orders within
Gujarat, Octroi, local taxes' and packing will be extra.
3.5 While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe
delivery, the goods are despatched at the purchaser's
■risk, unless insurance is specified by the party in
which case insurance charges will be extra.
3.6 Please arrange to order for three to six months atleast.

3.7 If you need insurance, goods will be insured at the
purchaser's expense. A debit note for the payment will
be sent.

3.8 Guarantee ; Products are guaranteed for their quality
of production and the quality of the material. You can
demand a photostat copy of the quality test certificate
for a particular drug. Quote batch number while asking
and also enclose Re.l/- per certificate for xeroxing
and postage charges.
3.9 LOCOST will consider any special bulk requirement of
yours for any other essential drugs.
Please write and
negotiate.

PART III

We would be willing to discuss some bulk purchase arrange­
ments for a group of partners/institutions in your area.

CABLE s

Phone s 63962

'LOCOST'

LOCOST
G.P.O. DOX : 134
BARODA - 390 001

NEWS LETTER No.14
May, 1987

CORTICOSTEROIDS IN TOPICAL USE
Dear Partner/

One of the most commonly misused drugs is the magic drug - the
corticosteroids. As many of the skin diseases respond to them,
there is a constant temptation to prescribe them orally or topi­
cally even without proper diagnosis.

Oral steroid therapy should be avoided in any kind of eczema,
psoriasis and drug rash, unless necessary as a life-saving
measure, incapacistating si-cuaticns or in cases of extreme
steroid dependence.
Steroids are contraindicated in ocular
herpes simplex, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, peptic ulcer,
active cancer, acute viral infection, tuberculosis, etc.

The adverse effects of steroids are wellknown.
Their prolonged
topical use result into some of -the systemic adverse effects
also, since a significant part of it may get absorbed into the
system through the skin.
This part should be paid adequate
attention especially in children.
Points to remember

1.

Corticosteroids are not curative for any skin disease.

2.

Steroids should not be used in subacute and chronic diseases
without diagnosis. In acute diseases, it may have to be used
as a life-saving measure.

3.

The ill-effects of corticosteroids are directly proportional
to their potency.

4.

Highly and moderately potent topical steroids should not be
used for children and on the face of adults.
Low potency
steroids are good enough.

5.

No corticosteroid should be used for prolonged periods on
the face and flexures.

6.

Steroids mixed with antifungal and antibiotics combinations
should not be used as scapegoats.
They are used only for
proved cases of mixed infections'with dermatitis e.g. in
intertrigo, scrotal dermatitis, pruritus vulvae.

7.

Patients should be warned not to use steroids on their own
and not to continue therapy without doctor's advice.

8.

The latest corticosteroid in the market is not necessarily
the best.

Topical use of Cartico Steroids
Three types of topical preparations are available.
Such as
Lotions, Cream and Ointments depending on their chemical nature
and concentration.
They have a specific indications for use as
shown below s

1

2
Varieties of Topical steroids &
their indications.

Lotions (Solutions)

-

for moist lesions and hairy regions.

Cream (oil in water or water in oil-washable bases) - for
achieving greater percutaneous absorption/ indicated in subacute
erythematous scaly conditions.
Ointment (greasy base) - lesser and prolonged percutaneous absor­
ption, surface action, indicated in very dry lichenified conditions.
It is important to keep in mind the type and extent of the lesions
and also the desired period of treatment. Their use in most cases
should be avoided.
They are generally very expensive also. Their
use may be stopped if no change is observed within a period of one
week of application. Highly potent steroids should never be given
to children.

Flucinolone acetonide (0.1%), Halcinornide (0.1%), Bedomethasone
dispropionate (0.5%), Betamethasone Vaiera-te (0.12), Triam cinolone
acetonide (0.1%), are some of the highly potent topical steroid
preparations. Hydro cortisone base acetate (1.25%) & Methyl
prednisolone (0.(25%)
are the less potent ones.
It is adviseable
to use less potent drugs generally unless absolutely indicated.

A

Combination in Topical Therapy
Topical steroids are combined with antiseptics like cetrimide or
hydroxyquinolines, antibiotics like neomycin, framycetin,
bacitracin, polymyxin, tetracycline and gentamicin, antifungals
like clotrimazole, miconazole and salisylic acid - benzoic acid
as ointments are available. In general, the use of combination
drugs should be avoided. In cases of suspected or proved infect­
ion, antibiotics or antifungal agents may be used separately.
Stability of antibiotics in the combined preparations is a
debatable question.
New Drug Policy

Govt, of India has recently announced tine new drug policy, which
is mainly declaring its policy regarding the prices of drugs.
The drugs will be divided in 3 categories - one - allowing a
profit margin of 75% on -the manufacturing price, second - allow­
ing 100% profit margin and the rest will have no price control.



The category I drugs include the drugs necessary for national
health programmes. A Committee has been set up to list the
category II drugs.
This Committee has invited various profe­
ssional bodies and consumer groups in selected cities. One such
hearing also took place in Baroda.
Dr. Sagun Desai represented Baroda Medical Union and gave his
recommendations. He mainly estressed the need to include all
tire essential drugs in Category - I and II drug lists. Also he
handed over a list of essential drugs prepared by LOCOST (based
on the ■•J.H.o. guidelines) for the various levels of health care,
to the committee and emphasised the importance of availability
of essential drugs in adequate quantities, by generic names and
with proper quality control measures, as well as removal of
irrational and harmful drugs from the market.

Graded Essential Drug List s
LOCOST has prepared a list of drugs which may be recommended for
use at the primary, secondary and tertiany level health care

‘'(j. .'

3

institutions.
These lists with an update of the world situation
in this regard will be published by LOCOST in the coming month.
All of you interested in having the booklet may please contact me,

The Gujarati Magazine
Most of you in Gujarat would have received the first issue of
our Gujarati Magazine "Aapanu Swasthya" by this time. Please
send your responses, suggestions, criticisms, questions etc.
regarding the magazine.
The magazine,it is hoped, will be read
by any literate person and understood by an illiterate person
if read before him/her.
The health workers, teachers, children
in school, doctors, mothers, etc. are some of its readers.

We invite you to participate in this venture by seeing that your
copy is read by at least five such persons. Also, please help
us by generating live situations in the form of letters, articles
short write ups, stories, songs, etc., related to drugs and
health issues.
Help to Goncshastha Kendra (G.K.)

of Bangladesh

G.K. has been doing a lot of pioneering work in Bangladesh by
helping the Govt. to implement the radical drug policy and
other developmental activities. One of their projects is to
establish industries for the manufacture of basic drugs such
as ampicilin, paracetamol, co-trimoxaz'ol, etc. by importing
technology from various countries.
The ampicilin project is
in pipeline and a considerable work is done. LOCOST is helping
-them by playing the facilitators’ role in the process, by acting
as their representative in India.
Some changes in LOCOST staff ?

Rajesh Parekh has left LOCOST. Jayesh has taken up part of his
work like billing and despatching etc. Krishna has joined
LOCOST and is at present looking after the drug supply and
manufacture. He is also now our supervisory Chemist for all
our loan licence products.

With best wishes,

(NIMITTA BHATT)

CABLE ;

1LOCOST1

LOCOST
PREMANAND SAHITYA SABHA HALL
OPP. LAKADI POOL

PHONE ?

63962

BARODA - 390 001

dandia bazar

PRICE LIST ; JUNE - JULY 1987

N. B,
1)

2)

Please indicate your requirement below.
lite .would welcome
bulk orders or orders atleast for a quarter.
Most goods
indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt
of the order.
Please return this form to LOCOST, GPO Box
No. 134, BARODA - 390 001 (Gujarat).
()
*

Items marked this way are currently not available but
are liekly to be available in the near future.
Prices
are tentative.

3)

(£)

Items marked this way have estimated price.

4)

(+)

Items marked this way are available 100's.

5)

Please read Part I,

II and III at the end of this price list.

Purchaser
(Name in block letters)

Pin Code No.

Date of Order :
Sr.
No.

Name of the Drug

1.

Amoxycillin (+)

2.

Amoxycillin

.

Drug
Form
streng­ (Tab/
th
Cap/
syp)

Price
per
1000
batch
(Rs)

250 mg

Cap

850.00

125 mg
5 ml

Syp

6.80
(per 6 0 ml)

Qty.
Total
reamount
quired (Rs)

3.

Aspirin

300 mg

Tab

31.00

4.

Ampicillin ■ (+)

250 mg

Cap

735.00

5.

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate

125 mg
25 0 mg

Tab

15.20

6.

Ampicillin

125 mg
5 ml

syp

4.30
(per 4 0 nil)

7.

Atropine sulphate

25 mg

Tab

6.90

8.

Chlorpheniramine maleate

4 mg

Tab

. 8.45

335.00

9.

Chloramphenicol

250 mg

Cap

10.

Chlorpromazine

10 mg

Tab

17.00

11.

Chlorpromazine

25 mg

Tab

36.00

12.

Calcium lactate

■ 300 mg

Tab

14.00

13.

Clofazimine

100 mg

Cap

1190.'00

14.

Cotrimoxazole

80 mg
+ 400 mg

Tab

285.00

15.

Cotrimoxazole

(DS)

160 mg
+ 800 mg

Tab

560.00

16.

Codeine phosphate

10 mg

Tab

105.00

(+)

2

/ 2 /

17.

18.

LOCOST Price Lis’t

a)

Chloroquine Phosphate
(sugar coated)

25 0 mg

Tab

b)

Chloroquine phosphate

80 mg
5 ml

Syp

15.60
(per 450 ml)

c)

Chloroquine phosphate

80 mg
5 ml

Syp

2.90
(per 50 ml)

50 ml

syp

3.70
(per 50 ml)

Cotrimoxazole

165.00

19.

Diazepam

5 mg

Tab

7.75

20.

Diethyl carbamazine
Citrate

50 mg

Tab

26.15

5 00 mg

Tab

273.00

30 mg

Tab

43.85

100 mg

Cap

720.00

21.

Diloxanide Furoate

22.

Ephedrine

23.

Doxycycline

(+)

24.

Ethambutol

(+)

2 00 mg

Tab

172.00

25.

Ethambutol

4 00 mg

Tab

325.00

26.

Ethambutol

800 mg

Tab

650.00

27.

-errous Sulphate

200 mg

Tab

9.30

23.

Folic Acid

5 mg

Tab

30.10

(£)

2-9.

Frusemide

4 0 mg

Tab

89.00

30.

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

55.10

31.

Indomethacine

25 mg

Cap

87.00

32.

a) Isoniazid (INH)

100 mg

Tab

35.40

b) Isoniazid

300 mg

Tab

92.. 00

a) INH ± Thiacetazone

150 mg+
75 mg

Tab

.

b) INH + Thiacetazone

300 mg+
150 mg

Tab

106.15
(per 25x30 tabs)

34.

Mebendazole

100 mg

Tab

110.00

35.

Metronidazole
coated)

200 mg

Tab

110.00

33.

(Su<§ar

94.75

36.

Nitrofurantoin

5 0 mg

Tab

46.00

37.

Paracetamol

5 00 mg

Tab

66.00

38.

Piperazine phosphate

26 0 mg

Tab

31.00

39.

Paracetamol

125 mg

Syp

3.20
(per 6 0 ml)

40.

Prednisolone

166.00

41.

Pyrimethamine

42.

Pyrazinamide

43.

Pdfampicin

44.

Rifampicin

46.

Sulphamethoxypyridazine
(long acting sulfa)

5 mg

Tab

25 mg

Tab

52.00

500 mg

Tab

765.00

(+)

150 mg

Cap

720.00

(+)

450 mg

Cap

1900.00

5 00 mg

Tab

151.00

(£)

46.

Salbutamol

. 4 -mg

Tab

64.00

47.

■Sulphadimidine

500 mg

Tab

160. 00

48.

Tetracycline

25 0 mg

Cap

350.00

49.

Vitamin A (+)

2 lac
i.u.

Seam­
less

600.00

LOCOST Price List

50.

Vitamin C

100 mg

Tab

51.

Vitamin

50 mg

Tab

20.75

52.

Benzyl Benzoate 25%(
)
*

100 ml

Lot.

36.30

Benzyl Benzoate 25%

2.5 lit.

Lot.

75.00

53.

Betamethasone 0.1%

5 mgm

Oint.

40.00
(per doz.)

54.

a) Gamma Benzene Hexa­
chloride 1%

450 ml

b)

r-

- do -

37.50

Lot.

6.10

41.80

4.5 lit.

Lot.

55.

Nitrofurazone 0.2%

15 gm

Oint.

24.50

56.

Nitrofurazone 0.2%

5 00 gm

Oint.

13.00

57.

Tetracycline eye oint.

3 gm

Oint.

8.00
(per doz )

58.

Whitefield's oint.
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

25 gm

Oint.

22.00
(per doz)

4 00 gm

Oint.

17.50
(per 4 00 gm)

59.

- do -

TOTAL COST OF DRUGS ORDERED
PART I

(1)

Delivery mode

(please tick);

ST/Self/Rail/Raad Transport Co./Angadia/
Any other (PLEASE SPECIFY THE ROAD TRANSPORT COMPANY)
(2)

Please indicate nearest bus station, rail station or
angadia where goods are to be sent to

(3)

Goods to be insured (at purchaser's cost)

(4)

IMPORTANT NOTE
i)

ii)
iii)

; YES/NO

If goods are to be sent by road, road permit or
equivalent compulsorily required for Bihar (28 B/
Road Permit), Haryana (Form 38), HP (Form 26 A),
Orissa (Form 32), Punjab (‘on 24 A), UP (form. 31^
or 32), West Bengal (Road Permit), MP (Form 31).
CST ^orm ; ^his is desirable - if the goods are
to be sent by road - you will get 6% off on the bill.
HOW TO GET CST FORM (OR C FORM)/ROAD PERMIT ;

The best way to find out how to get these forms/'
permits is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer/Qiartered
Accountant or go yourself to the nearest Sales Tax
Office or find form local dealer of drugs who
buys drugs from outside your State.

iv)

Or alternatively you can ask somebody (who has
C form/CST No. and who can get easily a road, permit,)
to order drugs for you.

4

. /4/
LOGOS! Price List.

(5)

For purchase outside Gujarat State
a) (C - Form enclosed : YES/NO
(with C Form the CST is 4%, »therwise it is 10%)
b) Road Permit enclosed : YES/NO
(This is called. Form 31, Form D, Form 32, CST, etc.)

(6)

Latest date by which you would like to have the goods
Please send the above goods as detailed above.

Date

Signature of Purchaser

PART II

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY
1.

Form s Cap = Capsules, Tab -I- Tablets, Syp = Syrup
Oint. = Ointment, Lot, = Lotion.

2.

Prices : Prices are given in Indian Rupees an'd are likely
to increase or decrease depending on the price of the raw
material actually purchased.

3.

Delivery, despatch and terms of payment

3.1

Goods will be despatched against payment through Bank
or Cash.
If through Bank, we prefer DEMAND DRAFT.
FOR ORDERS OVER RS. 5000/- AND FOR ALL ORDERS OUTSIDE
GUJARAT PLEASE DEFINITELY SEND ADVANCE - PAYMENT.

3.2

Please indicate preferred mode of transport and. nearest
station for collection of goods.

3.3

If goods are to oe sent by road/ Road Permit and CST
Form definitely to be sent for states mentioned in
para (4) above.

3.4

Prices are inclusive of Sales Tax, etc., for orders
within Gujarat, octroi, local taxes and packing will
be extra.

3.5

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure
safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the purchaser
risk, unless insurance is specified by the part in which
case insurance charges will be extra.

3.6

Please arrange to order for three to six months atleast.

3.7

If you need insurance, goods will be insured at the
purchaser's expense. A debit note for the payment will
be sent.

3.8

Guarantee s Products are guaranteed for their quality
of production and the quality of material. You can
demand a photostat copy of the quality test certificate
for a particular drug. Quote batch number while asking
and also enclose Re. 1/- per certificate for xeroxing
and postage charges.

3.?

LOCOST will consider any special bulk arrangement of
yours for any other essential drugs.
Please write and
negotiate.

.

PART III
We would be willing tn discuss some bulk purchase arrange­
ments for a group of partners/institutions in your area.
V A- A- k A- k k k k k k k k k k

LOCOST
PREMANAND SAHITYA SABHA HAL
OPP. LAKADI POOL
DANDIA BAZAR
BARODA - 390 001

' LOCOST'
PHONE ",

6 396 2

PRICE LIST & ORDER FORM

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER - 1987

1.

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to
LOCOST, G.P.O. BOX; 134, BARODA - 390 001, GUJARAT.

2.

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of
the receipt of the order.

3.

Please arrange to order for

3-6 months.

PRICES
4.

Prices are given in Indian rupees and are likely to increase
or decrease depending on the price of raw materials actually
purchased.

5.

Prices are inclusive of Sales Tax, etc.
actuals
will be charged.

For packing & Forwarding

DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT
6.

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe
delivery, the goods are despatched at the purchasers' risk,
unless insurance is specified by the party in which case
insurance charges will be extra..

7.

PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS._

8•

FOR ORDERS OVER Rs. 5000/- WE'D APPRECIATE ADVANCE PAYMENT.

ROAD PERMIT

9.

If goods are to be sent to ^partners in M.P., U.P., Bihar,
West Bengal, Orissa and the North-Eastern states
ROAD PERMIT IS A MUST.

CENTRAL SALES TAX

10.

For M.P., U.P., Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and the North
Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD,
Central Sales Tax Registration Number (cT. S.T. Number) is
a MUST.
(As of now, this is not essential for partners
from other States).

11.

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get
6% off on the bill. (This is applicable to all the states
in India).

12.

The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms,
Road Permits is to ask the Sales Tax Lawyer or a Chartered
Accountant.
Alternatively you can ask somebody (who has
a C form/C.S.T. No. and who can easily get a road permit)
to till you how to get it.

?

LOCOST
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER (1987)

Date ;

Ref. No.

Name & Address :

Pin Code No.

Sr.
No.

Name of the Drug

Drug
streng­
th

F orm
(Tab/
Cap/
byp)

Price
per
1000
batch
(Is)
15.20

Qty.

1.

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate

125 mg
25 0 mg

Tab

2.a)

Amoxycillin (+)

25 0 mg

Cap

850.00 (£)

125 mg
per 5 ml

Syp

7.10
(per 60 ml)

250 mg

Cap

816.00

125 mg
per 5 ml

Syp

5.10
(per 40 ml)
31.00

b)
3.a)
b)

Amoxycillin

Ampicillin (+)
Ampicillin

4.

Aspirin

3 00 mg

Tab

5.

Atropine Sulphate

25 mg

Tab

10. 00

6a

Calcium Lactate

300 mg

Tab

14.00

7.

Chlorpheniramine maleate

4 mg

Tab

8.45

8.

^hloramphenicol

25 0 mg

Cap

351.00 ( ..

9.a)

Chloroquine Phosphate

250 mg

Tab
(S.c)

165.00

b)

Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(per 5 ml)

syp

2.90
(per 50 ml)

c)

Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(per 5 ml)

syp

15.60
(per 450 ml)

10.a) Sh1orpromazine

10 mg

Tab

b) Chlorpromazine

25 mg

Tab

36.00

11.

Clofazimine

100 mg

Cap

1190.00

12.

Codeine Phosphate

13.a) Cotrimoxazole
b) Cotrimoxazole (DS)
c) Cotrimoxazole

Total
amount
(b)

17.00

10 mg

Tab

105.00

80 mg
400 mg

Tab

290.00

16 0 mg
800 mg

Tab

616.00

40 mg
200 mg
(per 5 ml)

syp

3.70
(per 50 ml)

14.

Diazepam

5 mg

Tab

7.75

15.

Diethyl Carbamazine
Citrate

50 mg

Tab

26.15

16.

Diloxanide Ruroate

500 mg

Tab

273.00

17.
18.

Doxycycline (-;-)
Sphedrine

100 mg
30 mg

Cap
Tab

720.00
43.85
contd..,

■p

/ 3 /

LOCOGT

19.a) Ethambutol (+)

200 mg

Tab

b) Ethambutol (+)

4 00 mg

'fab

340.00

c) Ethambutol (+)

800 mg

Tab

652.00

3 00 mg

Tab

9.30

5 mg

Tab

33.80
89. 00

182.00

20.

Ferrous Sulphate

21.

Folic Acid

22.

Frusemide

4 0 mg

Tab

23.

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

55.10

24.

Indomethacins

25 mg

Cap

82.00

25.a) Isoniazid (INH)

100 mg

Tab

34.00

b) Isoniazid (INH)

300 mg

Tab

93.00

26 a) INH + Thiacetazone

15 0 mg

Tab

94.75

75 mg

b) INH + Thiacetazone

300 mg
150 mg

Tab

106.85
fiber 25 x 30 tabs)

27.

Mebendazole

100 mg

Tab

110.00

28.

Metronidazole

2 00 mg

Tab
(S.C)

110.00

29

Nitrofurantoin

5 0 mg

Tab

46.00

500 mg

Tab

75.00

30.a) Paracetamol

b) Paracetamol
31.

Piperazine Phosphate

32.

Prednisolone

Syp
125 mg
(per 5 mJ;)

3.20
(per 60 ml)

260 mg

Tab

31.00

5 mg

Tab

166.00 .(£)

33.

Pyrimethamine

25 mg

Tab

52.00

34.

Pyrazinamide

500 mg

Tab

765.00 (£)

35.a) Rifampicin (+)

150 mg

Cap

720.00

b) Fifampicin ( :-)

45 0 mg

Cap

1940.00

36.

Salbutamol

4 mg

Tab

64.00

37.

Sulphadimidine

5 00 mg

Tab

160.00

38.

Sulphamethoxypyridaz ine
(Long Acting Sulpha)

500 mg

Tab

151.00

39.

Tetracycline

250 mg

Cap

350. 00

40.

Vitamin A (+)

2 lac
I.U

Seam­ ■ 590.00
less
Cap.

41.a) Vitamin C

5 0 mg

Tab

20.75

b) Vitamin C

100 mg

Tab

38.25

42.a) Benzyl Benzoate (25%)
(100 ml bottle)

Lot.

32.50 .:)
(per doz)

b) Benzyl Benzoate (2.5%)
(2.5 lit. pack)

Lot.

75.00

Oint.

40.00

44 .a) Gamma Benzene
Hexa Chloride (1%)
(450 ml bottle)

Lot.

6.10

b) Gamma Benzene
Hexa Chloride (1%)
(4.5 lit. pack)

Lot.

41.80

43.

Betamethasone (0.1%)

5 mgm

contd..... 4

/ 4 /

L0C03T

45 .a) Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

15 gm
(tube)

Oint.

24.50
(per doz)

b) Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

500 gm
(jar)

Oint.

18.00

3 gm

Oint.

8.00
(per doz)

47.a) Whitefield's oint.
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

25 gm
(tube)

Oint.

22.50
(per doz)

b) Whitefield Oint.
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

4 00 gm
(Jar)

Oint.

17.50

46.

Tetracycline Eye Oint.

TOTAL

ITEMS MARKED -

(+)

are available in 100's pack

(£)

have estimated prices

(3.C) Sugar Coated tablets

*

GOODS TO 3E SE..T BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/REGISTERED

POST PARCEL/SELF/

TO

*

IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT COMPANY

*

GOODS TO BE

*

ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR Rs.
ON

SENT

LATEST BY.

BEARING NO.

__________ .
(Name of Bank)

Signature of Purchaser

DATE :

*£ *£

*
£

*
£

£

/ i /■

CABLE ;

LOCOST
PREMANAND SAHITYA SABHA HALL
OPP. LAKADI POOL
DANDIA BaSAR
BARODA-- 390 001

1LOCOST1

PHONE : 63962

PRICE LIST & ORDER FORM

DECEMBER (1987) - JANUARY (1988)
1.

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to
LOCOST, G.P.O. BOX; 134, BARODA - 390 001, GUJARAT.

2.

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of
the receipt of the order.

3.

Please arrange to order for 3-6 months.

PRICES
4.

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase
or decrease depending on the price of raw materials actually
purchased.

5.

Prices are inclusive of Sales Tax, etc.
Forwarding actuals will be charged.

For Packing &

DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT
6.

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe
delivery, the goods are despatched at the purchasers1 risk,
unless insurance is specified by the party in which case
insurance charges will be extra.

7.

PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

S.

FOR ORDERS OVER Rs. 5000/- WE'D APPRECIATE ADVANCE PAYMENT.

ROAD PERMIT

9.

If goods are to be sent to partners in M.P., U.P., Bihar,
West Bengal, Orissa and the North-Eastern states
ROAD PERMIT IS A MUST.

CENTRAL SALES TAX
10.

For M.P., U.P., Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and the North
Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, Central
Sales Tax Registration Number (C.S.T. Number) is a MUST.
(As of now, this is not essential for partners from other
States).

11.

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get
6% off on the bill.
(This is applicable to all the states
in India).

12.

The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms, Road
Permits is to ask - a ; Sales Tax Lawyer or a Chartered
Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody (who has
a 'C' form/C.S.T. No. and who can easily get a road permit)
to tell you how to get it.

LOCOST

DECEMBER - JANUARY_ (1988)_
Date ;

Ref. No.

Name & Address ;

Pin Code No. ------------------Sr.
No.

Name of the Drug

1.

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate

2.a)

* Amoxycillin (+)
* Amoxycillin

b)

3.a)

* Ampicillin (+)

b)

* Ampicillin

Drug
streng­
th

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
Syp)

125 mg
250 mg

Tab

15.20

250 mg

Cap

866.00 (£)

Price
per
1000
batch
(Rs)

Syp
125 mg
(per 5 ml)
Cap
250 mg

. 7.10
(per 60 ml)
816.00

Syp
125 mg
(per 5 ml)

5.85 ■
(per 40 ml)

4.

Aspirin

300 mg

Tab

30. 00

5.

Atropine Sulphate

25 mg

Tab

10. 00

6.

Calcium Lactate'

300 mg

Tab

14.00

7.

Chlorpheniramine maleate

4 mg

Tab

8.45

afcyx
Qty.

(£)
(£)

8.

* Chloramphenicol

259 mg

Cap

351.00

9.a)

* Chloroquine Phosphate

250 mg

Tab .
( s.c)

165.00

b)

Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(per 5 ml)

Syp

3.20
(per 50 ml)

c)

Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(per 5 ml)

syp

16.00
(par 450 ml)

17.00

10.a)

Chlorpromazine

10 mg

Tab

b)

Chlorpromazine

25 mg

Tab

36.00

11.

Clofazimine

100 mg

Cap

1190.00

12.

Codeine Phosphate

13.a) * Cotrimoxazole

b) * Cotrimoxazole (DS)
c) * Cotrimoxazole

14.

15.
16.
17.
18.

Diazepam

Diethyl Ca.rbamazine
Citrate
* Diloxanide Furoate
* Doxycycline (+)
Ephedrine

10 mg

Tab

105.00

80 mg
4 00 mg

Tab

290.00 (£)

16 0 hig
800 .mg

Tab

616.00

40 mg
200 mg
(per 5 ml)

Syp

3.70 (£)
(per 50 ml)

5 mg

Tab

7.75

50 mg

Tab

26.15

500 mg
100 mg
30 mg

Tab
Cap
Tab

273.00
720.00
43.85
contd

3

Total
amount
(Rs)^

LOCOST

/ 3 /



182.00

19.a) *Ethambutol (+)

200 mg

Tab

b) *Ethambutol (f-)

400 mg

Tab

346.00

c) *Ethambutol (+)

800 mg

1 ab

652.00

200 mg

Tab

9.30

5 mg

Tab

33.00

89,00

20.

Ferrous Sulphate

21.

^olic Acid

22.

Frusemide

4 0 mg

Tab

23.

I’urazolidine

100 mg

Tab

50.00

24.

*Indomethacine

25 mg

Cap

82.00

25.a)

Isoniazid (INH)

100 mg

Tab

34.00

b)

Isoniazid (INH)

300 mg

Tab

93.00

INH + Thiacetazone

150 mg
7 5 mg

Tab

94.75

b) *INH + Thiacetazone

300 mg
150 mg

Tab

*Mebendazole

100 mg

Tab

110.00 (£)

28.

’■Metronidazole

200 mg

Tab
(s.c)

123.00

29.

Nitrofurantoin

26.a)

27.

106.85
(per 25x30 tabs)

50 mg

Tab

46.00

30.a) ^Paracetamol

500 mg

Tab

75.00

b) *Paracetamol

125 mg
(per 5 ml)

Syp

3.20 (£)
(per 60 m 1)

260 mg

Tab

31.00

5 mg

Tab

141.00

■'Pyrimethamine

25 mg

Tab

52.00

34.

*Pyrazinamide

500 mg

Tab

765.00 (£)

35.a)

Rifampicin (+)

150 mg

Cap

720.00
1850.00 (£)

31.

Piperazine Phosphate

32.

Prednisolone

33.

b) *Rifampicin (+)

450 mg

Cap

36.

^Salbutamol

4 mg

Tab

64.00

37.

*Sulphadimidine

500 mg

Tab

160.00 (£)

38.

*SuIphamethoxypyridazine
(Long Acting Sulpha)

500 mg

Tab

151.00

39.

*Tetracycline

250 mg

Gap

366.00

Vitamin A (+)

2. lac
I.U.

Seam. les si'
Cap.

590.00

40.

41.a)

Vitamin C

50 mg

Tab

20.75

b)

Vitamin C

100 mg

Tab

c)

Vitamin C

500 mg

Tab

38.55
166.00

42.a)

Benzyl Benzoate (25%)
(100 ml bottle)

Lot.

32.50
(per doz)

b)

Benzyl Benzoate (25%)
(3 lit. pack)

Lot.

105.00

43.

Betamethasone (0.1%)

Oint.

40.50

44 .a)

Gamma Benzene
Hexa Chloride (1%)
(4 50 ml bottlej)

Lot.

6.10

b)

Gama Benzene
Hexa Chloride (1%)
(4.5 lit. pack)

Lot.

47.00

5 mgm

contd........... 4

/ 4 /

LOCOST

45.a)

Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

15 gm
(tube)

Oint.

24.50
(per doz)

b)

Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

500 gm
(jar)

Oint.

13.00

46.

Tetracycline Eye Oint.

3 gm

Oint.

8.00
(per doz)

47. a)

Whitefield's oint.
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

2 5 gm
(tube)

Oint’.

22.50

b)

Whitefield Oint.
(Benzoic Acid 6% t
Salicylic acid 3%)

4 00 gm
(jar)

Oint.

17.50



NEW PRODUCT

Aminophylline

4S.

100 mg

Tab

80.00

TOTAL

ITEMS MARKED -

(+) are available in

100's pack

(£) have estimated prices

(*
)

LOCOST1s product

(S.C) Sugar Coated tablet

.GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD ‘TRANSPORT/aNGADIA/REGISTERES
'/POST PARCEL/SELF/ TO

IE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT COMPANY

*

GOODS TO BE SENT

*

ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR Rs.BEARING NO.
ON
(Name of Bank)

LATEST BY

.

Signature of Purchaser
Date

■A- Ac -Ar Ar -k £££££££ " * * *

CABLE

'LOCOST1

PHONE

6 396 2

LOCOST
PREMANAND SAHITYA SABHA HALL
OPP. LAKADI POOL
DANDIA BAZAR
BARODA - 390 001
PRICE LIST & ORDER FORM

FEBRUARY - MARCH
1.

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to
LOCOST, G.P.O. BOX; 134, BARODA - 390 001, GUJARAT.

2.

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of
the receipt of the order.

3.

Please arrange to order for 3-6 months.

PRICES
4.

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase
or decrease depending on the price of raw materials actually
purchased.

5.

Prices are inclusive of Sales Tax, etc.
Forwarding actuals will be charged.

For Packing &

DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT
6,

While eveqr effort will be made by
LOCOST to ensure safe
delivery, the goods are despatched at the purchasers' risk,
unless insurance is specified by the party in which case
insurance charges will be extra.

7.

PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

8.

FOR ORDERS OVER RS. 5000/- WE'D APPRECIATE ADVANCE PAYMENT.

ROAD PERMIT
9.

If goods are to be sent to partners in M.P., U.P.,
West Bengal, Orissa and the North-Eastern states
ROAD PERMIT IS A MUST.

CENTRAL SALES TAX

10.

For M.P., U.P., ’
west Bengal, Orissa and the North
Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, Central
Sales Tax Registration Number (C.S.T. Number) is a MUST.
(As of now, this is not essential for partners from other
States).

11.

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get
6% off on the bill.
(This is applicable to all the states
in India).

12.

The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms, Road
Permits is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a Chartered
Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody (who has
a 'C' form/C.S.T. no. and who can easily get a road permit)
to tell you how to get it.

LOCOST

/ 2 /

FB3RUARY - MARCH
Date:

Ref.No.

Name & Address :

Pin Code No. ---------------------

Sr.
No.

r- ,
~
Name of the Drug

Drug
strength

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
Syp)

1.

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate

125 mg
250 mg

Tab

17.50

*Amoxycillin (+)

250 mg

2.a)

b)

*Amoxycillin

3.a)

*Ampicillin (t)

*Ampicillin

b)

Price
Tot cul
per
amoun
1000 Qty.
(Rs)
batch
(Rs)

Cap

865.00 (£)

125 mg
Syp
(per 5 ml)

7.10 (£)
(per 60 ml)

Cap

800.00 (£)

250 mg

125 mg
Syp
(per 5 ml)

5.85
(per 40 ml)

4.

Aspirin

3 00 mg

Tab

30. 00

5.
6.

Atropine Sulphate

25 mg

Tab

10. 00

Calcium Lactate

300 mg

Tab

20.00

7.

Chlorepheniramine maleate

4 mg

Tab

9.00

3.

^Chloramphenicol

250 mg

Cap

351.00

9. a)

^Chloroquine Phsophate

250 mg

Tab
(S.C)

165.00

b)

Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(per 5 ml)

syp

3.20
(per 50 ml)

c)

Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(per 5 ml)

Syp

16.00
• (per 450 ml)

10.a)

Chlorpromazine

10 mg

Tab

17.00

b)

Chlorpromazine

25 mg

Tab

36.00

Clofqzimine

100 mg

Cap

1190.00

Codeine Phosphate

10 mg

Tab

105.00

80 mg
400 mg

Tab

290.00(£)

16 0 mg
800 mg

Tab

616.00

40 mg
200 mg
(per 5 ml)

Syp

3.50 (£)
(per 50 ml)

11.
12.

.

13.a) *Cotrimoxazole

b) *Cotrimoxazole (DS)
c) *Cotrimoxazole

14.

Diazepam

5 mg

Tab

7.75

15.

Diethyl Carbamazine
Citrate

50 mg

Tab

26.15

16.

*Diloxanide Furoate

500 mg

Tab

273.00

17.

*Doxycycline (-:-)
Ephedrine

100 mg

Cap

910.00

30 mg

Tab

43.85

18.

LOCOST

/ 3 /

19. a)

*Ethambutol (+)

200 mg

Tab

b)

*Ethambutol (+)

400 mg

Tab

346.00

c)

*Ethambutol (+)

800 mg

Tab

652.00

20.

Ferrous Sulphate

200 mg

Tab

11.00

21.

Folic Acid

5 mg

Tab

33,00

22.

Frusemide

40 mg

Tab

89.00

23.

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

50.00

24.

*Indomethacins

25 mg

Cap

82.00

182.00

25.a)

Isoniazid (INH)

100 mg

Tab

34.00

b)

Isoniazid (INH)

300 mg

Tab

100.00

26.a)

INH + Thiacetazone

150 mg
75 mg

Tab

95.75

b)

*INH + Thiacetazone

300 mg
150 mg

Tab

106.85
(per 25x30 tabs)

27.

*Mebendazole

100 mg

Tab

110.00 (£)

28.

^Metronidazole

200 mg

Tab
(s.c)

123.00

29.

Nitrofurantoin

50 mg

Tab

46.00

30.a)

*Paracetamol

500 mg

Tab

75.00

b)

*Paracetamol

125 mg
(per 5 ml)

Syp

3.00
(per 60 m 1)

26 0 mg

Tab

31.00

5 mg

Tab

141.00

31.

Piperazine Phosphate

32.

Prednisolone

33.

"Pyrimethamine

25 mg

Tab

52.00

34.

*Pyrazinamide

500 mg

Tab

908.00 (£)

35.a)

Rifampicin (+)

150 mg

Cap

720.00

b)

*Rifampicin (+)

4 50 mg

Cap

1850.00 (£)

36.

*Salbutamol

4 mg

Tab

64.00

37.

* Su Iph a dri.ii i dine

500 mg

Tab

240.00 (£)

38.

*Sulphamethoxypyridazine
(Long Acting Sulpha)

500 mg

?ab

265.00

39.

*Te.tracycline

250 mg

Cap

366.00

40.

*Vitamin A (+)

2 lac
I.U.

Seam­
less
Cap.

590.00

20.75

41.a)

Vitamin C

50 mg

Tab

b)

Vitamin C

100 mg

Tab

38.25

c)

Vitamin C

500 mg

Tab

166.00

42 a)

Benzyl Benzoate (25%)
(100 ml bottle)

Lot.

32.50
(per doz.)

b)

Benzyl Benzoate (25%)
(3 lit. pack)

Lot.

105.00

43.

Betamethazone (0.1%)

Oint.

40.50

44. a)

Gamma Benzene
Hexa Chloride (1%)
(450 ml bottle)

Lot.

6.10

b)

Gama Benzene
Hexa Chloride (1%)
(4.5 lit. pack)

Lot.

47.00

5 mgm

contd

LOCOST

45.a)

Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

15 gm
(tube)

Oint.

24.50
(per doz.

b)

Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

500 gm
(jar)

Oint.

13.00

46.

Tetracycline Eye Oint.

3 gm

Oint.

8.00
(per doz)

47.a)

Whitefield's oint.
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

25 gm

Oint.

22.50

b)

Whitefield Oint.
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

4 00 gm

Oint.

17.50

Ami n ophy11ine

100 mg

Tab

80. 00

48.

TOTAL

ITEMS MARKED -

(+) are available in 100's pack
(£) have estimated prices
)
(*

LOCOST's product

(S.C) Sugar Coated tablet

*

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO

*

IF’ GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT COMPANY

*

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY

*

ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS.

ON

BEARING NO.

.
(Name of Bank)

Signature of Purchaser
Date :

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BARODA - 390 001

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APRIL - MAY

1.

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LOCOST, G.P.O. BOX; 134, BARODA - 390 001, GUJARAT

2.

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the receipt of the order.

3.

Please arrange to order for 3-6 months.

PRICES
4.

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase
or decrease depending on the price of raw materials actually
purchased.

5.

Prices are inclusive of Gujarat Sales Tax. For Partners
outside Gujarat prices will be around 3 to 4% less.
For Packing & Forwarding actuals will be charged.

6.

1% Service charge will be charged on the bill.

DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT
7.

While every effort will be made by LOCOST - to ensure safe
delivers’, the goods are despatched at the purchasers1 risk,
unless insurance is specified by the party in which case
insurance charges will be extra.

8•

PAYMENTS oRE TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS.

9.

FOR ORDERS OVER Rs. 5000/- WE'D APPRECIATE

ADVANCE PAYMENT.

ROAD PERMIT
10.

If goods are to be sent to partners in M.P., U.P.,
West Bengal, Orissa and the North-Eastern States
ROAD PERMIT IS A MUST.

CENTRAL SALES TAX

erf'

11.

For M.P., U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern
States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, Central
Sales Tax Registration Number (C.S.T. Number) is a MUST.
(As of now, this is not essential for partners from other
States).

12.

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get
6% off
on the bill,
(This is applicable to all the
states in India).

13.

The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms,
Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a Chartered
Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody (who has
a 'C' form/C.S.T. No. and who can easily get a road permit)
to tell you how to get it.

LOCOST

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■ £>RIL - MAY
Ref.No.

Date s

Name & Address ;

Pin Code No. ---------------------

Drug
streng­
th

Name of the Drug

No.

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
Syp)

Price
per
1000
batch

.n-v
Oty"

(Rs)
1.

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate

125 mg
250 mg

Jab

2.

Aminophy11 ine

100 mg

Tab

85.00

3.a)

*Amoxyci11in (t)

250 mg

CSp '

865.00 (£)

125 mg
Syp
(per 5 ml)

7.10
(per 60 ml)

b)

■-Amoxycillin

4.a)

17.50

*Ampici1lin (+)

250 mg

Cap

*Ampicillin

125 mg

Syp

5.85

5.

Aspirin

300 mg

Tab

30. 00

6.

Atropine Sulphate

25 mg

•Tab

10.00

7.

Calcium Lactate

300 mg

Tab

25.00

8.

Chlorepheniramine male ate

4 mg

Tab

9.00

9.

*Chloramphenic o1

250 mg

Cap

351.00

10.a)

*Chloroquine Phosphate

250 mg

Tab
165.00
. j r (• i r .
(s.c)-

■ b)

Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(per 5 ml)

£yp.

3.20
(per 50 ml)

c)

Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(per 5 ml)

syp

16.00
(per 450 ml)
28. 00

b)

800.00

11.a)

Chlorpromazine

10 mg

Tab

b)

Chlorpromazine

25 mg

Tab

36.00

12.

Clofazimine

100 mg

Cap

1190.00

13.

Codeine Phosphate

10 mg

Tab

105.00

14. a)

*Cotrimoxazole

80 mg
400 mg-

Tab

290.00

b)

*Cotrimoxazole (DS) (-:-)i

160 mg
800 mg

Tab

610.00

c)

*Cotrimoxazole

40 mg
Syp
200 mg
(per 5 ml )

3.50 (£)
(per 50 ml)

15.

Diazepam

5 mg

Tab

8.00

16.

Diethyl Carbamazine
Citrate

50 mg

Tab

26.15

17.

*Diloxanide Furoate

500 mg

Tab

273.00

18.

"Doxycycline (-:-)

100 mg

Cap

910.00 (£)
3

LOCOST

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19.

Ephedrine

30 mg

Tab

43.85

20.a)

*Ethambutol (+)

200 mg

Tab

182.00

b)

*Ethambutol (+)

400 mg

Tab

346.00

c)

*Ethambutol (+)

800 mg

Tab

652.00

21.

Ferrous Sulphate

200 mg

Tab

14.00

22.

Folic Acid

5 mg

Tab

40.00

89.00

23.

Frusemide

4 0 mg

Tab

24.

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

55.00

25.

*Ihdomethacine

25 mg

cap

82. 00

26. a)

Isoniazid (INH)

100 mg

Tab

35. 00

b)

. Isoniazid (INH)

300 mg

Tab

105.00

94.75

27.a)

INH + Thiacetazone

150 mg..
75 mg

Tab

b)

*INH + Thiacetazone

300 mg
150 mg

Tab

28.

*Mebendazole

100 mg

Tab

110.00

29.

*Metronidazole

200 mg

Tab

123.00 (£)

(s.c)
30.a)

*Paracetamol

b)

*Paracetamol

5 00 mg

Tab

125 mg
Syp
(per 5 ml)

106.85
(per 25x30 tabs)

70.00
3.00
(per 60 ml)
141.00

31.

Prednisolone

5 mg

Tab

32.

*Pyrimethamine

25 mg

Tab

52.00

33.

*Pyrazinamide

500 mg

Tab

908.00 (£)

34.a)

Rifampicin (+)

150 mg

Cap

720.00

b)

*Rifampicin (+)

450 mg

Cap

1850.00 (£ )

35.

*Salbutamol

4 mg

Tab

64.00

36.

*Sulphadimidine

500 mg

Tab

175.00

37.

*Sulphamethoxypyridazine
(Long Acting Sulpha)

500 mg

Tab

265.00

38.

*Tetracycline

250 mg

Cap

366.00

39.

*Vitamin A (+)

2 lac
■ I.U.

Seam­less
Cap.

590.00

40. a)

vitamin C

50 mg

Tab

20.75

b)

Vitamin C

100 mg

Tab

40. 00

c)

Vitamin C

500 mg

Tab

166.00

Benzyl Benzoate (25%)
(100 ml bottle)
Benzyl Benzoate (25%)
(3 lit. pack)

Lot.

32.50
(per doz. )

Lot.

105.00

42.a)

Gamma Benzene
Hexa Chloride (1%)
(450 ml bottle)

Lot.

7.00

b)

Gama Benzene
Hexa Chloride (1%)
(4.5 lit. pack)

Lot.

47.00

41.a)
b)

4

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LQCQST

s

T

Oint.

40.50 !
(per do?>.)
24.50 ’
Oint.
(per doz.

43.a)

Betamethasone (0.1%)

5 mg

44. a)

Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

15 gm
(tube)

b)

Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

500 gm
(jar)

Oint.

1,3.00

45.

Tetracycline Eye Oint.

3 gm

Oint.

8.00
(per doz)

46,3.)

Whitefield's Oint.
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

25 gm

Oint.

22.50

b)

Whitefield Oint.
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

400 gm

Oint.,

17.50

TOTAL

ITEMS MARKED

(+)

are available in 100‘s pack

(£)

have estimated prices

(*
)
*

LOCOST's product

(S.C) Sugar Coated tablet

*

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO

*

IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT DY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT

COMPANY



*

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY

*

ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS.

ON

BEARING NO.

.
(Name of Bank)

Date;

Signature of Purchaser

Based on the Essential Drug List of World Health Organisation
and also learning from other experiences/ the present lists of drugs
required at Primary, Secondary and Tertiary health organisations
have been prepared.
Initially the lists were worked out to indicate
priority for manufacture/availability of the drugs at any health
organisation.
But later on it was felt that the scope be widened
to facilitate a debate on rationality of usage of the drugs.
Certain modifications are made accordingly.
The first draft of
the lists was circulated in December, 1986.
In the subsequent
meetings of the Rational Therapy Cell of Locost after much deli­
berations, the present lists have been prepared. They are typed
and retyped again and again and somewhat final draft has been put
in your hands.
We request you to go through them, apply in practice and partici­
pate in the process of working out the ideal lists of rational
drugs in various health institutions.

RATIONAL THERAPY CELL
LOCOST
1st Floor, Premanand Sahitya Sabha
Dandia Bazar
Baroda 390 001

2
2.
It is possible that it may be necessary to use the drugs
outside this list in individual patients. A proper record of
such cases may be kept.
It should contain the detailed history,
reasons why the present drugs cannot take care of the condition
and what is the additional advantage of the other drug being'
chosenSuch a record will help in the improvisation of the list
after proper review.

APPLICABILITY OF THE LIST
1.
You may be a general practitioner or at a village level
dispensary or in a hospital.
These lists will give you a reference
guide to examine the utility of the many drugs being stored or
used at your institution.

2.
Some institutions are faced with a situation where donors
supply a big chunk of drugs, and the physician in charge is under
pressure to use them even if he/she thinks such drugs as
unnecessary. These lists can be used to act as a reference for
both the donors and the administrators.

3.
A LARGE NUMBER OF DOCTORS BELIEVE THAT THE LIMITED DRUG
LIST WILL HARM THE PATIENTS' BEST INTERESTS.
THESE LISTS CAN BE
A STARTING POINT FOR CONCRETE EXPERIMENTATION IN THIS REGARD. A
FEW CATEGORIES OF DRUGS CAN BE SELECTED AND AN ATTEMPT BE MADE
IO PRESCRIBE THE DRUGS IN THESE CATEGORIES FROM THIS LIST. THE
EXPERIENCES MAY BE RECORDED SYSTEMATICALLY AND OVER A PERIOD OF
TIME - SAY ONE YEAR - A REVIEW CAN BE DONE WITH THE TEACHERS IN
PHARMACOLOGY, COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS AND EXPERTS IN VARIOUS
DISCIPLINE. THE RESULTS OF SUCH A REVIEW BE GIVEN WIDE PUBLICITY
TO START HEALTH AND DRUG ACTION BY SO MANY CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS
AND INSTITUTIONS.
4.
The Govt, and a large number of public & private sector
companies are giving health benefits to their employees. This
list can serve as a guiding list to them and will help them
to formulate their rational drug policy and other health benefits.

LIST - A
DRUGS REQUIRED AT PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ORGANISATION
Categorv
No.

Sr.
No.

1.

Anaesthetics

1.1

General Anaesthetics and Oxygen
(.

Name of Medicines
Priority 1
.'Priority 2

Formulation

i

Oxygen

1.
1.2

Local Anaes dietics

2.

Analgesics, Antipyretics, Non­
steroidal Anti Inflamatory Drugs
and Drugs to treat Gout._________ _

2.1

Non Opioids

Inhalation (Gas)

2.

Acetylsalicylic
acid.

Tab.

3.

Paracetamol

Tab. 500 mg.
Syp. 125 mg/5 ml.
Ibuprofen

4.
2.2

Opioids analgesies

3.

Antiallergics

5.

Codeine

Chlorpheniramine
Maleate.

6

300 mg.

Tab. 200 mg
Tab. 400 mg.

Tab. 30 mg.

Tab. 4 mg.
Syp. 4 mg,/5ml
Inj. 10 mg /ml

4.

Antidotes and other substances used in poisoning

4.1

General
7.

4.2

Atropine

6.1

Inj. 0.5 mg/ml.

Antiepileptics
8.

6.

50 gm sachets
powder.

Specific
g

5.'

Activated Charcoal

Phenobarbital

Tab. 30 mg.
Tab. 60 mg.

Antiinfective Drugs •
Anthelminthic Drugs

10 r
LL.

Mebendazole

Tab. 100 mg,
Pyrantel Pamoate-. Tab. 500 mg.
Suspension 50 mg/ml.

2

:: 2 :;

List A Contd.

Category
No~.

Sr.
No.

6.2- --

Ant iamoebic Drugs

Name of Medicines
Priority 2
Priority 1

12.

Metronidazole

Tab. 200 mg./ 400 mg.
Susp, 200 mg/5 ml.

13.

Chloroquine Phosphate

Tab. 150 mg/Base
Syp,
50 mg/5 mil base)

6.3

Antibacterial Drugs

6.3.1

Penicillins

14;

6.3.2

6.3. 3

6.3.4

6.4

Formulation

Benzyl Penicillin

Inj. 10 lac IU (Sodium,
Inj. 50 lac IU POttasium)
Inj.
3 lac IU

15.

Procaine benzyl
pencillin.

16.

Benzathine benzyl Inj. 12 lac IU
Penicillin

0ther antibacterial drugs

* sterate or Ethyl
succinate^
.....

17.

Erythromycin

Tab. 250 mg. (as
Oral susp. 125 mg/
5 ml.

18.
1.9.,

Sulphadimidine

Tab. 500 mg

Sulphamethoxazole j
+ Trimethoprim

Tab.

20 i

Tetracycline

Cap. 250 mg(hydroch­
loride) .

■ 21.

Doxycycline

Cap. 100 mg (as hydro­
chloride)

22.

Amcxyciline

2 50 mg (as trihydrate)
125 mg- /5 ml - powder
for oral susp.

400 mg +
80 mg.

Antileprosy Drugs
23.

Rifampicin

Cap. 150 mg,

24-.

Dapsone

Tabs. 50 mg, 100 mg.

25

Clofazimine

Cap.

300 mg.

50 mg, 100 mg.

Antituberculosis Drugs

26.

Ethambutol

Tab. 200 mg, 400 mg
800 mg.

27.

Isoniazid

Liquid 100 mg /5 ml.
Tab. 100 mg, 300 mg.

2’8.

Thiacetazone + )
Isoniazid
)

Tab. 150 mg + 300 mg

Antifilarial Drugs
29-

Diethyl Carbamazine

Oral Licruid = 50 mg /
5 ml.
Tab. 50 mg
*
100 mgm.
'citrate)
... 3

:: 3

List 'A' Contd.
Category
No.

Sr.
No.

6. 5

Antifungal Drug
30.

Name of Medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

Antileishmaniasis Drugs

6.7

Antimalarial Drugs
31.

Pessary of One lakh
unit.

Nystatin

6. 6

Tab. (Phosphate/
Sulphate) 150 mg
(Base) .
Syp. (phosphate.
Sulphate) 50 mg/5 ml.

Chloroquine

Primaquine

32.
6.8

Antischistosomal Drugs

6.9

Antipanosomal Drugs

7.

Antimigraine Drugs

8.

Antineoplastic & Immunosuppressive drugs

9.

Antiparkinsonism Drugs

10.

Blood Drugs Affecting the

10.1

Anti Anaemia Drugs

Tab. (as Phosphate)
7.5 mg.

33,

Ferrous Sulphate

Tab. 200 mg

34.

Folic acid

Tab. 1 mg.

35.

Ferrous sulphate +
Folic Acid.

Tab. 200 mg + 200
micrograms.

10.2

Anticoagulants and Antagonists

11.

Blood products and Blood Substi tubes.

11.1

Plasma substitute

11.2

Plasma Fractions for Specific uses.

12.

Cardiovascular Drugs

12.1

Antianginal Drugs

12.2

Antidysrhythmic Drugs

12.3

Antihypertensive Drugs

12.4

Cardiac Glycosides
Drugs used in Shock - Anaphylaxis

12.5

Formulation

3 6..

Epinephrine

Inj. 1 mg/ml (hydro­
chloride)
4

4
List 'A* contd.
Cate­
gory
No.

Sr.
No.

13.

Dermatological Drugs

13.1

Airifungal Drugs

37 .

13.2

Name of Medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

Oint,/Cream 6% + 3%

Benzoic Acid +
Salicylic Acid

3 8»

Nystatin

39.

Miconazole

Neomycin +
Bacitracin

Oint. 5 mg neomycin
sulphate + 500 IU
bacitracin zinc/gm.

Anti inflammatory and
Antipruritic Drugs
41,

Calamine lotion

Lotion

42-.

Hydrocortisone

^int,/Cream 1%
(acetate)

•zQ,

Betamethosone

Oint./Cream
(Valerate) 0.1%.

13.4

Astringent Drugs

13.5

Keratoplastic and Keratolytic rt.gents.
44.

13. 6

Oint./Cream, 1 lac
lU/gm
Oint/Cream, 2%

Anti Infective Drugs

40.

13.3

Formulation

Coal tar

Topical Soln. 20%

Scabjcides and Pediculicides

45.

Benzyl Benzoate

Lotion,

z46.

Lindane (BHC)

Lotion, 1%

14.

Diagnostic Agents.

15.

Disinfectants
47.

25%’

Chlorhexidine

Solution,

iodine

Tincture,2% and 7%

Gentian Violet

Topical Solution,1%

16.

Diuretics '

17.

Gastrointestinal Drugs

17.1

Antacids and other antiulcer
Drugs.
Aluminium Hydroxide +
Magnesium (Trisilicate

5%

Tab, 250 mg.+ 125 mg
Oral Susp. 320 mg/
5 ml.
Oral suspension
equivalent 550 mg
of MgO/10 ml.

5

5 ! 5

Cat.
No.

Sr.
No.

17.2

Antiemetic Drugs
51.

17.3

________ Name of Medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

25 mg.

Antihaemorrhoidal Drugs
Local anaesthetic,
astringent and
anti inflammatory
drug combination.

Ointment.

Anti spasmodic drugs
53,

17.5

Tab. 10 mg,

Promethazine

52.

17.4

Formulation

Atropine

Tab. 1 mg.

Cathartic Drugs
54.

Bisecody1

17,6

Diarrhoea

17.6.1

Antidiarrhoeal (Symptomatic) Drugs

17.6.2

Fluid Replacement Solution

55.

56.

Loperamide

Oral Rehydration
Salt

Tab.

Tab. 1 or 2 mg.

Sodium Chloride 3.5 gm
+ Trisodium citrate
dihydrate 2.9 gm
+ Potassium chloride
1.5 gm
+ Glucose 20 gm for
1 litre solution.

18.

Hormones

18.1

Adrenal Hormones and synthetic substitutes:

18.2

Androgens

18.3

- C ontraceptive s

57t

Oral Contraceptive
pills.

18.4

Estrogens

18.5

Insulins and other Anti Diabetic Agents

18.6

Ovulation Inducers

18.7

Proqestogens.

18.8

Thyroid Hormones and Antithyroid Drugs.

19.

Immunologicals

5.0 mg.

Ethyl Estradiol +
Norethasterale 30 microgram + 1 mgm.

6

6 : :
List 1 A1 C ontd.
Name of Medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

Cat.
No.

Sr.
No.

19.1

Diagnostic Agents

19.2

Ser;i and Immunoglobulins

19.3

Vaccines

19.3.1

For Universal Immunisation.

58.

BCG Vaccine

Inj.-

59.

DPT Vaccine

Inj.

60.

DT Vaccine

Inj.

61..

Measels Vaccine

inj.

62.

Poliomyelitis Vaccine

Solution

63-

Tetanus Vaccine

Inj..

NOTE :

All vaccines should comply with
WHO - requirements' for biological
substances.

19.3.2

For specific groups of Individuals.

20.

Muscle Relaxants and Cholinesterase Inhibitors

21.

Ophthalmological Preparations

21.1

Antiinfective Agents.
6'4.
6g,

Drops 10%

Sulfacetamide
Tetracycline

Eye Oint. 1% .

21.2

Antiinflammatory Agents

21.3

Local Anaesthetics
56.

Solution 0.5%

Tetracaine

21.4

Miotics and Antiglaucoma Drugs

21.5 '

Mydriatics

22.

Oxytocics

67.

.

Ergometrine

23.

Peritoneal Dialysis Solution

24.

Psychotherapeutic Drugs
68.

25.

Diazepam

Tab. 0.2 mg
(Maleate)

.'-Tab.

5 mg.

Respiratory Tract/ DrugsActing on the
7

List 'A1 Contd
Cat.
No.

Sr.
No.

25.1

Anti Asthmatic Drugs

25.2

Name of Medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

Formulation

€9,

Aminophylline

Tab, 100 mg

70.

Ephedrine

Tab.

71.

Salbutamol

Tab. 2m.g,,-1 mg
Liquid 2 mg /5 ml.

72.

Adrenaline

Inj. 1 mg/ml.

30 mg.

Antitussives

73..

Tab. 10 mg.

Codeine

26.

Solutions Correcting prater Electrolyte, and acid base disturbanger''
__ ;____ . _ .
■ .

26.1

Oral

26.2

Parenteral

26. 3

Miscellaneous
74.

27.

Water for injection

in 2 ml, 5 ml, 10 ml.
ampoules.

Vitamins and Minerals
75.

Ergocalciferol

Tab/Cap. 50000 IU

76.

Retinol (vit. A)

. Cap./Tab. 25,000 In
Oral Soln.■1 lakh/ml

7^.

Ascorbic acid

Tab. 50 mg.

LIST - B
DRUGS REQUIRED AT SECONDARY HEALTH CARE ORGANISATION

(The drugs in List - A should also be available).

Cate­
gory
No.

1
1.1

Sr.
No.

- Name of Medicine
Priority 2
Priority 1

- Anaesthetics
General Anaesthatics and Oxygen

Thiopental

1.
1.2

Formulation

Local Anaesthetics

2.

Powder for Inj. 0; 5
gm, 1.0 gm in amp.
Inj. 1%, 2% in vial
of 30 ml.
Inj, 1%, 2% + Epine­
phrine 1:1 lac in
vial, topical forms
2-4% (hydrochloride) ,

Lidocaine

2,

Analgesics, Antipyretics, Non-’steroidal Anti inflamatory
urug-s and drugs to irrcat Gout.

2,1

Non Opioids

Allopurinol
Indomethacin

3.
4.

2. 2

3.

Tab. 100 mg.

Cap. 25 mg.

Opioids
5.

Morphine

Inj. 100 mg/ml.

6.

Pethidine

Inj. 50 mg/ml.

Antiallergic s
7.

-Dexamethasone

Tab. 0.5 mg, 4 mg.
Inj. 4 mg (Sodium
Phosphate) in 1 ml.ampoule,

8.

Epinephrine

Inj. 1 mg. (hydochloride) in 1 ml.
ampoule.

9.

Prednisolone

Tab.

4.

Antidotes and other substances
used in Poisoning,

4,1

General

4.2

Specific

Sodium thiosulfate

10.
11.
12.

5 mg.

Inj. 250 mg/ml in
50 ml amp.

Inj. 1 mg/ml.
10 ml amp / vial.

Atropine
Pralidoxime
(PAM)

Inj, 1 gm. powder.

:: 2 : :

List 'B' Contd.
_______ Name of Medicine
Priority 1
Priority 2

Category
No.

Sr.
No.

5.

Antiepileptics

6.

13.

Diazepam

Inj. 5 mg/ml»
2 ml. Amp.

14.

Phenytoin

Cap, 25 mg, 100 mg.
Syp. 100 mg/5 ml.

15.

Ethosuximide

Cap. 250 mg.

16.

C arbamazepine

Tab. 200 mg.

17.

Valproic Acid

Tab. 200 mg.
Syp. 200 mg/5ml.

Antiinfective Drugs

6.1

Anthelminthic Drugs

6.2

Antiamoebic Drugs
18.

Antibacterial Drugs

6.3.1

Penicillins
19.

Gentamicin

Inj. 10 mg, 40 mg/ml.
2 ml. vial.

21.

Phenoxy Methyl
Pencillin

Susp. 125 mg/5 ml.
Tab., 250 mg.

22.

Ampicillin

Cap. 250 mg, 500 mg.
Powder for susp.
125 mg/5 ml.
Inj, 500 mg/vial.

Other antibacterial Drugs
23.

6.3. 4

500 mg.

Cgp . 250 mg.
Syp. 125 mg/5 ml.
Inj. 1 gm powder/vial

Chloramphenicol

20.

6.3.3

Tab,

Dilcxanide Furoate

6. 3

6.3.2

Formulation

Tab. 100 mg.
Syp. 25 mg/5 ml.

Nitrofurantoin

Antileprosy Drugs
24.

Ethionamide

Tab. 125 mg,

25.

Protionamide

Tab. 125 mg.

250 mg.

Antituberculosis Drugs

500 mg.

26.

Pyrazinamide

Tab.

27.

S trep tomyc i n

Powder for inj.
0.75 gm and
1 gm/vial.

3

: : 3 ::

List *B' contd.
Name of medicines
Priority 1
...
Priority 2

Cat.
No.

Sr.
No.

6.4

Antifilarial Drugs

6. 5

Antifungal Drugs
28.

Nystatin

6. 6

Antileishmaniasis Drugs

6.7

Antimalarial Drugs
30.

Tab. 125 mg, 250 mg.

Griseofulvin

29.

Formulation

Tab. 5 lac IU

Tab. 300 mg.

Quinine

31.

Chloroquine

Inj. 200 mg/5ml.

32.

Sulphadoxine )
Pyrimethamine )

Tab, 500 mg + 25 mg.

Ergotamine

Tab. 2 mg (as tar­
trate) .

6.8

Antischistosomal Drugs

6,9

Antipanosomal Drugs

7.

Antimigraine Drugs
33-

8.

Antineoplastic and Immunosuppressive Drugs.

9.

Antiparkinsonism Drugs.

10.

Blood, Drugs affecting the

10. 1

Anti anaemia Drugs
Iron Dextran

34.

Inj. equivalent to
50 mg. iron/ml.
2 ml. inj. or 10 ml.
amp.

Hydroxocobalamine Inj. 1 mg/ml. amp.

35.

10.2

Anticaogulants and Antagonists

11.

Blood products and Blood substitutes.

11.1

Plasma Substitutes

11. 2

Plasma fractions for specific uses.

12.

Cardiovascular Drugs

12.1

Antianginal Drugs
36.

propranolol

*
Tab

37.

Glyceryl Trinitrate

Tab. 0.5 mg.

38.

Isosorbide dinitrate

Tab.

39.

Verapamil

10 mg,

40 mg.

5 mg I sublingual)

Tab. 40 mg/ 80 mg.

4

4
List '3' Contd.
Cat,
No.

Sr.________ Name of Medicines__________
No.
Priority 1
Priority 2

12.2

Antidvsrhvthmic Drugs

40
4-f ,

12.3

Tab. 10 mg, 40 mg.

Propranolol

Isoprenaline

Tab, 10 mg, 15 mg.

*
424

Procainamide

43 .

Quinidine

Tab. 250 mg,
Tab. 200 mg.

500 mg.

Antihypertensive Drugs
Propranolol

Tab. 40 mg, 80 mg
(Hydrochloride)

45 .

Reserpine

Tab. 0,1 mg, 0.25 mg.

46.,

Clonidine

Tab, 100' microgram

47 .

Methyldopa

Tab. 250 mg.

44 x

12.4

Formulation

4S-.

Hydralazine

Tab. 50 mg.

49

Hydrochlorothiazide

Tab. 50 mg.

Cardiac Glycosides
E.0‘.

Tab. 0.25 mg.
Oral Soln. 0.05 mg/ml

Digoxin

12.5

Drugs used in Shock - Anaphylaxis

13.

Dermatological Drugs

13.1

Antifungal Drugs

13, 2

Anti,infective Drugs

13.3

Anti inflammatory and

13.4

Astringent Drugs

13.5

Keratoplastic and Keratolytic Agents
x

antipruritic drug s

Solution 10-25%

Podophylline

13.6

Scabicides and Pediculicides

14

Diagnostic Agents

15.

Disinfectants

16.

Diuretics
52,

Hydrochlorthiazide

535
54.

Furosemide

Tab. 50 mg.
Tab. 40 mg.

Chlortalidone

*
17

Gastrointestinal Drugs

17.1

Antacids and other antiulcer Drugs

55, • Ranitidine

Tab. 25 mg.

Tab. 150 mg;

s: 5 ::

List ’3
*

Contd.

Cat.
No.

Sr.
No.

17.2

Antiemetic Drugs

Name of. Medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

Promethazine

571.

Formulation

Tab. 10 mg, 25 mg
Inj. 25 mg/ml 12 in
2 ml amp.
Oral liquid 5 mg/5 ml.

Tab. 10 mg.
Inj. 5 mg. /ml in
2 ml amp.

Metoclopramide

17.3

Antihaemorrhoidal Drugs

17.4

Anti

5
*
17

Cathartic Drugs

17.6

Diarrhoea ?

17.7

Flui-d Replacement Solution

18.

Hormones

18.1

Adrenal Hormones and Synthetic

spasmodic Drugs

Antidiarrhoeals

585-

Dexamethasone

57 .

Prednisolone

(.Symptomatic Drugs)

Substitutes

Tab. 0. 5 mg.
Tab. 5 mg

60 -

Hydrocortisone

Powder for Inj.
100 mg/vial.

6T«

Dexamethasone

4 mg/ml.

Norethisterone

Tab. 0.35 mg.

18.2

Androgens

18.3

Con trac ep five s

4
*
18

Estrogens.

18.5

Insulins and other Anti Diabetic agents

Leute Insulin

50 ,

Inj. 40 lU/ml in 10 ml

64.

Insulin Soluble

Inj. 40 lU/ml in
10 ml.

65,

Glibenclamide

Tab s. 5 mg.

18.6

Thyroid _H ormones and Anti- Thvroid drugs

19.

Immunoloqicals

19.1

Diagnostic Agents.

19.2

Sera and Immunoglobu.Lins

6

s: 6 ;
List SB' Contd,

Cat,
No.

Sr,.
No.

Name of Medicines
Priority 2
Priori'ty 1

Formulation

Tetanus Antitoxin Inj. 50,000 IU in
(Human)
vial.
Inj. 500 lU/vial.

665.-

Diphtheria
Antitoxin

Inj. 10,000 IU
20,000 IU in
"
vial.

58 .

Anti Rabies
Inj. 1000 IU in 5 ml
hyperimmune serum

69.
■?e.

Anti Snake Venom

Inj.

Anti-D Immuno­
globulin (Human)

Inj. 0.25 mg/ml.

19.3

\accines

19.3.1

For Universal Immunisation ;

19.3.2

For specif ic--groups of Individuals :
71.

Typhoid Vaccine

Inj.

72. Rabies Vaccine
Inj.
Note ? All vaccines should comply with WHO requirements of
B-ologrcal substances.
20.
Muscle Relaxant and Cholinesterase inhibitors

21.

'°r>hthalmoloaical Preparations

21.1

Antiinfective Agents.

21.2

A.ntiinflarrmato-'-V Agents.

7- .

Hydrocortisone

Eye oint. 1%

21. 3

Local Anaesthetics

21.4

Miotics and Anti-glucoma Drugs

21.5

Mydriatics.

22.

Oxytocin s

-

Inj, 0.2 mg/ml
(Maleate) in 1 ml
ampoule.

Ergometrine

23.

Peritononl

24.

Psychotnerapeutic'Drugs.
.75.

Dialysis Solution.

Chlorpromazine

Tab. 50 mg, 100 mg.
Syp. 25 mg/5 ml.
(as hydrochloride).

... 7 .

:; 7 s:

List 'B1 Contd.
Cat.
No.

Sr.__________ Name of Medicines
no.
Priority 1
Priority 2

25.

Respiratory Tract. Drugs

25.1

Anti Asthmatic Drugs
76?

Formulation

acting on the

Aminophylline

Inj. 25 mg/ml.

77..

Cromoglycic acid
(Cromolyn)

Oral Inhalation
(Cartridges)
20 mg/dose (Sodium
salt) .

78-

Baclometnasone

Oral Inhalation
0.05 mg/dose.

7^A

Inj, 1 mg/ml in 1 ml
ampoule (as hydro­
chloride) .

Epinephrine

25.2

■ Antitussives

26.

Solutions correcting water Electrolyte and acid base
dr sturbances

2 6.1

Oral

26. 2

Parenteral

80.

Potassium chloride

Oral Soln. 05 gm/5ml

81. -

Glucose

Inj. Solution 5%
Isotonic.
500 ml, 1000 ml.
50% in 25 ml amp.

82.

Glucose +
Chloride

Sod.

Inj. Soln. 4% +
0.18%.
. ,)

83 ,

Sodium Chloride

Inj. Soln. 0.9%
isotonics.

26.3

Miscellaneous

27.

Vitamins and Minerals
84.

Pyridoxine

Tab. 25 mg.

85-

Riboflavin

Tab, 5 mg.-

Thamine

Tab;

ST-

50 mg.

Calcium Gluconate Inj. 100 mg/ml.
in 10 ml. amp.

LIST

C

DRUGS REQUIRED AT TERTIARY HEALTH CARE ORGANISATION

(The Drugs in List 'A1 and List 'B
*

Category
No.

Sr.
No.



Name of medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

1.

Anaesthetics

1.1

General Anaesthetics and Oxygen.

2.
3.
1.2

should also be available).

Formulation

Anesthetic Ether

Inhalation (gas)

Halothane

fl

If

Nitrous Oxide

II

fl

Bupivacaine

Inj. 0.25% and 0.5%
in 10 ml amp.

Local Anaesthetics
4.

2.

Analgesics^ Antipyretics/ Non steroidal
Anti Inflamatory Drugs and drugs to
treat Gout.

2.1

Non Opioids

5.

Colchicine

Tab. 0.5 mg.

6.

Probenecid

Tab. 500 mg.

• -

2.2

Ooioids..

3.

Antiallergics
Antidotes and other substances
used in Poisoning.

4.1

General

4.2

Specific
Inj. 30 mg/ml in
10 ml amp.

7.

Sodium Nitrate

8.

Sodium Thiosulfate

Inj. 250 mg/ml
in 50 ml amp.

9.

Deferoxamine

Inj. 500 mg in vial.

10.

Dimercaprol

Inj. 50 mg/ml in
oil, 2 ml amp.

11.

Protamine Sulphate Inj. 10

12.

Sodium Calcium
Edetate

Inj. 200 mg/ml.
5 ml/amp.

13.
14.

D-Pencillamine

Cap. 250 mg.

Nalexone

Inj, 0.4 mg/ml.

'

5.

Antiepileptics

6.

Antiinfective Drugs - Anthelmintic Drugs

mg/ml.

15.

Tiabendazole

Chewable Tab.500 mg

16.

Niclosamide

Tab.

500 mg.

2

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List c Contd.
Name of Medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

Cat.
No.

Sr.
No.

6.2

Antiamoebic Drugs
Dehydro emetine

17,
18.

Antibacterial Drugs

6,3.1

Penicillins
19.

6. 3. 2

Inj.

Cap. 500 mg.
Inj. 500 mg in vial
Syp. 125 mg/5ml

Cioxacillin

Other antibacterial drugs

20.

Salazosulphapyridine

Tab.

500 mg.

21,

Erythromycin or
Lactobionate

Inj.

500 mg in vial.

22.

Cephalosporin

Syp. 125 mg/5ml.
Cap. 250, 500 mg.

6.3.3

Antileprosy Drugs.

6. 3.4

Antituberculosis Drugs.

6.4

Antifilarial Drugs

6.5

Antifungal Drugs

23-

Flucytosine

Cap. 250 mg, Infusion
2.5 g in 250 ml.

24

Amphotericin-B

Inj. 50 mg in vial.

Quinine

Inj. 300 mg/ml
in 2 ml amps.

6.6

Antileishmaniasis
Drugs.

6.7

/■ ntimalarial Drugs
25

6.8

Antischistosomal Drugs

6.9

Antipanosomal Drugs

7.

Antimigraine Drugs

8.

Antineoplastic and Immunosuppressive Drugs

8.1

Immunosuppressive drugs

26.

8.2

60 mg in 1 ml
amp,

Inj.500 mg in 100 ml

Metronidazole

6.3

Formulation

Azathioprine

Tab. 500 mg.
Inj. 100 mg as
sodium salt in vial.

Cytotoxic Drugs
27.

Bleomycin

Inj.15 mg as sulph
in vial.

28,

Busulfan.

Tab.

2 mg .

:: 3 ::
List C Contd
Cat,
No,

Sr.
No.

Calcium folinate

Tab. 15 mg.
Inj. 3 mg/ml in
10 ml amp.

3'0.

Chlorambucil
C yc1oph o sphamide

Tab. 2 mg .
Tab. 25 mg.
Inj. 500 mg. in vial

32.

Cytarabine

Inj. 100 mg in vial.

33.

Doxorubicin

Inj. 10 mg and
50 mg in (as hydro­
chloride) vial.

34.

Fluorouracil

Inj. 50 mg/ml. in
5 ml amp.

3 5-

M e th o trex a te

Tab. 2.5 mg,
Inj. 50 mg as sodium
in vial.

3 6.

Procarbazine

Cap, 50 mg (as
hydrochloride) .

3 7,

Vincristine

Inj, 1 mg and 5 mg
in vial.

Antiparkinsonism Drugs
3 8.

Levodopa

Tab. 250 mg.

39.

Levodapa +
Carbidopa

Tab. 150 mg + 10 mg.
Tab. 250 mg + 25 mg.

Thrihexyphenydy1

40,
10.

Blood, Drugs affecting the

10.1

Anti

10.2

Anticoagulants and Antiagonists

2 mg.

tabs.

Anaemia Drugs

41.

Warfarin

Tab. 5 Mg.(Sodium
salt)

42.

Phytomenadione

Inj. 10 mg/ml
1 & 5 ml amp.

43.

Heparin

Inj. 1000 IU )
5000 IU 1 ml
20000 IU )
amp.

44

Protamine

Sulfate

11.

Blood Products and Blood Substitutes.

11.1

Plasma Substitute
4 5.

11.2

Formulation

29..

31.

9.

Name of Medicines
Priority 1
Priority 2

Dextran

Inj. 10 mg/ml in
5 ml amp.

Inj. 6%,

500 ml.

Plasma Fractions for
Spec ific uses.
4C

Albumin, human.

Inj. solution, 25%
(dried).

4

; : 4

List C contd.

Gat.
No,

Sr,
No,

Name of Medicine
Priority 1
Priority 2

Factor VIII
Concentrate
Factor IX
complex
(Coagulation
factors II,VII,
IX, X) concentrate
(dried)

12.

C ardiovascular

12.1

Antianqinal Drugs
4-7;

Propranolol

48-

12.2

verapamil

12.4

Ini. 1 mg in 1 ml amr>
(as HC1) .
Inj, 2.5 mg/ml in
2 ml Amp,

49---

Propranolol

Inj. 1 mg in 1 ml
ampoule.

5 0,

Lidocaine

Inj. 20 mg/ml in
5 ml Amp.

Procainamide

Inj. 100 mg/ml in
10 ml amp.

Antihypertensive Drugs
52

Propranolol

Inj. 1 mg in 1 ml
Ampoule.

5'3.

Sodium Nitroprusside

Inj. 50 mg in Amp.

Cardiac Glycosides

34.
12.5

All plasma fractions
should comply with
WHO Requirements of
collection processing
and Quality control
of human blood and
blood products.

Antidysrhythmic Drugs

51,

12.3

Formulation

Digoxin

Inj. 0.25 mg/ml in
2 ml amp.

Drugs used in Shock - Anaphylaxis.
5'5-

Dopamine

13.

Dermatological Drugs

13.1

Antifungal Drugs

13.2

A^-ti infective Drugs

13.3

A:ntiinflammatory and Antipruritic Drugs

13.4

Astringent Drugs

13.5

Keratoplastic and Keratolytic Agents

13.6

Scabicides and Pediculicides

Inj. (as hydrochlo­
ride) 40 mg/ml in
5 ml vial.

5

:: 5 ::

List C Contd.
Cat.
No.

Sr.
No.

14.

Diagonistic Agents

14.1

Ophthalmic Drugs

Name of Medicine
Priority 1
Pariority 2

Eye drops 1%
(Sodium salt)

Flurescein
14. 2

Formulation

Radio Contrast Media

Meglumine Amido tr_zoate

Inj. 60% in 20 ml
ampoule.

Sodium amidotrizoate

"

Barium Sulphate

Powder.

lopanoic Acid

Tab, 500 mg.

Propyliodone

Inj. 600 gm/1 in 20
ml.-, ampoule.

15.

Disinfectants

16.

Diuretics

50% in 20 ml.
amp.

Iohexo1

Inj. 300 mg in 5 or
10 ml ampoule.

lotroxate

Solution 8 gm (as
iodine) in 100-250
ml.

Furosemide

Inj, 10 mg/ml in
2 ml amp.

57.

Spironolactone

Tab. 25 mg.

58.

Mannitol

Inj. 10% & 20%

59.

Triamterene

Tab.

56.

17.

Gastrointestinal Drugs

17.1

Antacids and other Antiulcer drugs
50.

Cimetidine.

17.2

Anti erne tic Drugs

17.3

Antihaemorrhoidal Drugs

17.4

Anti spasmodic Drugs

17. 5

Cathartic Drugs

17.6

diarrhoea

50 mg.

Inj. 100 mg/ml in
2 ml amp.

17.6. 1 Antidiarrhoeals (symptomatic) Drugs.
17.6.2 Fluid Replacement Solution

6

s; 6
List C Coned.
Name of medicine
Priority 1
Priority 2

Cat.
No.

Sr.
No,

18.

Hc.rmor.es

18.1

Adrenal Hormones and Synthetic Substitutes.
61.

18.2

Fludrocortisone

Tab. 0,1 mg
(acetate)

Testosterone

Inj. 200 mg (as
enantate) in 1 ml
amp. and 25 mg (as
propionate) in 1 ml
amp.

Androcens
62.

18.3

C ontraceptires
53.-

Depot Medroxy Proge s te rone acetate.

65

Ethinylestradiol

18.5

Insulins and other Antidiabetic Agents.

18.6

Ovulation Inducers

Clomifene
18.7

Progestogen s

18.8

.Thyroid Hormones and Antithyroid drugs.

Tab. 0.05 mg.

Tab.

50 mg (citrate)

Levothyroxine

Tab. 0.05 mg, 1 mg
( sodium salt)

68

Potassium Iodide

Tab.

Propylthiouracil

Tab. 50 mg.

69.

Immunologicalr

19.1

Diagnostic Agents

70

19.3

200 mg in vial.

67

19.

19.2

Inj. 150 mg in 3 ml
vial.

Inj.

Norethisterone
Enantate.
Estrogens
64.

18.4

Formulation

Tuberculin purified
Protein derivative (PPD)

60 mg.

..Injection

Sera and j.irmunoglcbul ins

7 .

Ant'.-D immunoglobulin (human)

Inj. 0.25 mg/ml.

72

Irnrrunoglobulin, human
normal.

Injection.

Vaccines

19.3.1

For universal Immunisation

19.3.2

For specific groups of individuals.
7

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List C contd.
Cat.
No.

Sr.
No.

20.

Muscle Relaxants and Cholinesterase^ Inhibitors

---------- Name of Mc-dicine.-----Priority 1
Priority 2

73.

Neostigmine

Tab. 15 mg Bromide
Inj, 0,5 mg (MetilsuIfate in 1 ml amp.)

74i

Gallamine

Inj. 20 mgm/ml.

75.

Suxamethonium

Inj. 50mg/ml in2ml
Amp. (Chloride)

76.

Pyridostigmine

Tab. (bromide) 60 mg.
Inj. (bromide) 1 mg.
1 ml. amp.

21

Ophthalmological Pre­
parations

21.1

Antiinfective Agents

21.2

Antiinflammatory Agents

21.3

Local Anaesthetics

21.4

Miotics and Antiglaucoma Drugs
Acetazolamide

78.

Mydriatics

22

Ozytocics

79.

80.

Homatropine

Solution (hydrobromide)
2%
Inj. 10 IU in 1 ml
amp.

Oxytocin

Peritoneal Dialysis Solution
Intraperitoneal
dialysis solution

81..
;4

Tab. 250 mg.

Solution (hydrochlo­
ride or nitrate) .
2%, 4%

Pilocarpine

21.5

23

Eonnulation

Parenteral solution.

Psychotherapeutic Drugs

?'2.

Ami tryptiline

Tab. 25 mg. (Hydro­
chloride) .

83.

Haloperidol

Tab. 2 mg.
Inj. 5 mg in 1 ml amp.

84;--

Imiprarnine

Tab 10 mg, 25 mg.
(hydrochloride)

85.

Lithium carbonate

Cap. or Tab 300 mg.

8$

Chlorpromazine
(hydrochloride)

Inj. 25 mg/ml in
2 ml amp; •

...

58

8

List C contd.
Cat.
No.

Sr,
No.
87.

Nanis of tiedicine
Priority 1
Priority 2

Formulation

Inj. 25 me ./ml amp.
(decanoate or enantate) .

Fluphenazine

25.

Respiratory Tract, Drugs

25.1

Anti Asthamatic Drugs

25.2

Antitussives

26.

Solutions correcting water electrolyte acid base
disturbances.

26.1

Oral

26.2

Parenteral

88.

acting on the

f

Sodium bicarbonate

Inj. solution, 1.4%
isotonic.
(Na+ 167 mmol/1



HCO~ 167 n™0!/!)

26.3

Miscellaneous

27.

Vitamins

and Minerals

LIST D.
List of Drugs which can be used by the Village Level
Workers with adequate

training.

Formulations

Drugs
1.

Acetylsalicylic Acid

Tab 300 mg.

2.

Activated Charcoal

Powder 50 gm. sachets.

3.

Antacid
(Aluminium Hydroxide +
Magnesium Hydroxide).

Tab 125 mg.

4.

An Antihaemerrhoidal drug.

5.

Atropine

6.

Aminophylline

Tab. 1 mg (as Sulfate)
Tab, 100 mg.

8.

Betamethasone

Oint,. (Benzoic Acid 6%. +
Solicylic' Acid 3%)
Oint.O.1%

9.

Benzyl Benzoate

Lotion.,

10.

Bisecodyl

Tab.,

11.
12.

Calamine
Chlorhexidine

13.

Chloroquine

Lotion.1% (Acetate)
Solution, 5% (diqluconate
for dilution)
Tab.
250 mg

14.

Chlorpheniramine Maleate

15.

Clofazimine *

Tab., 4 mg.
Caps, 50 mg, 100 mg.

16.

Coal Tar

Solution, Topical 20%

17.

Codeine (As antitussive)

Tab. 15 mg.,syp. 12 mg/ml

18.

Dapsone *

Syp. 12 mg/ml.

19.

Diethyl Carbamezine *

Tab,50 mg(citrate)

20.

Diazepam

Tab.

21.

Ephedrine

Tab. 30 mg.

22-

Ergometrine (for post partum
Haemorrhage)

Tab. 0.2 mg(Maleate)

23.

Ethyabutol *

Tab,

24.

Folic Acid

- Tab 5 mg

25-

Gentian Violet

Solution i'/

26.

Glycerine Suppository

Solution

27.

Iodine

Solution/

28;

Iron

Tab;, 200 mg. (as sulphate)

7.



Benzoic Acid + Salicylic Acid

Phosphate

25%

5 mg

2 mg.

200 mg/400 mg/800mg

2.5%

29j

Iron + Folic Acid

Tab.

30.
31.

Isoniazid
Isoniazid + Thiacetazone

Tab.,

32.

Lindane

Lotion 75 mg + 150 mg,
150 mg + 300 mg.
Tab’2 mg.

Tab, 100 mg
*

200 mg + 0.2 mg.

Tab.100 mg,

300 mg.

33.

Loperamide

34.

Mebendazole

*
35

Metronidazole

Tab. 200 mg.

36.

Myconazole

Oint. or cream 2%
(Nitrate) .

List D continued.

Formulations

Drugs
37.

Neomycin + Bacitracin

Ointment 5 mg neomycin
sulphate + 500 IU
bacitracin Zinc/gm.

38.

Nystatin *

Pessary 1 lac I.U.

39.

Oral Rehydration Salt

W.H.O. Formula.

Oral contraceptive pills

Tab. 0.03 mg + 0.15 mg.

40.

(Ethynylestradiol +
Levonorgestrel )
41.

Paracetamol

Tab. 500 mg.
Syp. 125 mg/5 ml.

42.

Promethazine

Tab. 25 mg (hydrochloride)
Syp. 5 mg/5 ml ( -do)

43.

Rifampicin *

Cap-150 mg,

44.

Salbutamol

Tab. 4 mg.

45.

Sulphacetamide

Eye drops 10% (sodium
salt) .

4 6.

Tetracycline

Eye Oint. 1% (Hydrochlo­
ride) .

47.

Vitamin A

Capsule 2 lac I.U.

48.

Vaccines +

Note

300 mg.

*

These drugs could be given under supervision
and periodic monitoring by the doctor.

+

They should be easily accessible all round
the year either at the centre or in the
village.

VARIATIONS FROM WHO E.D. LIST

Sr.
n°«
1

Category No.

4.2

Locost
list
C

2
3

Name of Drug

Reasons for inclusion/
exclusion

Protamine Sulphate

Included because this
is a specific antidote
for heparin which is
widely used at Tertiajy
health care level
eg. heart surgery.

Methylthianinium
Chloride

6.1

4

Piperatine

Excluded because broader
coverage as an anthel­
mintic drug can be had
by use of Mebendazole
and Pyrantel Pamoate

Praziquental

Excluded because this
drug js used against
Schistosomiasis which
does not occur in our
country at present.

5

6.3.2

Spec tinomyc in

Excluded because this
is useful for gonorrhoea
in multiple resistant
cases which are still
not common in India.

6.

6.4

Suramin Sodium

Excluded because the
specific parasite is
not reported to be
occuring in India.

7

6.6

Pentamidine
Sodium Stiboglu­
conate.

Excluded because
Leishmaniasis does not
occur in India.

8

6.7

Amodiaquine

Excluded because
Amodiaquine and
Chloroquine belong to
the same category of.
chemical group, sharing
same actions, adverse
effects, etc.

9

9

Thrihexyphenydyl

Included because it is
more easily available
in India.

Biperidin

Excluded because W.H.O.
has suggested Biperi­
dine or any substitute
drug of same group.
Thrihexyphenydyl is
suggested in this list.

C

2

:: 2 s:

Variation from WHO E.D. List Contd.

Sr.
no.

Category No.

Locost
list

Name of Drug

Reasons for inclusion/
exclusion

10.

12.3

•B-

Clonidine

Included because it is
easily available in
India and cheap anti­
hypertensive drug - a
substitute for Methyld^
opa.

11.

12.4

-

Digitoxin

Excluded because not
available in India.

12.

13.4

13.

13.5

-

Salicylic Acid

14.

14

C

Edrophonium

15.

16

C

Triamterene

Included as a substi­
tute for Amiloride,

-

Amiloride

Triamterene as its
substitute included.

Aluminium Acetate
Excluded because the
combination of Benxoic
acid and salicylic acid
will suffice the use.

16.

17.1

-

Calcium Carbonate

Excluded because other
agents are available,
and possibility of its
advdrse effects.

17.

17.1

A

Ranitidine

Included because of its
advantages such as less
incidence of adverse
reaction and less dos­
age frequency, there­
fore seifected as a
substitute for
cimetidine.

18i;

17.6.1

A

Loperamide. Tab.

Included because of
its symptomatic use
in emergency situa­
tion for adults.

19.

19.3.2



Influenza vaccine
Meningococcal
vaccine.
Yellow fever
vaccine

Excluded because of
their non-feasibility
in Indian context.

20.

21.1

-

Silver Nitrate
Solution.

Excluded from Locost
List because better
antibacterials are
available.





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:

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JUNE - JULY
1.

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to

2.

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3.

Please arrange to order for 3-6 months,

4.

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the receipt of the order,

PRICES
or decrease depending on the price of raw materials actually

purchased.
5.

Prices are inclusive of Gujarat Sales Tax.For Partners outside
Gujarat prices will be around 3 to 4% less as Gujarat Sales

Tax is not applicable.However

Central Sales Tax(ST) will be

levied at 10% on the total bill.CST will be only 4% if you have

6.

CST registration number. For Packing & Forwarding actuals
will bo C’.'argcd»
1% Service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY ,DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

7.

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe
delivery, the goods are despatched

at the purchaser's risk,

unless insurance is specified by the party in which case
insurance charges will be extra.
8.

PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE WITHIN

9.

FOR ORDERS OVER Rs.5000/- WE'D APPRECIATE ADVANCE PAYMENT

15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS.

ROAD PERMIT '
10.

If goods are to be sent to partners in M.P., U.P., West Bengal,
Orissa and the North Eastern States ROAD PERMIT IS A MUST.

CENTRAL SALES TAX.
11.

For M.P., U.P, West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern
States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, Central Sales
Tax Registration Number (C.S.T. Number) is a MUST.(As of now,

this is not,essential for partners from other States.)
12.

C.S.T.Registration Number would enable partners to get
6% off

on the bill.(This is applicable to all the States

in India.)

13.

The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms,

Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a Chartered
Accountant.Alternatively you can ask somebody(who has
a 'C' form/ C.S.T. No. and who can easily get a road permit)

to tell you how to get it.
-2-

LOCOST

-2-

JUNE- JULY

:arae and Address

Pin

Sr.
No.

Name or the Drug.,

Drug
Streng­
th

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
Syp)

Price
per
1000
batch
Rs.

. 01.Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilieate

125 mg.
250 mg

Tab

'19.50

0 2.Aminophylline

100 mg

Tab

250 mg
Cap
125 mg
Syp
(Per 5 ml)

3a. *
Amoxyo 11 i n (+)
b. *
Amoxyci Hi n

85.00

865.00 (£)
7.10
(Per 60 ml)

250 mg

Cap

815.00

Ampicillin
*
b.

125 mg

5, Aspirin
6. Atropine Sulphate

300 mg
25 mg

Syp
Tab

30.00

Tab

10.00

7. Calcium Lactate
3, Chlorepheniramine maleate
?■, ^Chloramphenicol
Chloroquine
*
10a.
Phosphate

300 mg

Tab

25.00

(+)

Ampicillin
*
4a.

b.Chloroqui nPhosphate
c.,Chloroquine Phosphate

5.85

9-. 00
Tab
Cclp
351.00
185.00
Tab
(S.C)
3.20
80 mg
Syp
(Per 5 ml)
(:Per 50 ml)
Syp
16.00
80 mg
(Per 450 ml)
(Per 5 ml)
4 mg
250 mg
250 mg

1la,Chlorpromazine
b.Chlorpromazine

10 mg
25 mg

Tab
Tab

28.00
36.00

12. Clofazimine

100 mg

Cap

1190.00

13. Codeine Phosphate

10 mg

Tab

105.00

c

80 mg

Tab

290.00

(DS) (+)

400 mg
160 mg
800 mg

Tab

585.00

Cotrimoxazole
*
14a.

Cotrimoxazole
*
b„

Cotrimoxazole
*
c.

40 mg
Syp
200 mg
(Per 5 ml)

15.Diazepam
16.Diethyl Carbazine

Citrate

Qty.

50

4.20
(Per 50 ml)

5 mg

Tab

8-.-00

mg

Tab

33.00

17.*
Diloxanide

Furcate

500 mg

TabJ

273.00

Dcxycycline
*
18.

(+)

100 mg

Cap'

910.00

(£)

-3-

■3.
1.

2.

Ephedrine.'

19.

4.

3.

Ethambutol
*
20,a.

(+)

5.

30 mg.

Tab

43.85

200 mg

Tab

182.00

Ethambutol
*
b.

(+)

400 mg

Tab

346.00

Ethambutol
*
c,

(+)

800 mg

Tab

652.00

200 mg

Tab

14.00

5 mg

Tab

40.00

89.00

21.

Ferrous Sulphate

22.

Folic Acid

23.

Frusemide

40 mg

Tab

24,

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

55. CO

25.

Indomethacine
*

25 mg

Cap

82.00

26.a.Isoniazid (INH)

100 mg

Tab

35.00

b.Isoniazid(INH)

3CC mg

Tab

105.00

27.a.INH + Thiacetazone

150 mg

Tab

94.75

6.

75 mg

INH
*
b.

+ Thiacetazone

300 mg
150 mg

Tab

28.

Mebendazole
*

100 mg

Tab

29.

Metronidazole
*

200 mg
500 mg

Tab
(S.C.)
Tab

125 mg

Syp.

3 0.a.
Paracetamol
*

b.*
Paracetamol

106.85
(per 25x30 tabs)
116.00
123.00

70.00
3.50

(per 60 ml)

(per 5 ml)
31.

Predni solo ne

5 mg

Tab

141.00

32.

Pyrimethamine
*

25 mg

Tab

52.00

33.

Pyrazinamide
*

500 mg

Tab ^e/_9O8v&0 ' (£)

150 mg

Cap

720.00

(+)

450 mg

Cap

1850.00 (£)

35.

*Salbutamol

4 mg

Tab

64.00

36.

Sulphadimidine
*

500 mg

Tab

175.00

37.

* ulphamethoxypyridazine
S
(Long Acting Sulpha)

500 mg

Tab

265.00

38,

Tetracycline
*

250 mg

Cap

366.00

39.

Vitamin A (+)

2 lac

Seamless
cap.

590.00

34.a.Rifampicin (+)

Rifampicin
*
b.

—.

40,a.Vitamin C

50 mg

Tab

20.75

b.Vitamin C

100 mg

Tab

40. CO

c.Vitamin C

5CG mg

Tab

166.CO

41.a.Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle)

25 %

Lot.

32.50
(per doz)

b.Benzyl Benzoate
(3 lit.pack)

25%

Lot.

100.00

1 %

Lot.

7.00

Lot.

47.00

42.a.Gamma Benzene Hexa Chloride
(450 ml bottle)
b.Gama Benzene Hexa Chloride
(4.5 lit. pack)

1 %

-4-

3.

4.

5.

43.a,Betamethasone (o.l%)

5 gm.

Oint

44.a.Nitrofurazone(0.2% )

15 gm
(tube)

Oint

40.50
i(per doz)
24.50
i(per doz)

b.Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

500 gm
(jar)

Oint

gm

Oint

2.

1.

45.

Tetracycline Eye Oint

3

13.00

(per
46.a.Whitefield1s Oint

6.

8.00
doz)

25 gm

Oint

24.00

400 gm

Oint

17.50

(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)
b,White field Oint
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

New Non Drug Items.
47.

Absrobent Cotton

43.

Absorbent Gauge.

500 gms

18.00

30.00

100 cmsx 18 mts .per roll
li
45 cmsx 16 mts

2 :Inches x 25 mtsper doz

16.50
3.00

x 25 mts

4.00

3

"

"

Total:

ITEMS MARKED

(+)

are available in 100's pack.

(£)

have estimated prices

)
(*

LOCOST's product

_ — — — -

(S.C.)Sugar coated tablet.
+

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/ RAIL/ ROAD TRANSPORT/ ANGADIA

REGISTERED POST PARCEL/ SELF/ TO
+

IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
COMPANY

+

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY

;

+

ENCLOSED DRAFT/ CHEQUE

BEARING

FOR Rs.

NO.ON

______
(Name of Bank)

Date:-

Signature 'Of Purchaser

PHONE; 63962

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GPO BOX;134
BARODA-'390 001

1LOCOST1

News Letter No, 19/Feb.
THE NEWER N3AIDS

-

’83

SELECTION

Dear Partner,

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (N3AIDS) are highly
effective in relieving the symptoms of arthritis, but recently
their benefits - risks are being reappraised continuously.
Concern
is greater because the elderly persons receive them more frequently
and for longer duration. They are also at greater risk/developing/of
ether diseases like damage to gastrointestinal mucosa, and impaired
renal function which may precipitate because of continuous intake
of these drugs.
A recent study of the non-Aspirin NSAIDS published by the
Drugs and Therapeutic Bulletin,
Volume 25, No. 21 has reported
the incidence of their serious side effects (in U.K) as follows :

Year of
Introduc­
tion in
the Market

DRUG

Serious adverse reactions
(deaths in parantheses) per
million scripts in first 5 years
after introduction.

Total

Gastrointe­
stinal

Others

6.6

(0.5)

6.6 (0.2)

(3.3)

n/a

1969
1964

Ibuprofen

13.2 (0.7)

Indomethacin

n/a

(2.3)

n/a (1.0)

1977

Flurbiprofen

35.8 (3.3)

27.4 (2.1)

8.4 (1.2)

1973

Ketoprofen

38.6

(1.6)

33.2 (1.6)

5.3 (0)

1979

Diclofenac

39.4 (3.1)

20.9 (2.8)

18.5 (0.3)

1973

Naproxen

41.1 (5.6)

32.8 (4.1)

8.4 (1.5)

1974

Fenoprofen

43.7 (6.6)

32.3 (4.2)

11.4 (2.4)

1978

Diflunisal

47.2 (3.5)

33.5 (2.6)

13.7 (1.0)

1977

Sulindac

54.3 (5.1)

23.9 (3.6)

30.4 (1.4)

1980

Piroxicam

68.1

(6.2)

58.7 (5.2j>

9.4 (1.0)

1980

Fenbufen

69.4 (4.5)

35.7 (1.9)

33.8 (2.5)

1976

Azapropazone

87.9 (9.9)

67-.0 (7.7)

20.9

(2.2)

The important criteria for selection of NSAlDs would be
comparative efficacy, safety and cost. No data on comparative
efficacy can be available.
So data on camparative safety and cost
becomes the deciding factor
The above study although not very
accurate (because of difference in reporting rates of adverse
reactions during seventies and eighties) gives a fairly reliable
clue to their selection.

It may be worthwhile recollecting here that WHO has selected
ibuprofen group of drugs and indomethacin as anti, inflammatory
agents over and above aspirin.
Thus the best choice for NSAlDs other than aspirin and
indomethacin is ibuprofen, ketoprofen and flurbiprofen.

contd.

2

Rules to prescribing NSAIDS :
NSAIDs should not be used for patients with active peptic
ulceration.
They should be avoided in those with a history of
pepetic ulcer, or in elderly patients, unless simple analgesics
have proved ineffective and other forms of treatment have been
carefully considered.
*

When prescribing for a patient who has not responded to
paracetamol or ibuprofen, choose an inexpensive drug with
a long reported incidence of serious adverse reactions.

*

Start at the lowest dose and titrate gradually against
symptom relief; if an alternative is needed, substitute
(do not add) the next preferred drug.

*

Warn the patient not to expect 24 pain-free hours a day.
Explain the. risks, and ask him to report any suspected
adverse effects, e.g. indigestion, wheezing.

*

In patients with cirrhosis, congestive cardiac failure,
renal disease or gout, and in patients taking a diuretic,
it is wise to check renal function and electrolyte balance
after the first few weeks of regular treatment.
Be prepared
for the effect of any concurrent diuretic or antihyper­
tensive treatment to be reduced.

Rational Therapy Work Shop in Pediatrics ;

Time

;

April 9 - 10,

Place

;

Baroda

Participants

1988.

All LOCOST partners and interested individuals
(involved in running community Health Programmes
and/or diagnosis - treatment of disease).

Topics for discussion : Related to Child Care.

Resource Persons ;

SUGGESTIONS ?

Community Health Doctors, Teachers in Pediatrics
and other experienced persons.

The dates, venue and other details will be confirmed.
Participants will pay for their travel to and from Baroda.
and boarding will be subsidized by LOCOST.

Please

send the attached sheet to us very soon.

With regards,

NTMITTA BHATT

Lodging

Date :

From :
(Organisation)

Dear friend,
Thanks for the information on R.T, workshop in

Pediatrics.
(A)

The dates of the workshop are convenient to us.

Following persons from our institution will participate

in the R.T. workshop during April 9 - 10,

1988 at Baroda,

1.
2.
3.
(3)

During the course of workshop we would like answers to

£he following questions related to

child care.

1.
2.

3.

(Signature)

LOCOST
GPO BOX; 134
BARODA - 390001

CABLE;.'LOCOST1

PHONE; 63962

News Letter No. 22/August *
88

Dear Partner

Greetings for good rains 1
Rational Therapy Workshop in Ob. and Gynec. Practice ;

When we sent out the circular for this workshop in June end/
some of you felt it was too early to commit for September.
But
by now you/have decided to attend the workshop.
Please' DROP /must
A LINE TODAY, so that you can be kept informed about the same.
Please send us the form we sent you duly filled in.
Just a
brush up for y6ur reference once again - on September 17 - 18th,
1988,
Saturday and Sunday, a workshop is planned to cover the
basic issues in O.G. practice.
The staying arrangements of the
participants are arranged at
Jeevan Darshan, Fatehgunj, Baroda.
The classes will also be held at the same place.
Topics to be covered :

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

(6)
(7)

(3)
(9)

Drugs during pregnancy
Safe delivery and the complication of delivery and pregnancy
ANC, PNC, with specific reference to problems pertaining to
Nutrition.
Leucorrhoea - Diagnosis of cervical cancer.
Family Welfare with specific reference to Spacing, Natural
Family Planning (behavioural aspects), contraception and
permanent sterilisation and some socio-economic considera­
tions of the F.P. programme.
Menstrual disorders.
Safe Medical Termination of Pregnancy and management of
abortion.
Approach to the patient, patients' rights and other aspects
of O.G. practice.
Any other by your suggestions.

Participants ;
Approximately 30 participants - doctors and
nurses, senior paramedical workers involved in day-to-day manage­
ment of cases.
Resource Persons ;
from the field.

Teachers in Medical College, Baroda and doctors

Methodology ;

(1)
(2)

(3)

. Question-Answer & discussion Method will be adopted.
A set of objective questionnaire on each topic will be
circulated in advance to all the participants. They _.r .
are expected to answer them and send back to us prior
to the workshop. Thex discussions during the workshop
will be based on analysis of these answers.
A set of brief handouts will be given to each participant
which can be used by him/her as reference material in
field after the workshop.

Medium of discussions ;

Mix of English and Gujarati.

All participants are expected to speak and participate actively,
without fail.

P-eqistration Fees : Rs. 20/- per person.
Other Expenses : Rs. 20/- per day per person.

contd..

2

/ 2 /

The detailed time table will be circulated to the participants
later. ALL participants must reach Jeevan Darshan, Baroda by
Friday evening.
The workshop will be over by Sunday 5.00 p.m.
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS IN MEDICINES
Due to several Government policy changes over the last 3-4 months
the prices of several drugs have increased.

First consequent to the new Drug Price Control Order 1987 the
prices of several raw materials h'ave increased. As a result, tie
prices of finished goods have also gone up.
Secondly, the Central Govt, in its budget has levied excise duty
of 5% and a surcharge of 5% on all drugs except those in Category I.
This has added to the cost of the basic raw material which has
resulted in ths increase of finished goods price.

From August, the ^ujarat Govt, has increased the Sales Tax on the
raw materials as well as finished goods. The effect of this on
the raw materials will be marginal due to various provisions in
the Sales Tax act but the effect on the finished goods will be
substantial. Medicines earlier attracting 4.8% Sales TaX would
now attract Sales Tax to the extent of 7.5%.

DRUG

SUPPLY

We are very sorry X for the inconvenience caused to all our
partners due to irregular drug supply on our part.
T’hare have been
several reasons for this, some of which are beyond our control.
Raw material availability has been one main reason for non availa­
bility of the medicines.
Inspite of concerted efforts on our part
we haven't been able to get some raw material on time inspite of
planning well in advance. This has lead to stock of several
medicines not being available.

Secondly, we have been having certain problems at the manufacturing
end.
^specially since LOCOST gets the medicines manufactured on
loan licence basis (i.e, using facilities of some other manufacture)
we cannot exercise so much control regarding timely delivery of
finished goods at LOCOST.
Thirdly, there are delays in getting the medicines tested.
Generally, the testing should take 10-15 days.
But there are
several instances when reports have not come for 4-5
weeks.
This also leads to substantial delays in delivery of goods.

We on our part are trying to keep you informed.
We -agree there
have been several lapses.
We assure you that in the future we will
keep you better informed regarding the availability of medicines
and the time it will take to despatch them.
Our partners, especially the bulk buyers could help us by letting
us know well in advance their approximate requirements for the
coming 3-6 months.
They .could indicate to us only the approxi­
mate requirements. The actual requirements could be conveyed to
us while placing the order.
This will help us in planning and
also reduce instances of stock outs.
3

Partners could also give us their monthwise requirements of
medicines for a 3-6 months period along with a schedule.
LOCOST could despatch the medicines according to the schedule.
This would mean partners needn't keep huge stocks. This would
also mean that payments would be much easier as they would
be spread over a longer period of time.

LOCOST would welcome suggestions and critical comments from
all our partners regarding drug supply.
NSW COMERS AT LOCOST
Sharifa Vijliwala and ^ijay Jani has joined LOCOST to help the
activities.
Sharifa's major responsibility will be coordinate
the school health programme and also help in the 1 manufacture
and supply of drugs.
Vijay will be mainly responsible for
networking with partners.
By the time this letter reaches you,
he would have already met some of our partners.
CHLOROJUINE TABLETS

There is a sever? shortage of Chloroquine raw material.
In fact
it is not available at all.
Due to this we are not able to manu­
facture Chloroquine tabs.
We on our part are trying . our best
to procure the raw material but partners are advised to get their
requirements from other
sources, atleast for the present.
As soon as we have stock of Chloroquine tablets we would inform you
you and you could place your order then.
We sincerely regret
this inconvenience.

NEW PRODUCTS

LOCOST would be manufacturing IBUPROFEN TABLETS Sugar coated
(200 mg, 400 mg), ERYTHROMYCIN STEARATE TABLETS, (250 mg) and
PYRANTEL PAMOATE ORAL SUSPENSION shortly.
Recently we have
got the licence for manufacturingthese items and from October
we would be able to supply them.
E.P. FORTE IS NO MORE

You would recollect some of our earlier newsletter explaining
why E.P. Forte - Estrogen - Progesteron High dose combination xhs
should not be used.
The drug action groups all over India have
been able to influence the Govt, to ban this combination. The
order to ban this tablets of E p high dose was passed on 15.6.88
by the Drug Controller of India while the injectables still
remained in the market. ACASH, a Bombay based action group has
filed a petition against the injectables and we lately hear that
they have obtained a stay against the use of injectables also.
It is fortunate that the ^ovt. of Gujarat has on its own taken
strict approach to withdraw even the injectables.

EX-GVHA ORGANISING SECRETARY'S DEMI3E i
Some of you know about Kirit Shah's illness over the period of
last five months. Kirit recently had another attack of embolism manifested by convulsion and loss of speech on 24.8.88.
He was
hospitalised then at the SSG Hospital, Baroda. He passed away
at 11.40 a.m. on 30.8.88. He is survived by his wife Sadhna,
daughter Ruta and his three brothers as well as mother. Sadhna
could be contacted at the following address :
Sadhna
C/o Kantibhai Shah
91, Dudheshwarnagar Society, Out side Panigate
BARODA - 399 001 •
With best reoards,
Sincerely,.-,
For'LOCOST Team

GRAMS ;

LOCOST
PREMANANDA SAHITYA SA3HA
OPP. LAKDI POOL
D.^NDIA BAZAAR
BARODA - 390 001

'LOCOST’

PHONE ; 63962

PRICE LIST & ORDER FORM

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER
1.

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to
LOCOST, G.P.O. BOX; 134, BARODA - 390 001, GUJARAT,

2.

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of
the receipt of the order.

3.

Please .arrange to order for 3 - 6 months.

PRICES
4.

Prices -are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase
or decrease depending on the price of raw materials actually
purchased.

5.

Prices are inclusive of Gujarat Sales Tax.
for Partners out­
side Gujarat prices will be around 3 to 4 less as Gujarat
Sales Tax is not applicable. However Central Sales Tax (C3T)
will be . levied at 10% on the total bill. CST will be only
4% if you have CST registration number.
For packing &
Forwarding actuals will be charged.

6.

1% service charge will be charged on the bill.

DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT
7.

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe
delivery, the goods are despatched at the purchaser's risk,
unless insurance is. specified by the party in which case ;
insurance charges will be extra.

8.

PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 D.aYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS.

9.

FOR ORDERS OVER Rs. 5000/-. WE'D APPRECIATE ADVANCE:PAYMENT.

ROAD PERMIT
10.

If goods are to be sent to the partners in M.P., U.P., West
Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States ROAD PERMIT IS~
A MUST.?

CENTRAL SALES TAX
11.

For m.P., U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern
States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, Central Sales
Tax Registration Number (C.S.T. Number) is a MUST.
(As of
now, this is not essential for partners from other states.)

12.

C.S.T. Registration Number wbuld enable partners to get
6% off on the bill.
(This is applicable to all the States
in India.)

13.

The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms,
Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a Chartered
Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody (who has a
•C' form/C.S.T. No. and who can easily get a road permit)
to tell you how to get it.
2

LOCOST

/ 2 /

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER
Ref.No.

Name & Address ;

Pin Code No.
Drug
Streng­
th

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
syp)

Price
P627
1000
bggch

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate

125 mg

Tab

19.50

Aminophylline

S T*

No.

Name of the Drug

1.
2.

100 mg

Tab

80.00

3.a)^Amoxycillin (+)

250 mg

Cap

890.00(£)

b)* Amoxyci11in

125 mg
(per 5 ml)

syp

7.10
(per 60 ml)

4. a) ■-■Ampicillin ( + )

250 mg

Cap

815.00(£)

b)*Ampicillin

125 mg

syp

6.00(£)

5.

/Aspirin

3 00 mg

Tab

38.00

6.

Atropine Sulphate"

25 mg ■.

Tab

10. 00

7.

Calcium Lactate

3 00 mg

'Cab

23.00

4 mg

Tab

10. 00

250 mg.

Cap

425.00(£)

8.

Chlorepheniramine male;ate

9.

Chloramphenicol
*

10.a)^Chloroquine Phosphate

b)Chloroquine Phosphate
c)Chloroquine Phosphate

250 mg

220.00

Tab
(S.C)
Syp
80 mg
(per '5 m 1)

3.20
(per 50 ml)

80 mg
Syp
(per 5 m 1)

16.00
(per 450 ml)
28.00

11.a)Chlorpromazine

10 mg

Tab

b) chlo rproma z ine

25 mg

Tab

36.00

12.

Clofazimine

100 mg

Cap

1300.00

13.

Codeine Phosphate

14.a)
Cotrimoxazole
*

b) *
Cotrimoxazole

(DS)(+)

c)*
Cotrimoxazole

Qty-

10 mg

Tab

110.00

80 mg
4 00 mg

Tab

290.00

16 0 mg
800 mg

Tab

600.00(£)

4 0 mg
Syp
2 00 mg
(per. 5 ml)

4.20 (£)
(per 50 ml)

15.

Diazepam

5 mg

Tab

8.00

16.

Diethyl Carbamazine
Citrate

50 mg

Tab

33.00

500 mg

Tab

280,00

100 mg

Cap

910.00 (£)

17,*
Diloxanide

Furoate

18.-'Doxycycline (+)

/ 3 /

1.

2.

10.

Ephedrine

3.

LOCOST
4.

5.

30 mg

Tab

43.85

2 00 mg

Tab

187.00

b) E th ambut o 1 (+)

400 mg

Tab

355.00

(+)

800 mg

Tab

650.00(£)
12.00

20.a)
Ethambutol
*

c)*
Ethambutol

(+)

21.

Ferrous Sulphate

200 mg

Tab

22.

Folic Acid

5 mg

Tab

35.00

23.

Frusemide

4 0 mg

Tab

110.00

24.

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

65.00

25. *
Indomethacine

25 mg

Cap

82.00

26.a)isoniazid (INH)

100 mg

Tab

35.00

b)Isoniazid (INH)

300 mg

Tab

105.00

27.a) INH -i- Thiacetazone

150 mg
75 mg

Tab

94.75

300 mg
150 mg

Tab

106.85

28. *
Mebendazole

100 mg

Tab

110.00

29. *
Metronidazole

2 00 mg

Tab

123.00

INH
*
b)

+ Thiacetazone

6.

(s.c)
30.a) -'Paracetamol
b) -''Paracetamol

5 00 mg

Tab

70.00

125 mg
(per 5 ml)

Syp

3.50
(per 60 ml)
155.00

5 mg

Tab

32. ■''Pyrimethamine

25 mg

Tab

53.00

33. *
Pyrazinamide

500 mg

Tab'

770.00

34. a)Rifampicin (+)

150 mg

Cap

720.00

b)Rifampicin (-;-)

45 0 mg

Cap

1900.00 (I)

31.

Prednisolone

4 mg

Tab

70,00

500 mg

Tab

180.00

37. *
Sulphamethoxypyridazine
(Long Acting Sulpha)

500 mg

Tab

26 5.00

38.. -'Tetracycline

250 mg

Cap

366.00 (£)

vitamin A (+)

2 lac
I.U.

Seamless
Cap.

500.00
(Expiry date
31.12.88)

40„a)'/it'amin C

50 mg

Tab

20.75

b) itamin C

100 mg

Tab

40. 00

c.Vitamin C

35. .--Salbutamol
35.

39.

3ulphadimidine
*

500 mg

Tab

166.00

41.a)Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle)

25%

Lot.

32.50
(per doz)

b)Eenzyl Benzoate
(3 lit. pack)

25%

Lot.

100.00

42.a)Garr.ma Benzene Hexa
1%
^hloride (450 ml Bottle)

Lot.

7.00

b)Gamma Benzene Hexa
chloride (4.5 lit.pack)

Lot.

47.00

1%

4

LOCOST

Betamethasone (0.1%)

5 gm.

Oint.

40.00
(per doz)

44.a)Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

15 gm
(tube)

Oint

24.00
(per doz)

b)Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

500 gm
(jar)

Oint

13.00

3 gm

Oint

8. 00
(per doz)

46,a)Whitefield1s oint.
■(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicyllc acid 3%)

25 gm

Oint

24.00

b)White field Oint
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

4 00 gm

Oint

17.00

43.

45.

Tatracycline

■ye Oint.

NON DRUG ITEMS
47.

Absorbent Cotton

43.

Absorbent Gauge

500 gms

18.00

100 crns x 18 mts per roll 38.00

"

45 c is x 16 mts

16.50

2 inches x 25 mts
(per doz)

3.00

3 inches x 25 mts
(per doz)

4.00

TOTAL

ITEMS MARKED : -

(t)

are available in 100's pack

(£)

have estimated prices

)
(*

LOCOST1s product

(S.C) Sugar coated tablet

• +

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA

REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO
+

IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT SY ROAD, NAME OF TR/iNSPORT
COMPANY

+

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY

+

ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS.

BEARING NO.

ON

_____________
(Name of Bank)

Date :

Signature of Purchaser

Office :
1st Floor,
Premanand Sahitya Sabha,
Opp. Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001.
Tel. No. : 63962

Lovosf

LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS ; LOCOST

PRICE LIST & ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us
Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order.

Please arrange to order for 3-6 Months.
PRICES

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the price of raw
materials actually purchased.
For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged.
1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser's risk, unless insurance is specified by the party in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

For orders ever Rs. 5000.'- we'd appreciate advance payment.
ROAD PERMIT

If goods are to be sent to partners in U. P , West Bengel, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY
ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number ( C.S.T. Number) is a MUST, (As of now, this is not
essential for partners from other states. )

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill. ( This is applicable to all
the Statas in India. )
The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms, Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody ( who has a 'C' form/C.S.T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit) to tell you how to get it.

For LOCOST manufactured items Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat Sales. Prices for
outside Gujarat Partners are therefore lower. However for outside Gujarat Sales 10% or 4% Central
Sales Tex (CST) is applicable.

On resale items (those purchased from other manufactures ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices are the same.

Ref. No. :

Name & Address :

MARCH-APRIL

Sr.
No.

Name of the Drug

Shelf Life
of
Present Batch

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate
Aminophylline
2
3 a) ’Amoxycillin (+)
b) ’Amoxycillin

21 Years

4 a) ’Ampicillin (+)
b) ’Ampicillin

2 Years
1 Year

1

3 Years
2 Years
1| Years

Aspirin
5
9 Months
Atropine Sulphate
6

7
Calcium Lactate
3 Years
8
Chlorepheniramine maleate 3^ Years
Chloramphenicol
9
11 Years
10 a) ■'Chloroquine Phosphate (+)2J Years
b) Chloroquine Phosphate 21 Years
c) Chloroquine Phosphate
11 a) Chlorpromazine
b) Chlorpromazine
Clofazimine
12
Codeine Phosphate
13
14 a) *Cotrimoxazole (+)

15
16
17
18

21 Years

2| Years
21 Years
2| Years
21 Years
3 Years

b) *Cotrimoxazole (DS) (+)

3 Years

(c)I ’Cotrimoxazole

3 Years

Diazepam
Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate2i Years
’Diloxanide Furoate
2 Years
’Doxycycline (+)
2 Years

Drug
Strength

Form
( Tab /
Cap /
Syp )

Price
for Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

Prices for
outside Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

125 mg
250 mg
100 mg
250 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
250 mg
1 25 mg
[per 5 ml]
300 mg
25 mg
300 mg
4 mg
250 mg
250 mg
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
10 mg
25 mg
100 mg
10 mg
80 mg
400 mg
160 mg
800 mg
40 mg
200 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
50 mg
500 mg
100 mg

Tab

22.00

22.00

75.00
75.00
770.00
820.00
8.00
8.00
[per 60 ml]
775.C0 (£)
800.00 (£)
Cap
6.00
6.00
Syp
[per 40 ml]
42.00
42.00
Tab
12.00
12.00
Tab
23 00
23.00
Tab
12.00
12.00
Tab
435.00
460,00
Cap
285.00 (£)
Tab (S.C) 305.00 (£)
3.50
3.50
Syp
[per 50 mi]
22.50
22.50
Syp
[per 450 ml]
42.00
42.00
Tab
87.00
87.00
Tab
1225.00
1225.00
Cap
110.00
110.00
Tab
300.00
280.00
Tab

Tab
Cap
Syp

Tab

600.00

560.CO

Syp

4.75

4.75

Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap

8.00
30.00
290.00
910.00 (£)

[per 50 ml]

8.00
30.00
275.00
850.00 (£)

3

•'

19
Ephedrine
20
Erthromycm Stearate
21 a) ’Ethambutol (+)
b) *Ethambutol (+)
c) *Ethambutol (+)
22
Ferrous Sulphate
23
Folic Acid
24
Frusemide (+)
25
Furazolidone (+)
26 a) Ibuprofen
b) Ibuprofen
27 *lndomethacine
28 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
29 a) INH + Thiacetazone

3 Years
2 Years

24 Years
3 Years
2 Years
2 Years
2 Years
3 Years
3 Years
3 Years
2 Years
2 Years
24 Years


b) *INH + Thiacetazone

3 Years

Prednisolone
Pyrantel Pamoate Susp

2 Years
_

35 *Pyrimethamine (+)
36 *Pyrazinamide
37 a) Rifampicin (+)
b) Rifampicin (+)
38 *Salbutamol (+)
’Sulphadimidine
39
40 •Sulphamethoxypyridazine
( Long Acting Sulpha )
’’Tetracycline (-(-)
41
Vitamin A (+)
42


3 Years
14 Years
14 Years

24 Years
2 Years

30 mg
250 mg
200 mg
400 mg
800 mg
200 mg
5 mg
40 mg
100 mg
200 mg
400 mg
25 mg
100 mg
300 mg
150 mg
75 mg
300 mg
150 mg
100 mg
200 mg
500 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
250 mg
[per 5 m]
25 mg
500 mg
150 mg
450 mg
4 mg
500 mg
500 mg

2 Years
_

250 mg
2 lac I.U.

Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Benzyl Benzoate
( 100 ml bottle )

9 Months
3 Years
3 Years


50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

30 ^Mebendazole (+)
31
’’Metronidazole (+)
32 a) ’’Paracetamol
b) ’’Paracetamol
33
34

43 a)
b)
c)
44 a)

3 Years
3 Years
3 Years
3 Years

4

5

6

Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab (S.C)
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

100.00
1025.00 (£)
187.00
390.00
725.00
12.00
40.00
110.00
65.00
150.00 (£)
240.00
110.00
35.00
110.00
95.00

100.00
1000.00 (£)
175 00
360.00
675.00
12.00
40.00
110.00
65.00
125 00 (£)
220 00
105.00
35.00
110.00
. 95.00

Tab

160.00

160.00

Tab
Tab (S.C.)
Tab
Syp
Tab
Syp

110.00 (£)
105.00 (£)
140.00 (£)
135.00 (£)
105 00
100.00
5.00
5.00
[per 60 ml]
155.00
155.00
Not Available at Present

Tab
Tab
Cap
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

53.00
875.00
850.00
2250.00
75.00
205.00
1150 00

50.00
825 00
850.00
2100.00
70.00
200.00
1050.00

Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Lot

390.00
875.00

380.00
875 00

21.00
54.00
230.00
Not Available

21 00
54.00
230.00
at Present

2

1

3

4

5

6

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 3 lit. pack )
45 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 450 ml Bottle )
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 4.5 lit. pack )
Betamethasone ( 0.1% )
46

2 Years

25%

Lot

100.00

100.00

2 Years

1%

Lot

7.00

7.00

2-1 Years

1%

Lot

53.00

53.00

14 Years

5 gm

Oint

47 a) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )'

14 Years

Oint

b) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

1| Years

Oint

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per 10]
17.00



15 gm
(tube )
500 gm
( jar )
3 gm

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per 10]
17.00

3 Years

25 gm

Oint

9.00
[per doz]
25.00
[per 10]

9.00
[per doz]
25.00
[per 10]

2J Years

400 gm

Oint

21.00

21.00

21.00
33.00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5 50
[per doz]

21.00
33 00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]

Tetracycline Eye Ointment

48

49 a) Whitfield's Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )
b) Whitfield Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )

Oint

NON DRUG ITEMS

500 gms
100 cms x 18 mts per roll
45 cms x 16 mts per roll
2 inches x 2.5 mts

Absorbent Cotton
Absorbent Gauge

50
51

2 inches x 2.5 mts

TOTAL
ITEMS MARKED : -

(+)
(£)
(*)
(S.C)

are available in 100's pack
have estimated prices
LOCOST's product
Sugar coated tablet

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO
....
IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
COMPANY
.
--------------- ---------------GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY
___________ ______________
ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS.
_
BEARING NO.
ON._.------ ------(Name of Bank)
Date :

Signature of Purchaser

Office :
1st Floor
Premanand Sahilya Sabha,
Opp. Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001.
Tel. No. : 63962

I LoeosT
1

LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS ; LOCOST

PRICE LIST & ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order.
Please arrange to order for 3-6 Months.
PRICES

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the price of raw
materials actually purchased.
For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged,

1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser's risk, unless insurance is specified by the party in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

For orders ever Rs. 5000.'- we'd appreciate advance payment.
ROAD PERMIT

If goods are to be sent to partners in U. P , West Bengel, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY
ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number ( C.S.T. Number) is a MUST, ( As of now, this is not
essential for partners from other states. )

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill. ( This is applicable to all
the States in India. )
The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms, Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody ( who has a 'C' form/C.S.T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit ) to tell you how to get it.
For LOCOST manufactured items Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat Sales. Prices for
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Aluminium hydroxide
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2
Aminophylline
3 a) ^Amoxycillin (+)
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1210.00
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4 a) “Ampicillin (+)
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5
Aspirin
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Diazepam
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585.00
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8.00
35.00
260.00
960.00

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2

19
Ephedrine
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34

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36 ’Pyrazinamide
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43 a)
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500 mg
250 mg
2 lac I.U.

50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

4

5

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Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab (S.C)
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

43.85 (£)
975.00
187 00
390.00
740.00 (£)
12.00
46.00
110.00
65.00
155.00
275.00
82.00
35.00
110.00
94.75

43.85 (£)
910.00
175.00
360.00
690 00 (£)
12.00
46.00
110.00
65.00
145.00
255.00
79.00
35.00
110.00
94.75

Tab

125.00

1 25.00

Tab
Tab (S.C.)
Tab
Syp

100.00
123.00
95.00
3.75

Tab
Syp

6

95.00
115.00
90.00
3.75
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145.00
153.00

Tab
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Tab
Tab
Tab

53.00
770.00
720.00
1900.00
78 00
180.00
1100.00

50 00
750.00
720.00
1800.00
72.00
164.00
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16.50
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Drug Information Sheet

LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O, Post Box No. 134. Vadodara-390 001.

Generic name : Ephedrine Hydrochloride
Some brand names : Single constituent brand names normally not available.

Note : Often available in combination with Phenobarbitone, which is not rational.
Presentation : Tablets of 30 mg.

Identification : Small, round white scored tablets, bitter in taste.

Pharmacological action : Relaxes the smooth muscles of bronchi, uterus and of the
bladder ( the trigone and sphincter ). It raises blood pressure by narrowing down lumen
of peripheral blood vessels and by increasing cardiac output. Repeated administration of
Ephedrine will not elicit the same response ( tolerance ). Its effect lasts longer than that of
Adrenaline. It causes dilation of pupils and intolerance for bright light.

(i) Orally as prophylaxis in bronchial asthma to act as a
bronchodilator (ii) For symptomatic relief in cases of acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis.

Therapeutic indications :

Note : 0.25% or 0.5% Ephedrine drops or nasal sprays are commonly used to relieve nasal
congestion in rhinitis or sinusitis, but their continued use may aggravate the condition and
lead to rebound congestion and drug induced rhinitis.
Dose in children : 3 mg/kg.'day in 3-4 divided doses.
Dose in adults : Ranges from 15 to 60 mg dose for oral use.

For continuous medication

use 30 mg/dose.
Dosage interval : Minimum six hours.

Note : One tablet at bedtime prevents attacks of bronchial asthma during tha night. However,
it may be given in combination with Diazepam to avoid sleeplessness.
Use in pregnancy : Safety for use has not been established. Use only when clearly needed
and when potential benefits outweigh unknown potential hazards to the foetus.
Use in lactation : Safety for use has not been established. Use only when poteniial benefits
outweigh unknown potential hazards.
Note : Though Ephedrine is found very effective in bronchial asthma, patient develops
tolerance with continued use. So for effective therapy of asthma, it is better if patient takes
each of the antiasthmatic drugs in rotation during successive weeks. Commercial preparations

containing mixture of bronchodilator drugs must be avoided.

2

Better drugs like Salbutamol, Terbutaline. Aminopholiine, etc. have much less side
effects than Ephedrine, but'.they are much costlier.y. .
Significant interactions : None.

Adverse reactions : Some time gastrointestinal upsets, difficulty in passing urine,
sleeplessness, tremors, palpitations, stimulation of central nervous system and (rarely)
psychotic symptoms accompanied with hallucinations. It may cause retention of urine in
patients with enlarged prostate.
Contraindications : None.

Special precautions : Though Ephedrine ( given orally ) is not likely to cause any serious
adverse effects on heart, like other members of its group ( e. g. Adrenaline. Isoprenaline,
etc. ) care must be taken in patients already suffering from any coronary artery disease,
hypertension, hyperthyroidism and/or if the patient is too old.
:
Overdose : Do not exceed total dose of 240

mg/day

Storage : Keep in tightly closed container away from direct light.
Shelf life : Follow the expiry date on the label.
References :
1
Goodman, Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological
Co Inc. New York, 1980, Sixth Edition.

. R. et al : Clinical Pharmacology, ELBS,

Basis of Therapeutics,

Macmillan

Publishing

Hongkong, 1980, Fifth Edition.

2

Laurence,

3

Satoskar, R. S. et al : Pharmacology and
Ninth Edition.

4

Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 28th Edition,

Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan,, Bombay, 1985

1982.

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent
laboratory.

»■ Product Information Sheet

LocwsT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.

Generic Name :

Ampicillin
Ampillin, Campicillin, Broacil etc.

Some Brand Names :

Presentation : Capsule containing 250 mg Ampicillin powder. Syrup containing
125 mg / 5 ml.
Identification : White, odourless, crystalline powder inside the capsules
Therapeutic indications :

For gonococcal urethritis.
For urinary tract infection caused by P. Mirabilis non haemolytic Streptococci and
Enterococci. Also useful for prophylaxis against Urinary Tract infections.
For upper respiratory tract infection due to H. Influenza, D. Pneumoniae, Strep pyrogens.
Effective in treatment of Sinusitis, Otitis media, Acute exacerbation of chronic Bronchitis,
Epiglotitis etc.
For Meningitis due to H. Influenza, Streptopneumoniae of Meningococci.
Note : On suspecting a case of Meningitis it is advisable to send the patient to referral
centre. If it is not possible, then give additionally, Chloramphenicol in dose of 50-75
mg/kg/day in four divided doses.
For dysenteries due to Shigellae, E. Coli, Enterococci, Salmonella
For Typhoid fever ( especially in carrier stage )
Pharmacological action : Used as an effective antibiotic. Known for its bactericidal
activity in both gram-positive and negative organisms.
Note : Never to be used like an antipyretic agent. Vitamin supplementation is not
necessary with ampicillin.
Dose in adults : 1-2 capsules depending on body weight
Dose in children : 50-100 mg/kg/day
Dosage interval : Not less than six hours
Note : Often the dose depends on both severity and body weight of patients and not on
body weight alone.
Use in pregnancy : Quite safe, though it crosses placental barrier.
Use in lactation : Quite safe, though it is secreted in breast milk.

2
Dose in Meningitis :

6-12 gm/day in four divided doses to adults. 200-400 mg/kg/day

in children.
1.5 gms four times a day for 1-3 months
5-7 days on an average
Note : Parenteral route is often preferred in severe cases. But make sure the solution
is freshly prepared.
Contraindications : Hypersensitivity to Penicillin
Dose in Typhoid carrier stage :
Duration of treatment :

Warnings :

None

Absorption is less complete in presence of food
Adverse reactions : Skin rashes, maculopapular, non itching and of delayed onset.
Diarrhoea due to irritation of bowels, caused by unabsorbed portion of drug.
Rarely bonemarrow depression, granulocytopenia and suprainfections
Storage : Store in comparatively cooler place (25°C), away from light. Even in absence
of light, ampicillin is gradually degraded on exposure to a humid atmosphere. Decompo­
sition is faster at higher temperatures.
Shelf life : Follow the expiry date on each pack
Instructions to patients : Not to worry for change in colour and odour of urine.
Preferably to be swallowed on empty stomach. Treatment should be continued even
when mild diarrhoea occurs.
Significant interactions :

References :
1.

Goodman, Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan
Co. Inc. New York 1980, Sixth Edition.

2.

The International Pharmacopoeia, ( Vol. 2 ) : WHO, Geneva. 1981

3.
4,

Publishing

Lawrence, D. R. : Clinical Pharmacology. 1980. Fifth Edition

Satoskar. R. S. et al : Pharmacology and
Eighth Edition.

Pharmacotherapeutics.

Popular Prakashan. Bombay 1983,

Explanatory Notes :
Prophylaxis : Means prevention ( dose is same as mentioned above )

Carrier stage : When a person is carrying germs without actually showing symptoms of the disease ( in case
of Typhoid, ampicillin is usually used after one attack, thus to prevent relapse ).

Maculopapular : Presence of discoloured, spots, not rising above the skin surface
also those palpable spots ( rising above the skin surface ) on the skin.

( called macules )

and

Granulocytopenia : Decrease in number of white cells with grain like structures in their cytoplasm ( but
not sufficiently decreased to warrant to use the term agranulocytosis ).

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent
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Drug Information Sheet

LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O, Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
Generic name : Salbutamol, Albuterol

Presentation : Tablets of 4 mg.

Identification : Small, white, scored, round tabs, odourless and tasteless in rhe beginning.
Pharmacological actions : It relaxes smooth muscles of bronchi, uterus and vascular supply
of skeletal muscles with much less cardiac stimulent actions (it may not produce palpitation
or rise in blood pressure when used in therapeutic doses ).

Therapeutic indications : In bronchial asthma as a bronchodilator.
Note : At each fresh incidence of an asthmatic episode, attempts must be made to rule out
possibilities of pneumothorax ( air or gas in the pleural cavity ) or bronchopneumonia which
may complicate the picture of asthma.

Dose in children : 2-6 years of age : 1-2 mg. per dose. For children above 6 years of
age : 2 mg. per dose. Pediatric Syrup contain'ng 2 mg. 5 ml. of Salbutamol may be used
( e. g. Bronko syrup in children.)

Dose in adults : 2 to 4 mg, per dose,
Dosage interval : 6-8 hours.

Note : (i) It is more effective by inhalation than by oral administration (ii) It is safer than
Adrenaline in treatment of asthma, since it has lesser cardiac effectsUse in pregnancy : Safety for use has not been established. Use only when clearly needed
and when potential benefits outweigh unknown potential hazards to the foetus.
Use in lactation : Safety for use has not been established. Use

only when clearly needed

and when potential benefits outweigh unknown potential hazards.
Significant interactions : None.

Adverse reactions :
Common effects : Nervousness and muscle tremors.
Other effects : Headache, tachycardia, palpitations, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting and
sweating. These reactions are usually mild and their frequency appears to diminish with
continued therapy.

2
Contraindications : None.
Special precautions : It is

a sympathomimetic amine and as such should be used with
caution in patients with cardiovascular disorders, hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus.
Overdose : Not known. Adverse effects may manifest more prominently.
Storage : Keep away from light, tightly packed.

Shelf life : Follow the expiry date on the label,

1.

Goodman Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan Publishing Co.
Inc. New York, 1980 Edition.
D. R. et al : Clinical Pharmacology,

ELBS, Hong Kong, 1980,

Fifth Edition.

2.

Laurence

3.

Satoskar, R. S. et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan. Bombay 1985.
Ninth Edition.

4.

Martindale - The

Extra

Pharmacopoeia.

The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 1982, 28th

Edition.

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent
laboratory.

Product Information Sheet

LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O, Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
Genaric name : Phenylbutazon
Common brand Names : Zolandin, Butapyringa, etc.

Presentation : Sugar coated tablets of 100 mg.
Identification : White powder inside the sugar coat, has bitter after-taste and

is sparingly

soluble in water.
Pharmacological actions : It has greater antiinflammatory activities and less analgesic
and antipyretic effects than the salicylates ( e. g. Aspirin ). It can increase the excretion
of uric acid through kidney since it diminishes reabsorption in tubules of kidney. It can
produce symptomatic relief but does not alter the disease process.
Therapeutic indications : Useful in acute attacks of gout, rheumatoid arthritis and osteo­

arthritis ( degenerative arthritis of bones ), ankylosing spondylitis. ( ankylosing : stiffness in
joints, spondyiltis : inflammation of vertebrae) to reduce inflammation and relieve pain.
Dose in rheumatoid arthritis :

Dose in adults : Initially 100-200 mg. three times a day and then maintenance dose of
100-200 mg. daily, not exceeding 400 mg./day in two or three divided doses.
Dose in children : 5 mg./kg. bodyweight/day in two or three divided doses.
Dose in gout : Single dose of 400 mg. initially and then 100 mg, every four hours may
be given in acute cases.
Note : The dose of this drug depends on severity of symptoms and nature of disease.
However, try to adjust as low a dose as possible, because of fear of adverse effects.

Use in pregnancy : Not recommended.

Use in lactation : Not recommended.
Adverse reactions : Most of the times

it is poorly tolerated. Its common side effects
are : dyspepsia (indigestion), vomiting, nausea, epigastric discomfort, skin rashes, sleeplessness,
euphoria, blurred vision, etc.
More serious reactions include bleeding from old peptic ulcers or sometimes formation
of new ulcers ( This is more often seen in patients taking 400 mg. daily or on prolonged
therapy). It may produce lymphadenitis (inflammation and swelling of lymph nodes),
megaloblastic and aplastic anaemia,, agranulocytosis, and thrombocytopenia (reduced number

2

of platelets). It can cause jaundice and some reactions in kidney functions also. Oedema
due to salt and water retention is likely to cause congestive cardiac failure in patients with
impaired cardiac functions. It may also reduce the iodine uptake by thyroid occasionally
producing hypothyroidism and enlargement of thyroid gland (goitre). Sometimes it can
precipitate systemic lupus erythematosus ( a serious systemic illness which may be chronic
or subacute characterised by skin lesions).
Drug interactions : Phenylbutazone is highly bound with plasma protein. In doing so it
may displace the oral anticoagulants, oral antidiabetics and sulfonamides from the plasma
protein binding sites in cases of co-administration. This may lead to increased plasma
concentration of suchd rugs and their toxicity.

Precautions : (1) Phenylbutazone is not the drug of first choice. Use this drug only
when other drugs like Aspirin or Ibuprofen have failed. (2) If satisfactory response
is not obtained with this therapy within a week, please discontinue the treatment
(3) If possible, carry out regular blood count check ups during treatment.

Also consciously look for symptoms of agranulocytosis. Development of sore throat,
inflammation of mouth (stomatitis), fever are dangerous signs and immediately discontinue
the treatment.
showing intolerance to the drug (ii) having cardiac,
liver, kidney damage and hypertension (iii) with history of peptic ulcers and (iv) develop­
ing blood dyscrasia (any abnormality of blood cells.)

Contraindication : In individuals (i)

Overdose : Never exceed the

recommended dose.
drug after taking food or milk.
humidity.

Instructions to patients : Preferably swallow the

Storage : Keep in tight container, away from
Shelf life : Does not have

expiry date.

References :

1

Goodman, Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics,
Co Inc New York, 1980, Sixth Edition.

2

Laurence, D. R. et al : Clinical Pharmacology, ELBS,

3

Satoskar, R. S. et al : Pharmacology and
Ninth Edition.

Macmillan

Publishing

Hongkong, 1980, Fifth Edition.

Pharmacotherapeutics,

Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, The Pharmaceutical

Popular Prakashan,

Press, London, 28th Edition

Bombay, 1985

1982.

Product Information Sheet

THERAPEUTICS
, Vadodara-330 001.
Generic name : Indomethacin
Common brand names : Indocid, Inmecin, Indocin, etc.

Presentation : Capsules of 25 mg.
Identification : White to yellow tanned, almost odourless crystalline powder insoluble in
water, inside the capsule.
Pharmacological action : It has antiinflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic actions. Its
analgesic action is seconda.y to reduction of inflammation . It doss not alter the progressive
course of the underlying disease
Therapeutic indications :lts uses are similar to those of Phenylbutazone.

It is effective in
rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis ( degenerative arthritis of bones ) and ankylosing spondylitis
(ankylosis : stiffness in joints; spondylitis : inflammation of vertebrae ), for reducing inflammation
and pain. It is very effective in rheumatoid arthritis but it is not the drug of first choice
because of its side effects. It may be preferred in acute attacks of gout and ankylosing
spondilitis as it can relieve pain within two hours of first dose. Also useful in preventing
attacks of gout (25 mg. b. i. d.) when Colchicine is not effective.

Note : Indomethacin has been included in the Essential Drug List of WHO (1985).
It should not be considered a simple analgesic and should not be used routinely. Because of
its potential adverse drug reactions, use in rheumatoid or osteoarthritis should be made with care.
It may be considered only after Aspirin or when other drugs have failed.
Dose in adults : 25-50 mg. at an interval of 8-12 hours.
Dose in children : 1-2 mg. kg./day upto 100 mg. in 2 or 3 divided doses. Before starting
full dose, a test dose of a quarter of the daily dose should be given for 2 days, then half
of the daily dose for 2 days should be given. Then only switch over to full dose.

Use in pregnancy : Do not use.
Use in lactation : Do not use.

Dose in prophylaxis of gout : 25 mg. twice a day.

even with therapeutic doses is 35-50 %
and about 20% of users need to discontinue the drug.
Adverse reactions : Incidence of adverse effects

Common adverse effects : Headache, giddiness, mental confusion, blurring of vision, etc.

2

Less common effects : Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, skin rashes, peptic ulcer, blood
dyscrasias, i. e. abnormality of blood cells and functions. It causes sodium retention and
temporary rise in blood urea. Long term use may damage the eye.

Drug interactions : Probenecid ( anti-gout drug ) increases plasma concentration of
Indomethacin ani hence its toxicity. It also reduces sodium excreting effect of Frusemide.
It decreases excretion of Lithium, thereby increasing its toxicity. Aspirin decreases the
Indomethacin blood level.
Precautions : To be used cautiously in patients of renal impairment, bleeding tendency
and old age. Also use with caution in patients of Epilepsy and Parkinsonism.

Note : Avoid its use in diseases of gout, CNS and kidney. Do not use in presence of any
infection since Indomethacin may mask the symptoms and signs of infection.
Contraindications : Do not use in patients with history of peptic ulcer and gastro-intestinal
lesion. It should not be given to patients wirh hypersensitivity to Penicillin and Aspirin.

Overdose : Strictly follow dose schedules mentioned above.

Storage : Away from light and humidity, approx,

at 30° C. temp.

Shelf life : Follow the expiry date, as indicated
References :
1.

Goodman Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan Publishing Co.
Inc. New York, 1980 Edition.

2.

Laurence

3.

Satoskar, R. S. et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay 1985.
Ninth Edition.

4-

Martindale - The Extra

5.

Graef John W. and E. J. Cone Thomas ; Manual of Pediatric Therapeutics, Asian edition ( Second)
Little Brown and Co. & Medical Science International Ltd. Tokyo.

D. R. et al : Clinical Pharmacology, 1980, Fifth Edition.

Pharmacopoeia.

The Pharmaceutical Press,

London, 1982, 28th

Edition.

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Mebendazole.
Wormin, Idibend, Mebex, etc.
Presentation : Tablets of 100 mg.
Pharmacological action : Broad spectrum anthelminthic drug effective against most of
the common worm infestations. Acts by inhibiting glucose uptake irreversibly in worms.
It does not alter the glucose level in host.
Therapeutic indications : Single or mixed worm infestation with round worm, hook-worm,
thread worm and whipworm. For hydatid cyst with prolonged treatment.
Dose in adults : In roundworm, hookworm and whipworm infestations : 1 tablet two
times a day for 3 days continuously. It may be repeated after 3 weeks if necessary.
For threadworms, 1 tablet once only. To be repeated after 2 weeks.
Dose in children : Remains same as above.
Use in pregnancy : Should not be used in first 3-4 months of pregnancy.
Generic Name :

Some Brand Names :

Use in lactation : Quite safe.

400-500 mg. 3 times a day for 21-30 days.
Should not be used in patients allergic to Mebendazole.

Use in Hydatid cyst :
Precautions :

Contraindications : None.

No systemic toxicity. Transient abdominal pain, nausea and
diarrhoea may occur with massive infestations.
Instructions to patients : No fasting or purging is necessary before or after treatment.
Personal hygiene instructions must be given.
Note : All possible contacts may also be treated for worms.
Overdose : No overdose toxicity.
Significant interactions : None.
Adverse reaction :

References :
1.

2.
3.

Goodman, Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan
Co, Inc. New York, 1980, Sixth Edition.

Publishing

Lawrence, D. R. : Clinical Pharmacology, 1980, Fifth Edition.
Satoskar, R, S. et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay 1983,
Eighth Edition.

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Generic Name ; Paracetamol, Acetaminophen.
Some Brand Names : Crocin, Pyremol, Metacin, Calpoi etc.
Presentation : Tablets of 500 mg. Syrup of 125 mg. for 5 ml.
Identification : Round white scored tablets. Transparent yellow

flavoured syrup in
60 ml. packs.
Pharmacological action : Good analgesic and antipyretic drug. It is not an
anti-inflammatory drug. Effect starts after 30 minutes to 1 hour of intake and lasts
for 4-6 hours.
Therapeutic indications : Fever, headache, bodyache, muscular pains, joint pains, etc.
For symptomatic relief only ( in case of fever, cold water sponging is always advised as
a supportive therapy ). Best alternative to Aspirin, used when patients complain of acid
base imbalance, gastric complaints, etc.
Dose in adults : 1-2 tablets when required. Total intake/day should not exceed 4 gm.
( i. e. 8 tablets ).
Dose in children : 10 mg/kg/dose when required. Total intake should not exceed
60 mg/kg/day.
Dosage interval : Not less than 4 hours.
Use in pregnancy : Quite safe, though it can cross the placental barrier.
Use in lactation : Quite safe
Note : One may not use it in infants less than one month.
Contraindications : None.
Warnings : None.
Significant interactions : Absorption is greater in presence of coffee

or tea. Chronic
alcohol abuse increases chances of effects of poisoning of liver in over dosage.
Absorption is slower in presence of food in stomach.
Adverse reactions : None generally.
Overdose : Care must be taken not to exceed 4 gm/day for five consecutive days.
References :

Goodman, Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan Publishing Co.
Inc. New York, 1980, Sixth Edition.
Lawrence, D. R. : Clinical Pharmacology, 1980, Fifth Edition.
Satoskar, R. S. et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics. Popular Prakashan, Bombay. 1980,
Eighth Edition.
4.
Australian Drug Information Service : Drug Information on Paracetamol in " Eastern Pharmacist ",
February, 1985.
1,

2.
3.

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Generic Name : Vitamin A, Retinol
Some Brand Names : Aquasol A (50,000 I.U.), Arovit (50,000 l.U.)

Presentation ; Capsules of 2 lac l.U.
Pharmacological Action :

(1)

Vit. A is necessary for maintaining normal vision. It plays a vital role in the phenomenon of usual
adaptation to darkness. Its deficiency is characterised by night blindness in the early stages. If not
corrected at this stage, it may progressively pass through the stages of xerosis (dryness of conjuctiva,
Bitot Spots), xerophthalmia ( extreme dryness of conjunctiva ) and keratomalacia ( ulceration and
perforation of cornea leading to irreversible blindness ).

(2)

Vit. A is essential for maintaining the integrity of epithelial cells especially in the respiratory system,
gastro intestinal tract skin, ovaries, etc. Therefore its deficiency may result into recurrent respiratory
infection, diarrhoea, dryness of skin and even infertility.

(3)

Vit. A is also necessary for the synthesis of glucocorticoids (hormones of adrenal cortex) cholesterol
and for physical growth.

Therapeutic uses : It is,

most useful both for correcting the deficiency states or for prevention of the
same. Vit. A deficiency is the commonest preventable cause of blindness in India. Therefore judicious
prophylactic use of Vit. A can reduce the incidence of blindness in our country.
Vit. A has a limited value in the treatment of skin diseases like acne, psoriasis etc. Other retinoids
(substances similar to retinol) have replaced Vit. A in this condition.
Dosage Schedule :

Prophylaxis : 50,000 l.U. orally at birth, 1 lac l.U. orally at 6 months of age and 2 lac l.U. at every six
months' interval above 1 year of age. 3 lac units to a woman immediately after delivery.
Night Blindness and Xerophthalmia : 2 lac l.U. straight, 2 lac l.U. the

next day and further 2 lac l.U.

after two weeks.
Use in Pregnancy : Use of Vit. A in doses exceeding 6000 l.U. per day should be avoided especially during
first trimester of pregnancy, since the risk of congenital abnormalities in the foetus is increased.

Note : (1) Normal daily requirements of Vitamin A in adults and older children is 5000 l.U. per day and
30C0 l.U. in children.

(2)

During infancy, pregnancy or lactation, the increased body requiremants of retinol can be met by its
supplements alongwith normal diet.

(3)

Injectable preparation of Vit. A should be water-miscible and oral preparation should be in oily base.

Use in Lactation : 3 lac I. U. orally

(single dose) to a woman as soon as possible after delivery to

( P. T, O. )

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Generic Name : Doxycycline
Common Brand Names : Doxy-1, Duracyclin, Vivocycline.

Presentation : Capsules of 100 mg each.

Pharmacological Action : Doxycycline is a tetracycline sharing all pharmacological actions, adverse
effects and therapeutic uses with the other members of its group, with the following important differences.

1.

It is more completely absorbed from the gut and it is eliminated mainly in the stool.

2.

Because of complete absorption and sustained higher concentration in the plasma, it needs to be given
once or twice a day only.

3.

Since it is nearly completely absorbed, very little passes to the colon, and hence the chances of
superinfections are less. Also the incidence of drug related diarrhoea is less.

4.

Because little of the drug is eliminated by kidneys, it can be safely given for the treatment of extrarenal
infections with renal insufficiency. For the same reason, it has doubtful efficacy in treatment of urinary
tract infections.

5.

In short, doxycycline provides a convenient form of tetracycline for administration and is safer than
other tetracyclines.

Dose : 100 mg. twice a day on the first day, followed by 100 mg daily for 7-10 days.
In severe infections 100 mg twice a day for 7-10 days may be given.
For other details, please refer to the Product Information Sheet on tetracycline.
References :
(1)

Goodman & Gilman : The Pharmacological Basis of Therpeutics, Mcmillan Publishing Co., Seventh Edition, 1985.

(2)

Satoskar et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan Bombay, Ninth Edition,

(3)

Martindale : Tha Extra Pharmacopoeia. The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 28th Edition, 1982.

(4)

U.S.P.D.I. : Drug Information for Haith Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopaial couvention, Inc. Seventh Edition, 1987.

1985.

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Generic Name : Sulphadimidine
Common Brand Names : No brand named single ingradient formulation of sulphadimidine could be found.

Presentation : Scored tablets of 500 mg.
Identification :

Round, white, scored tablets, having white crystalline powder, mildly acidic and relatively

insoluble in water.
Pharmacological Action : It is mainly bacteriostatic (halts multiplication and growth of bacteria) in
action. It is effective in a variety of gram positive and gram negative organisms. In case of urinary tract
infections its action is bactericidal (destroys bacteria).
Therapeutic uses :

(a)

Urinary tract infections-effective against E. Coli, ineffective in chronic cases and in presence of mixed
infections.

(b)

Acute bacillary dysentary, although some of the bacteria are showing resistance nowadays.

(c)

Mild upper respiratory tract infections (without pus exudates in the throat).

(d)

Meningococcal and H. Influenza Meningitis.

Dose in Adults : A loading dose of 2 gm followed by 1 gm 4 times a day.

Dose in Children : 500 mg 4 times a day for children below 12 years of age. Do not use Sulphonamides
in premature infants, and babies below the age of two months.
Dosage interval : Six hours.

Duration of Treatment : 7-10 days.

Usa in Pregnancy : Avoid, especially in late pregnancy.

It is harmful to the foetus.

Use in Prophylaxis : 1 gm of Sulphadimidine twice daily can be used as prophylaxis against streptococcal
tonsillitis in patients who have recovered from rheumatic fever. For fear of sulphonamide resistance, its
use should be restricted to patients showing allergy to penicillin.

Note : Follow up

cases of chronic urinary tract infections with 1 gm. of sulphadimidine daily for six

months.

failure, (ii) Past history of allergic reaction to the drug, (iii) impaired
liver function, and (iv) G-6-PD deficiency.
Contraindications : (i) Renal

Adverse reactions : There is a great tendency to exaggerate the ill-effects of sulphonamides. They have

an important place in therapeutics because of their effectiveness and cheaper cost.
(P. T. O.)

Discontinuation of the drug is indicated immediately in following cases :

(a)

Skin rashes resembling those of measles accompanied by fever, joint pains, itching, bronchospasm and
leukopenia (count of white blood cells becomes less than normal).
The temporary allergic reaction due to sulphadimidine disappears within 72 hours of discontinuation
of the drug.

(b)

Obstruction of urine flow and renal colic due to crystalluria (presence of crystals in urine), album­
inuria (presence of albumin in urine) leading to scanty or total stoppage of urine flow.

This reaction can be avoided by ensuring sufficient urine output (one litre daily) by advising sufficient
water intake and making the urine alkaline by giving an alkaline mixture.
(c)

Extremely rare reaction is toxicity of haemopoietic system (system concerned with production and
maintenance of various cells in blood).

Notes : (1) Advise lot of fluid intake to patients on sulpha and alkainisation of urine to avoid crystalluria.
(2)

Give full therapeutic dose of sulphadimidine. Giving J to 1 tab. three times a day is inadequate and
hazardous.

(3)

Never use a combinatian of sulpha and oral pencillin in the treatment of infections. Such a combination
reduces the efficacy of pencillin.

(4)

Sulpha should not be used in the form of skin ointment or powders. Sensitisation of skin occurs fast
and produces allergic skin reactions.

Significant Interactions : They enhance the anticoagulant property of Warfarin. They may produce hypog­
lycaemia in patients on tolbutamide therapy.
Overdose : Stomach emptying by aspiration and lavage, in cases of recent overdosage. Saline purgative
such as sodium sulphate 30 gm in 250 ml water to promote peristalsis, when the kidney functions are
still adequate. Also give sodium bicarbonate for alkalinisation and elimination of the drug in urine. In
case of severe crystalluria and other toxicity active measures such as catheterisation with warm 2.5%
sodiumbicarbonate, forced diuresis and dialysis are advised.

Special precaution : Discontinue treatment at the first sign of adverse reaction.
Instruction to patients : Drink lot of water while on

therapy.

Storage : Away from direct light in tight containers at room temperature.

Shelf life : Follow the expiry date on the containers.
References :
(1)

Goodman & Gilman : The Pharmacological Basis of Thereapeutics, Macmillan Publishing Co , Seventh Edition, 1985.

(2)

Satoskar et al : Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan Bombay, Ninth Edition, 1935.

(3)

Martindale : The Extra Pharmacopoeia, The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 28th Edition, 1982.

(4)

USPDI : Drug Information For The Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopaial Convention, Seventh Edition, 1987.

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THERAPEUTICS
34, Vadodara-390001
Generic Name :

Sulphamethoxypyridazine ( Long Acting Sulpha )

Common Brand Name : Midikel
Presentation : Scored tablets of 500 mg.

Identification : Round, white, scored tablets, having white crystalline powder, mildly acidic and relatively

insoluble in water.

Pharmacological Action : It is mainly bacteriostatic (retards growth of bacteria) in action. It is effective
in a variety of gram positive and gram negative organisms. In case of urinary tract infections its action is
bactericidal (destroys bacteria). Its rate of absorption and urinary excretion is slowar and hence its effect
lasts longer.
Therapeutic uses :

(a)

Urinary tract infections-effective against E. Coli, ineffective in chronic cases and in presence of mixed
infections.

(b)

Acute bacillary dysentary, although some of these bacteria are showing resistance nowadays.

(c)

Mild upper respiratory tract infections (without pus exudates in the throat).

(d)

Meningococcal and H. Influenza Meningitis.

Dose in Adults : Loading dose of 2 gm followed by 1 gm daily in a single dose for 7-10 days.
Dose in Children : Loading dose of 50-60 mg/kg followed by 25/30

mg/kg/day. Do not give this drug

to newborns and premature babies.
Use in Pregnancy : Avoid its use, especially in late pregnancy. It is harmful to the foetus.

dose of 1.5 gm can be used to prevent streptococcal tonsilitis in patients
of rheumatic fever, who are allergic to pencillin. It can also be used in a similar dose for six months in
cases of chronic urinary tract infections.

Use in Prophylaxis : Weekly

is a tendency to exaggerate the illeffects of sulphonamides. They have an
important place in therapeutics because of their effectiveness and cheaper cost. Discontinuation of the
drug is indicated immediately in the following cases :

Adverse Reactions : Theie

(a)

Skin rashes resembling those of measles appear, sometimes accompanied by fever, joint pains, itching,
bronchospasm, leukopenia (count of white blood cells becomes less than normal).

(b)

Obstruction to urine flow and renal colic due to crystalluria (presence of crystals in urine) and albuminuria
(presence of albumin in urine) leading to scanty or total stoppage of urine flow. This reaction can be
avoided by ensuring suffcient urine output (one litre daily) by advising sufficient water intake and making
the urine alkaline by giving alkaline mixture.

( P. T. O.)

(c)

Extremely rare reaction is toxicity of haemopoietic system (system concerned with production and ,
maintenance of various cells in blood).

In case of long acting sulpha-though the side effects are less common, they have a disadvantage that they
take longer to get eliminated from the body. Rare conditions like Steven Johnson's Syndroms, haemolytic
anemia in patients with G6PD deficiency may prove fatal. (Indian data or reports on these are not yet
available).
Notes : (1) Advise lot of fluid intake to patients on sulpha.
(2)

Do not give long acting Sulpha to patients who have shown any allergic reaction to other sulphona­
mides.

(3)

Sulpha should not be used in skin ointment or powders. Sensitisation of skin occurs fast and chronic
eczema can result.

Significant Interactions : It enhances the anticoagulant property of warfarin. It may produce hypoglycaemia
in patients on Sulphonylurea compounds, (tolbutamide, chlorpropamide, glybenclamide).
Overdose : Do not exceed the dosage prescribed. In case of overdosage, follow the same method as
suggested for sulphadimidine overdose.
Special precautions : Discontinue treatment at the first sign of adverse reaction.

Instruction to Patients : Drink lot of water while on therapy.
Storage : Away from direct light in tight containers at room temperature.

Shelf life : Follow the expiry date on the containers.
References :
(1)

Goodman & Gilman: The Pharmacological Basis of Thereapeutics, Macmillan Publishing Co, Seventh Edition, 1935.

(2)

Satoskar et al : Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan Bombay, Ninth Edition. 1935.

(3)

Martindale : The Extra Pharmacopoaia, The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 28th Edition, 1982.

(4)

USPDI : Drug Information For The Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopaial Convention, Seventh Edition, 1987.

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Generic name : Nitrofurantoin.

Common brand names : Furadantin, Progantin. NFT.
Presentation : Tablets of 50 mg. and 100 mg.
Identification : Yellow tablets.

Pharmacological Action : Nitrofurantoin is a synthetic, broad spectrum antibacterial agent. It acts as a bacterio­
static or bactericidal compound depending on its concentration. Therapeutic concentrations are achieved only in
the urine because it is rapidly cleared from the blood and therefore its use is restricted only in the treatment
or urinary tract infections.

It is effective against most strains of E. Coli only. Other bacteria are resistant to this drug.
Therapeutic Uses : As a urinary tract antiseptic for treatment and prevention of urinary tract infections produced
by susceptible strains of E. Coil. It is useful in (a) Acute cystitis, (a) acute urethritis, Prostatitis, (Ampicillin or Cotrimoxazole are preferred drugs.) (c) prevention
of bacteriuria after removal of prostate, (d) Suppression of chronic infection and prevention in repeated,chronic
catheterization, chronic prostatitis, lower urinary tract obstruction, cystitis associated with sexual intercourse, and
recurrent cystitis due to unidentifiable causes.
Note : A thorough search should be made for factors causing and continuing infection of the urinary tract before
prescribing chronic suppressive therapy.
Doses : 1.25 to 1.75mg/kg. every six hours (i.e 50-100 mg. every six hours in adults) for 1-2 weeks.

Dose for Prophylaxis : 1-2 mg/kg of body weight once a day at bedtime.
Notes : (1) The tablets should be taken with food or milk to avoid gastrointestinal irritation. (2) Nitrofurantoin
should not be given for more than 14 days in a single course. If repeated courses are required, there should be
a gap of 2-4 weeks. (3) Patients with impaired renal functions should not be given this drug. (4) Since
Nitrofurantoin is more effective in acidic urine, urinary alkalinisers should not be given concurrently.

Use in Pregnancy ; Since it crosses the placenta, its use is not recommended in the first trimester for the fear
of malformation in the foetus and also at term because it cen cause hemolytic anemia due to immature enzyme
systems in the foetus.

Use in lactation : It should not be given to mothers of infants beiow 1 month of age since it can cause hemo­
lytic anemia in the infant.
Contradictions : Pregnant women at full term, impaired kidney function, infants below 1 month of age, hyper­
sensitivity to the drug Glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

2

Adverse Reactions : Common adverse effects are abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of appetite
It can also cause chills fever, dizlness, headache, hemolytic anemia, skin rashes, hepatotoxicity and blood dyscracias
Notes : 1 It can cause brown discoloration of urine and the patient should be instructed accordingly.
2

If it is given with drugs causing dermatitis, hemolytic anemia or liver damage the chances of these
adverse effects are increased.

Explanatory Notes :

Cystitis : Inflammation of the urinary bladder characterised by disuria, urgency and frequency of urine.
Bacteriuria : Passage of bacteria in urine.

References

1.

Goodman Alfred Gilman etal : The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. New York, 1980 Edition.

2.

Laurence

D. R. et al : Clinical Pharmacology,

3.

Satoskar,

R. S. et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay 1985.

4.

Martindale - The Extra Pharmacopoeia,

ELBS, Hong Kong, 1980,

Fifth Edition.
Ninth Edition.

The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 1982,

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Generic name : Chloramphenicol
Common brand names : Chloromycetin, Enteromycetin, Kemicetin. Paraxin.
Presentation : Capsules of 250 mg. each.

Identification : Capsules containing white powder.
Pharmacological Actions : It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic having activity against a wide range of microorganisms.
Low concentrations inhibit H. Influenzae. N. Meningitidis, N. Gonorrhoeae, S. Typhi, Brucella, B. Pertussis, most
anaerobic bacteria. Strep, pyogens, Strep. Pneumoniae, Shigella and V. Cholerae. Higher concentrations inhibit
E Coli, most K. Pneumoniae and some Enterobacter, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is resistant Staph. Aureus requires
very high concentrations for inhibition. It is also effective against Rickettsiae. Chlamydia and Mycoplasma organisms.

Therapeutic uses and Dosage schedule : Though it is a broad spectrum antibiotic' its use is limited to those
conditions where other antibiotics are not effective. Therapy with this antibiotic carries the risk of bone marrow
suppression producing aplastic anaemia which, though uncommon, is a fatal complication.

The following are the important indications :
a) Typhoid fever : It is still the drug of choice for the treatment of typhoid fever.
Dose : Initially 50 mg/kg. daily in 4 divided doses given every 6 hours till fever subsides ( 3 to 5 days ),
Followed by 30 mg/kg. similarly in 4 divided doses daily for 2 weeks.
Note : Amoxycillin, Ampicillin and Cotrimoxazole are also effectively used drugs. Chances of carrier state
or relapses are lesser with these drugs than with Chloramphenicol. However. Chloramphenicol is still preferred
because of rapidity of its action.
b)

Bacterial meningitis caused by Ampicillin resistant H. Influenzae respond very well to Chloramphenicol. The
dose is 50-75 mg. per day, divided into 4 equal doses, given intravenously every six hours for 2 weeks.
Patients having allergy to penicillin and suffering from meningococcal meningitis or Str. Pneumoniae menin­
gitis can also be treated with Chloramphenicol.

c)

Chloramphenicol is one of the most effective antimicrobials, for treatment of anaerobic infections of pelvic
or abdominal cavity or their spread elsewhere in the body. However, in the current practice Metronidazole
or one of the cephalosporins is preferred for reason of safety.

d)

Respiratory infections caused by Str. Pneumoniae or H. Influenzae where penicillin cannot be used for the
reason of bacterial resistance or allergy, can be treated with Chloramphenicol.

e)

Deeper occular infections of posterior chamber of eye respond well to systemic therapy with chloramphenicol
since chloramphenicol can penetrate very well into the occular fluids.
Note : Chloramphenicol is not to be used routinely in urinary tract infections, since safer and more effective
antimicrobials are available.

Use during Pregnancy : Only if absolutely necessary. Its use should be avoided in the women at full term.

Use during lactation : Its use should be avoided in nursing mothers unless strongly indicated.

2

Contraindications : History of hypersensitivity reaction or previous blood dyscrasias ( leucopenia, anaemia throm­
bocytopenia ) and in premature neonates and infants.

Adverse reactions
(a) Intolerance : Allergic reactions like skin rashes, dermatitis, drug fever and glossitis
(b) Bone marrow : Aplastic anemia is most dangarous reaction. It occurs as an idiosyncratic reaction. This is a rare
reaction with the incidence of 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 1 lakh. Misuse of Chloramphenicol should always be avoided
because aplastic anemia is nearly fatal even with the best treatment available. Chloramphenicol can also be
directly toxic to bone marrow and can result into agranulocytosis. Indiosyncracy is unrelated to the dose whereas
direct toxicity is dose related, (c) Grey Baby syndrome : Grey baby syndrome in premature babies is manifested
by vomiting, refusal to suck, irregular and rap'd respirations, abdominal distension, cyanosis and passage of green
stools, followed by flaccidity, an ashen-grey colour, a decrease in temperature and a refractory lactic acidosis,
(mortality rate is about 49%). This occurs because the babies do not metabolise and excrete the drug efficiently
due to poorly developed liver and kidney functions, (d) Encephalopathy and cardiomyopathy are also occasionally
reported, (e) Distutbances of microflora of the gastrointestinal tract and superinfections with resistant micro­
organisms can occur.

Drug Interactions ; Chloramphenicol inhibits the metabolism of several drugs in the body. Effects of Phenytoin.
oral antidiabetic agents ( chlorpropamide, tolbutamide ) and warfarin may be seriously increased. Phenobarbitone
on chronic administration lowers the concentrations of chloramphenicol by increasing its metabolism.
Precautions :
1. It should be used only when absolutely necessary as in t ie treatment of established case of Typhoid fever.
2. Regular WBC and differential counts and periodic haemoglobin estimation are useful during therapy to avoid
direct toxicity on the bone-marrow. Withdraw the drug at the first sign of sorethfoat.
3. Do not use in infants as far as possible.
4. Avoid using Phenylbutazone, Analgin and other drugs likely to cause blood dyscrasias as they increase the
risk when used with Chloramphenicol.
5. Its use in diarrhoea, especially in combination with Streptomycin (e.g. chlorostrep. enterostrep, enteroparaxin
etc. . .) is irrational and har mful.
"

EXPLANATORY NOTES :
1. Aplastic Anemia : Failure of the bone marrow to produce RBC, WBC and platelets i.e. pancytopenia.
2. Idiosyncrasy : Qualitative intolerance due to other than immune mechanisms. Many a time the abnormal
reactions to the drug are precipitated because of genetically determined total absence or reduced activity of
some enzymes in the body. However, the exact cause of Chloramphenicol induced aplastic anemia is not known.
3. Agranulocytosis : It is an acute condition characterised by pronounced leukopenia with a great reduction in
the number of neutrophils (frequently less than 500 per cmm.)
References

1.

Goodman, Gilman et al - The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics.
Seventh Edition.

Macmillan Publishng Co. Inc.,

2,

World Health Organizaiion, Model list of Drug Information Sheets for Doctors, No. PHA/EC/ESD/82,10, 1982.

3.

Satoskar, et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1985 Ninith Edition.

New York,

4.

Mart:nda!e, The Extra Pharmacopeia, The Pharmaceutical Press, 1982.

6.

USPDI ; Drug Information for the Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., Seventh Edition, 1987.

6.

Harrison : Principles of Internal Medicine, Mograw Hill Publications. Tenth Edition, 1984.

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LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390001

Generic Name : Acetylsalicyclic Acid, Aspirin.

Common Brand Names : No brand named single ingredient formulation of aspirin could

be found.

Presentation : Tablets of 300 mg each
Identification : Round, white, scored tablets of almost colourless,
taste.

crystalline powder with slightly acidic

Pharmacological Actions : The analgesic and antiinflammatory action of aspirin is by inhibition of Prosta­
glandin Synthesis. Exact mechanism by which it reduces fever is not known. Its antipyretic action may
be either due to the inhibition of Prostaglandin Synthesis or due to its ability to augment dissipation of
heat by increased blood flow through skin and by sweating.

treatment of aches and pains, cold and flu symptoms,
reducing temperature, reducing inflammation and swelling, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis (degenerative
joint disease), spondylitis (inflammation of one or more vertebrae), bursitis (inflammation of bursa a sac of
fluid lining the area subject to friction) and rheumatic fever.
Therapeutic Uses : Aspirin is generally useful in

Dose in Adults : 300 mg-600 mg as and when required or at an interval of 4 hours. Total intake should
not exceed 6 grams per day.
Dose in Children : 10-15 mg/kg as and when required or at an interval of 4-6 hours. Total intake should
not exceed 3.6 gm per day.

Dose in rheumatic fever : Adults : 4-6 gm daily in 4-6 divided doses. Children : 100 mg, kg' day in 4-6

divided doses for 1 week, then to be reduced stepwise every week to a maintenance dose of 60 mg kg'day,
to be maintained as long as necessary.
Dose in rheumatoid arthritis : 4-6 gm/day maximum in divided doses.

Use in Pregnancy : Aspirin should be avoided during pregnancy, unless there are strong indications like
rheumatic fever or following open heart surgery.
Use in Lactation : Safe.

disturbances such as nausea, dyspepsia and vomiting Patients with
peptic ulcer may bleed after taking aspirin. Intolerance to aspirin manifests by symptoms that range from
vasomotor rhinitis with profuse watery secretions, angioneurotic oedema, generalised urticaria and bron­
chial asthma to laryngeal oedema and bronchoconstictrion, hypotension, shock, loss of conciousness and
complete vasomotor collapse. This is more common in patients with asthma, nasal polyps or chronic urticaria.

Adverse Effects : Gastrointestinal

( P. T. O. )

Motes :

(1) Its action is symptomatic i. e. gives relief from symptoms without changing the course of
disease.
(2) Its value in preventing acute or recurrent attacks of myocardial reinfarction is yet to be
proven.
(3) The popular combinations of aspirin with other analgesic and/or antiinflammatory agents have
got no scientific basis. However, in some cases of cancer pains, combination of 650 mg
aspirin with 65 mg of codeine or 25 mg of pentazocine hydrochloride may be used.
(4) It is strongly suspected to be one of the causative agents for Reye's syndrome in children
suffering from viral fever (influenza and chicken pox). It is recommended that aspirin should
not be given to children below 12 years of age, possibly suffering from viral infections. In
such situation paracetamol should be used. However, aspirin is a very valuable drug in the
treatment of chronic diseases like juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever, where
the benefits of aspirin far outweigh the very small risk of Reye's syndrome.
(5) There is no advantage in using 'soluble' aspirin tablets. They contain citric acid and sodium
bicarbonate without any additional benefit. On the contrary it increases the cost.

Special Precautions :

(1)
(2)
(3)

Aspirin should be taken with a glass of water or milk or after meals. Practice of giving antacids
with aspirin should be avoided as the antacids decrease the absorption of aspirin.
Do not give asp rin if kidney or liver functions are impaired and particularly in children if the patient
is dehydrated.
Aspirin should not be used after the expiry date, for fear of side effects.

(ii) patients with peptic ulcer, (Hi) concomitant use
of probenecid or other uricosuric agent (which increase excretion of uric acid in the urine).

Contra-indications : (i) Hypersensitivity to aspirin,

Significant interactions :

(1)
(2)
(3)

(4)

Concomitant use of alcohol increases gastrointestinal irritation.
Aspirin given alongwith oral anticoagulants increases bleeding tendency.
Concomitant administration of aspirin and methotrexate decreases urinary excretion of the later,
enhancing its toxicity.
Concurrent administration of aspirin and glucocorticosteroid increases the chance of gastro-duodenal
ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Over dosags : Single dose of 25-30 gm may prove fatal, due to extreme electrolyte imbalance, gastric
bleeding and dehydration.
Treatment of Overdosage : Empty the stomach immediately by aspiration and lavage or emesis

(induced
vomiting). Give lot of fluid and forced diuresis (increased urine excretion). The acidosis should be corre­
cted by infusing sodium bicarbonate. Monitor the acid base balance carefully.
Storage : Store at room

temperature in a dry place, in tightly packed containers away from reach of

children.
Shelf life : One and a half year from the date of

manufacture. Do not use aspirin when you see crystals

on tablets. Strictly follow the expiry date.
References :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Goodman & Gilman : The Pharmacological Basis of Thereapeutics, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, Seventh
Edition, 1995.
World Health Organisation, Model list of Drug Information Sheets for Doctors, No. PHA/EC/ESD/82-0, 1982.
Satoskar et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, Ninth Edition, 1985.
Martindale et al : The Ex fa Pharmacopoeia, The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 1982.
U.S.P.D.I. : Drug Information For the Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., Seventh Edition, 1987.

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent laboratory.

Drug Information Sheet

LOCOST
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O, Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.

Generic Name : Ascorbic Acid ( Vitamin-C )

Common brand nama : Celin
Presentation : Tabs 50 mg 100 mg.

Identification : Almost odourless, colourless, white or pale yellow crystals, with an acidic taste made into tablets.

Physiological functions and Pharmacological actions : Vit C participates in oxidation-reduction reaction and in
cellular respiration. It is essential for the normal functioning of some of the enzymes for synthesis of collagen,
development of cartilege bone and teeth and for healing of wounds. It is involved in the formation of haemo­
globin, maturation of red blood cells and conversian of folic acid into its active form. It is also involved in
the carbohydrate metabolism and in synthesis of glucocorticoids. The daily requirement of Vit C for an adult is
30-50 mg. Since this amount is readily available from normal diet, its deficiency is not very common. Its
deficiency results into Scurvy.

It is readily absorbed from gastrointestinal tract when taken orally. Being a water soluble vitamin, excess of
Vit C. is rapidly excreted in urine.
Therapeutic uses : The most rational use of Vit C is in management of scurvy. It is also useful in the treatment
of Methemoglobinemia when Methylene Blue is not available.

Dose in Scurvy : 100-500 mg/day, should not exceed 1 gm ascorbic acid,day in any case.

Dose in prophylaxis : Adults-50-100 mg day.
Children : 5 mg/kg,day

Pregnant women : 80 mg/day
Lactating women : 100 mg/day

Dose in Methemoglobonemia : 300-600 mg. daily.
Use in pregnancy : Quite safe. Doses more than 1 gm should be avoided during last trimester of pregnancy.

Use in lactation : Quite safe.
Contraindications : None.
Significant interaction : No specific data are available.
Adverse reactions : Prolonged use of high doses is known to cause kidney stones. Incidence of rebound scurvy
in new born babies of women taking megadoses in last trimester of pregnancy is also known.
Notes : 1) Supplements of Vitamin C are unnecessary when on normal diet. The best dietary sources of
Vit C are citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, potatoes, etc.

2)

Supplements of Vit C are also unnecessary for infants on breast milk.

3)

Vit C can enhance the absorption of iron from gut. But for significant clinical effect at least 200
mg three times a day must be given which increases the cost without adding to the benefit and
hence is unnecessary.

2

4)

Role of large dose of Vit C in the prevention or cure of common cold is yet not establishad. So
is the case about claims of its beneficial effect in cancers,

5)

Requirements of Vit C may increase in certain infectious diseases, burns and surgery. However, its
routine use in these conditions should be avoided.

Storage : Store in air tight non-metallic containers, 'away from light.
Shelf life : Follow the expiry date on the containers.

Explanatory notes :
1. Collagen Synthesis : Synthesis ( formation ) of collagen, the mojor protein of the white fibres of connective
tissues.
2,

Methemoglobinemia : Oxidised form of haemoglobin circulating in blood, which has lost oxygen carrying
capacity.

3.

Scurvy : Vitamin C deficiency state characterised by loss of appetite, listlessness and painful movements of
limbs in infants and bleeding spongy gums, anaemia and haemorrhages in subcutaneous tissues, muscles
and joints in adults.

References

1.

Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopeia, The Pharmaceutical Press. 1982.

2.

Goodman, Gilman et al - The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics.
Seventh Edition.

3.

Satoskar, et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1985 Nineth Edition.

4.

USPDI ; Drug Information for the Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., Seventh Edition, 1987.

Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc.,

New York. 1985.

Product Information Sheet

LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001

Generic Name : Cotrimoxazole, Trimethoprim and Sulphamethoxazole

Common Brand Names : Bactrim, Septran
Presentation :

(1) Single strength tablets containing 80 mg Trimethoprim + 400 mg Sulphamethoxazole.
(2) Double strength tablets containing 160 mg Trimethoprim + 800 mg Sulphamethoxazole
(3) Syrup containing 40 mg Trimethoprim + 200 mg Sulphamethoxazole per 5 ml.

combination acts synergistically by inhibiting the synthesis of folate
required for growth and multiplication of microorganisms. Several gram positive and gram negative organisms
are inhibited except Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacteroides fragilis and Enterococci. The combination is
bactericidal for some microorganisms. The half lives of sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim are 10 and 11
hours respectively. Usually the combination is administered in two doses given 12 hours apart daily.
Pharmacological Actions : The

tract
infections, gastrointestinal infections like bacillary dysentery, typhoid fever, acute diarrhoaa due to E. coli,
genital infections (acute gonococcal urethritis and chancroid but not syphilis), brucellosis, pneumocystosis,
nocardia infection.
Therapeutic Uses : The combination is useful in the treatment of urinary tract infections, respiratory

Usual doses : Adults— Sulphamethoxazole 800 mg + Trimethoprim 160 mg. Every 1 2 hours for 7 to 10 days.

Children — Sulphamethoxazole 40 mg/kg + Trimethoprim 8 mg/kg per day, divided in two
doses given at 12 hrs. interval, for 7 10 days.
Note : Do not use in infants under 2 months of age.

Use in Pregnancy : Do not use.
Use in Lactation : Do not use in nursing mothers having infants below the age of 2 months.

uncomplicated infections.
Chronic and recurrent infections in females can be controlled by giving 1 -2 single strength tabs.
once or twice a week, over and above the therapy with usual doses as above, when acute infections occur.
Use in Urinary Tract Infections : Usual doses for 10 days in case of

Use in Respiratory Tract Infections : Usual doses for

7-10 days normally and also for acute ear
infections in children, maxillary sinusitis in adults, etc. In acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, 3 single
strength tabs twice a day for 7-10 days may be given.
Use in Gastrointestinal Infections : Usual doses

for 10 days in bacillary dysentery (shigellosis), acute

gastroenteritis and diarrhoea due to E. coli.

In typhoid fever, usual doses for 15 days In typhoid carrier cases, continue for 3 months.
Note : In case of children, chloramphenicol or ampicillin are preferred over cotrimoxazole.
( P. T. O. )

Use in Genital Infections : Usual dose for 7-10 days for acute gonococcal Infections (Penicillin resistant
ones) require 2 double strength tabs for 5-7 days for both males and females.

Note : However, penicillin or ampicillin remain the first drug of choice in all genital infections except
those resistant to penicillin group of drugs or patients having allergy to them.
Contraindications : In cases of hypersensitivity to sulphonamides, megaloblastic anaemias, G6PD deficiency

and renal insufficiency.
Drug Interactions : Sulphamethoxazole may increase the effects and toxicity of oral hypoglycemic agents,
oral anticoagulants, methotrexate and phenytoin. Previous or simultaneous use of local anaesthetics like
procaine, decreases antibacterial action of sulphonamides. Methenamine or methanamine mandelate should
not be prescribed with this combination in urinary tract infections. Thiazide related diuretics given previously or simultaneously increase the risk of thrombocytopenia.
Explanatory Notes :

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Chancroid : An infectious venerial ulcer at the site of infection.
Maxillary : Relating to maxilla (the upper jaw).
Oropharyngeal gonococcal infections : Infection of the gonococci in the mouth and pharynx.
Hypoglycemic agents : Drugs like sulphonylurea used for reducing the concentration of glucose 'in the
circulating blood.
Thrombocytopenia : A condition in which the platelet count of the circulating blood is abnormally less.
Neutropenia : The presence of abnormally less number of neutrophils in the circulating blood.
Megaloblastic anaemia : A kind of anaemia which occurs due to deficiency of either folic acid
and/or vit. B 12.
Hypersensitivity : Development of allergic reactions.
G-6-PD : Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, an enzyme essential for maintaining integrity of red
blood cells.

Over dose : Effects not known.
Special Precautions :

Advise enough amount of fluid for urinary output of 1000 ml. in 24 hours in adults in order to prevent
deposition of sulphonamides in kidney and its subsequent damage.
2. Look out for deficiency of folic acid in nutritionally deficient patients especially in long term use.

1.

Storage : Keep away from light, tightly packed, at room temperature.
Shelf life : Five years from the date of manufacture, unless specified.
References :
(1)

Goodman & Gilman : The Pharmacological Basis of Therpeutics, Mcmillan Publishing Co., Seventh Edition, 1985.

(2)

Satoskar et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan Bombay, Ninth Edition, 1985.

(3)

Martindale : The Extra Pharmacopoeia. The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 28th Edition, 1982.

(4)

U.S.P.O I. : Drug Information for Helth Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopeial couvention, Inc. Seventh Edition, 1987.

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent

laboratory.

Drug Information Sheet

LffOOST
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O, Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.

Generic name : Amoxycillin
Common brand names : Mox, Moxilium, Idimox, Novamox.

Presentation : Capsules of 250 mg each. Syrup of 125 mg. per 5 ml in 60 ml bottles.
Identification : White, odourless, crystalline powder in capsule,
Notes ;
1 Pharmacological actions and therapeutic uses of Amoxycillin are similar to those of Ampicillin.

2

However, Ampicillin is preferred over Amoxycillin for treatment of bacillary dysentary due to shigelae organisms.

3

Since it is more rapidly and completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract than Ampicillin, the peak
concentrations in plasma are 2 to 2.5 times greater than those of Ampicillin after oral administration of the
same dose. For this reason the effective plasma concentrations last for longer duration. Therefore Amoxy­
cillin is administered three times a day as against four times for Ampicillin.

4

Because of more complete absorption of Amoxycillin, the incidence of diarrhoea with this drug is less than
that following administration of Ampicillin.

5

Food does not interfere with its absorption.

6

The incidence of other adverse effects appear to be similar for both Amoxycillin and Ampicillin.

Dose in Adults : 250 - 500 mg 3 times a day

Dose in Children : 20- 40 mg/kg day in 3 divided doses.

Use in Pregnarasy : Safe.
Use in Lactation : Safe.
Storage ; Store in comparatively cooler place away from light, in air tight containers.

Shelf life : Follow the expiry date strictly.

'

Drug Information Sheet

LimmisT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P.O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.

Generic name : Nitrofurazone

Common brand name : Furacin
Presentation : Ointment of Nitrofurazone (0.2%) in collapsible tubes of 15 gm each and jars of 500 gm. each.

Identification : Lemon to brownish yellow ointment.

Pharmacological Action : Nitrofurazone is effective against a variety of gram - positive and gram - negative bacteria
and some protozoa. Pseudomona organisms are not generally susceptible. In the concentrations used, it exerts
a bactericidal action. Bacterial resistance to Nitrofurazone is slow to develop and is of a limited degree. Its
effectiveness is not reduced by presence of blood or pus. It is not significantly absorbed from the intact or burnsd
skin or from muco us mebranes.
Therapeutic uses :
1 In the treatment of burns : Sterile gauze-piaces should be impregnated with Nitrofurazone ointment and
should be spread all over the burnt surface. The dressing should be change as many times as it gets soaked.
2

Prophylaxis against nosocomial infections :

3

Local application on superficial wounds ulcers and skin infections.

4

Other uses : For prevention of peritoneal adhesion, as an antiseptic lubricant for trans-uretheral resection
(Prostate surgery), Otitis externa and for preparation of surfaces before skin gratting.

Use in Pregnancy : Safe.
Use in Lactation : Safe.
Note : Its topical use in treatment of boils or cellulitis is not beneficial.

Adverse Reactions : Skin sensitisation and generalised allergic reactions occur by continuous application for 5 days
or longer. Contact dermatitis occurs in 0.5 to 2% of cases. Occasionally intolerance necessitating stoppage of
therapy has been reported

Contraindications : Known history of allergy.

Storage : Store at room temperature away from direct sunlight. Avoid contact with alkaline material.
Shelf-life : Follow the expiry date.
References
Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics.

Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc.,

1.

Goodman, Gilman et al : The
Seventh Edition.

2,

World Health Organizalion, Model list of Drug Information Sheets for Doctors, No. PHA/EC/ESD/82,10, 1982.

3.

Satoskar, et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1985 Ninth Edition.

4.

Martindale, : The Extra Pharmacopeia, The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 1982

New York,

5.

USPDl ; Drug Information for the Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., Seventh Edition, 1987.

6.

Harrison : Principles of Internal Medicine, Megraw Hill Publications. Tenth Edition, 1984.

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent laboratory.

1985,

prings of women who had taken tetracycline especially if it was taken during mid pregnancy onwards.
used as it is secreted in high concentration in the milk and may be
harmful to the infant. Discoloration of teeth may occur.

Use in Lactation : Should not be

Use in Children : It should generally not be used in children below 12 years of age as it stains the
teeth of the children permanently and may stunt the skeletal growth.
Precautions :

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Do not prescribe to pregnant or lactating women.
Do not use in children below 12 years of age unless very strongly indicated.
Avoid prolonged use to prevent superinfections.
Avoid using in renal and hepatic insufficiency.

by resistant microorganisms can occur, producing oral, pharyngeal,
vaginal and systemic infections. Pseudomembranous colitis is a highly fatal condition due to overgrowth
of Cl. difficile.
Adverse Reactions : Superinfections

Hypersensitivity reactions : Skin rashes, drug eruptions, glossitis, burning of the eyes, pruritus in peri­
neal region. Drug fever, eosinophilia and asthma may occur.

Gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea vomitting and diarrhoea in some individuals. The symptoms
disappear on continued therapy or adjustment in dosage schedules, or giving the drug with food.

Liver toxicity in- case of a few patients on large doses and also the pregnant women is observed. Kidney
failure due to tetracycline may occur in rare cases. Tetracycline, after expiry date, can cause 'Fanconi-like'
syndrome which is characterised by severe renal damage and high fatality rate.
The deposition of the drug in the calcified tissues such as bones and teeth results into their discoloration
especially in foetus, infants and children belo.v 12 years of age. Bone depression may be found in rare
cases.

Some patients on tetracycline therapy may experience phototoxic reactions ( sunburns, breaking of nails
etc.) when exposed to sunlight.
Specific Interactions : The presence of milk, antacids containing Magnesium, Aluminium or Calcium
reduce the absorption of this drug.

Shelf life : Follow the expiry date strictly. Do not use outdated

product or product spoiled by heat and

humidity.
Storage : Store in cool, dark place in a tightly

packed container.

References :

Co.,

York,

Seventh

(1)

Goodman & Gilman : The Pharmacological
Edition, 1985.

(2)

World Health Organisation, Model list of Drug Information Sheets for Dootors, No. PHA/EC/ESD/82.10. 1982.

(3)

Satosker et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay. Tenth Edition.

(4)

Martindale et al : The extra Pharmacopoeia. The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 1932.

(5)

USPDI : Drug Information for the Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopeial convention, Inc., Seventh Edition, 1987.

Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan Publishing

New

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Drug Information Sheet

Locust
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O, Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.

Generic name : Ferrous Sulphate

Common brand names : No popular brand preparation containing only Ferrous Sulphate is available.
Note : This drug is often available in combination with Folic acid, Vit. B12, other vitamins and minerals.
Identification : Sugar coated tablets containing bluish green crystalline powder having metallic and astringent taste.

Presentation : Tablets of 200 mg Ferrous Sulphate containing 60 mg. of elemental iron.

Pharmacological action : Iron is an essential metal for synthesis of Hb. Adequate Hb. is necessary to facilitate
the oxygen-transport by the blood. Iron is also a part of myglobin ( muscle protein ) and several essential
enzymes in the body e.g. liver enzymes which metabolise drugs.
Therapeutic uses : It is solely used either to prevent or to correct anemia due to iron deficiency.

As Prophylaxis against anemia in pregnant lactating and menstruating women, infants, young children, regular
blood donors and following gasterectomy.
For treatment of iron deficiency anemia due to deficient intake or decreased absorption of dietary iron, pregnancy,
lactation and infancy, acute or chronic blood loss as in menorrhagia, peptic ulcer, piles and hookworm infestation.

Dose in Adults : For Prophylaxis ; One Tablet daily after meals.
For treatment ; One tablet 2-3 times a day after meals.

Dose in Children : Infants & young children 1 - 5 mg/kg/day of elemental iron (syrup). For older children,
give half the adult dose.
Duration of Therapy : For Prophylaxis : As long as necessary.
For treatment of Iron Deficiency : Continue the treatment till the Hb level is restored to normal (1 - 3 months)
depending on the initial Hb level. Continue the therapy for further 2-4 months after restoration of normal Hb.
in order to replenish the depleted iron stores.

Use in Pregnancy : Safe. Start after first three months of pregnancy.
Use in Lactation : Safe.
Adverse Effects : Mild gastrointestinal disturbances like colicky pain, gastric distress, vomitting and diarrhoea or
constipation. These can be minimised by giving tablets after food and by gradual increase in the dose.

Significant interaction : Avoid concurrent administration of these with antacids or alcohol and alcohol containing
drugs. Effectiveness of Tetracycline is reduced because of its decreased absorption when iron tablets are
given simultaneously,

2

Over dosage : Accidental ingestion of iron tablets may produce acute iron poisoning especially in children. 1-2
gm of iron (15-30 tablets) may prove fatal. Poisoning is manifested by abdominl pain, diarrhoea, or vomittmg
brown and bloody stomach contains, pallor or cyanosis, lasitude, drowsiness, hyperventillation and cardio vasc­
ular collapse (shock). For immediate treatment of overdosage, induce vomitting, give solution of sodium bicarbo­
nate or milk orally and rush the child to the nearest medical centre.

Contraindications : None

Special Precautions : Keep out of reach of children to avoid accidental overdosage.
Notes : 1. Insist on taking iron preparations orally since the belief that injections of iron cause rapid response
is baseless and unscientific ( the rise of Hb. will be same with oral or injectable iron ). Besides,
injections of iron are painful, costly and can cause serious adverse effects.
2. The belief that iron tablets always cause gastric intolerance, is not correct. Patients who complaint
of gastric intolerance also start tolerating it with continued use, reassurance, taking it after food and
gradually increasing the dose.

3.

In case of pure iron deficiency anemia, one need to take only iron salts. During pregnancy and
lactation, in addition to iron one needs Folic acid. Therefore a combination of iron and Folic acid
is a rational choice in most cases of anemia in our country. There is no need to take formulations
containing a variety of vitamins and minerals. They only add to the cost and toxicity.

4.

Adding 200 mg Vitamin C to each dose of iron, enhances Fe absorption marginally. Formulations
containing iron and Vitamin C do not give any specific benefit but only add to the cost.

5.

So called slow release, time release and enteric coated tablets of iron are not justified. Since most
iron absorption occurs from the upper part of the small intestine, a large fraction of such preparations
pass out of the body unabsorbed. They are also very costly.

6.

Ferrous Sulphate is said to be the most effective, not more toxic and the cheapest of the iron salts.
The claim of superiority of other salts is untenable. However one may try Ferrous Fumarate or Ferrous
Gluconate in those patients who have high intolerance to Ferrous Sulphate.

Storage : Ferrous Sulphate is sensitive to humidity. It should be stored in tightly packed containers in dry
places.
Shelf life : Follow the expiry date on the label.

References

1.

Goodman Alfred Gilman et al: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. New York, 1980 Edition.

2.

Laurence

□. R. et al : Clinical Pharmacology,

3.

Satoskar,

R. S. et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Praksshan, Bombay 1985.

4.

Martindale - The

Extra

Pharmacopoeia,

The

ELBS, Hong Kong, 1980, Fifth Edition.

Pharmaceutical Press,

Ninth Edition.

London, 1982,

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Locust
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O, Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.

Generic name : Tetracycline ( Eye Ointment )

Common brand name : Alcycline-Eye
Presentation : Eye ointment of Tetracycline Hydrochloride (1%) in collapsible tubes of 3.5 gmi each.
Identification : Ointment with faint yellow colour.

Pharmacological Action : Tetracycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic. It is effective against a wide range of
pathogens including a variety of Chlamydia. It is highly effective against Chlamydia causing inclusion conjun­
ctivitis and trachoma.
Therapeutic Uses : Use in Inclusion Conjuctivitis : Since local application with the ointment does not always
eradicate the microorganisms, additional systemic therapy with Tetracycline or a Sulphonamide for 3 weeks is
preferred in adults.

Use in Trachoma : Both Tetracyclines and Sulphonamides topically and. or systemically have proven very effective
in the treatment of trachoma. While topical therapy (with Tetracycline or Sulphacetamide) has been used, addi­
tional oral administration of an antimicrobial agent (Tetracycline, Erythromycin or Sulphonamide) is now recom­
mended. The most effective regimen has been Doxycycline given once daily for 40 days in a dose of 2.5 mg
to 4 mg per kg,
Other Uses : Stye ( not for curing a stye which has already occured but to prevent infection of other hair
follicles), blepheritis or blephero-conjunctivitis and simple bacterial conjunctivitis,
Dose and Duration : Dose in inclusion conjunctivitis : 4 timas a day for 3 weeks.

Dose in Trachoma : 3-4 times a day for 4 weeks.
Notes : 1 It is not useful in the the treatmant of viral conjunctivitis.
2 The eye should be thoroughly cleaned with water before every fresh application of the ointment.
3 The tube usad for one patient should not be used for another patient to avoid cross infections.

For other details of Tetracycline please refer to the Product Information Sheets of Tetracycline and Doxycycline.

References
1.

Goodman, Gilman et al: The
Seventh Edition.

Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics.

Macmillan Publishing Co.

2.

Satoskar, et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1985

3.

Martindale : The Extra Pharmacopeia, The Pharmaceutical Press, London, 1982

Inc.,

New York,

Ninth Edition'

4.

USPDI ; Drug Information for the Health Care Provider, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., Seventh Edition, 1987.

5.

Harrison : Principles of Internal Medicine, Megraw Hill Publications. Tenth Edition, 1984.

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent laboratory.

1985,

Office :
1st Floor
Premanand Sahitya Sabha,
Opp. Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001.
Tel. No. : 63962

LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS ; LOCOST

PRICE LIST & ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us
Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order.

Please arrange to order for 3-6 Months.
PRICES

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the price of raw
materials actually purchased.

For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged.
1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser's risk, unless insurance is specified by the party in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

For orders ever Rs. 5000/- we'd appreciate advance payment.
ROAD PERMIT

If goods are to be sent to partners in U. P , West Bengel, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY
ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number (C.S.T. Number) is a MUST, (As of now, this is not
essential for partners from other states. )

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill. ( This is applicable to all
the Statas in India. )
The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms, Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody ( who has a 'C' form.'C.S.T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit) to tell you how to get it.

For LOCOST manufactured items Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat Sales. Prices for
outside Gujarat Partners are therefore lower. However for outside Gujarat Sales 10% or 4% Central
Sales Tex (CST) is applicable.
On resale items (those purchased from other manufactures ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices are the same.

Ref. No, ;

Name & Address :

MARCH-APRIL

Pin Code No.
Sr.
No.

Name of the Drug

1

Form
I Tab /
Cap /
Syp )

Price
for Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

21 Years

Tab

22.00

Tab
Cap
Syp

Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab
Tab

75.00
75.00
770.00
820.00
8.00
8.00
[per 60 ml]
775.00 (£)
800.00 (£)
6.00
6.00
[per 40 ml]
42.00
42.00
12.00
12.00
23 00
23.00
12.00
12.00
435.00
460,00
285.00 (£)
305.00 (£)
3.50
3.50
[per 50 mi]
22.50
22.50
[per 450 ml]
42.00
42.00
87.00
87.00
1225.00
1225.00
110.00
110.00
300.00
280.00

Tab

600.00

560.C0

4.75

4.75

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate
2
Aminophylline
3 a) ’’Amoxycillin (+)
b) ’’Amoxycillin

3 Years
2 Years
11 Years

4 a) ’’Ampicillin (+)
b) ’’Ampicillin

2 Years
1 Year

9 Months
5
Aspirin

6
Atropine Sulphate
7
Calcium Lactate
3 Years
8
Chlorepheniramine maleate 34 Years
9
11 Years
Chloramphenicol
10 a) ’Chloroquine Phosphate (+) 21 Years
b) Chloroquine Phosphate
21 Years

c) Chloroquine Phosphate
11 a) Chlorpromazine
b) Chlorpromazine
Clofazimine
12
Codeine Phosphate
13
14 a) ’Cotrimoxazole (4-)

15
16
17
18

Prices for
outside Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

Shelf Life
Drug
of
Strength
Present Batch

24 Years
2| Years
24 Years
24 Years
24 Years
3 Years

b) ’Cotrimoxazole (DS) (+)

3 Years

(c) ’Cotrimoxazole

3 Years


Diazepam
Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate 2-1 Years
2 Years
’Diloxanide Furoate
2 Years
‘Doxycycline (+)

1 25 mg
250 mg
100 mg
250 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
250 mg
1 25 mg
[per 5 ml]
300 mg
25 mg
300 mg
4 mg
250 mg
250 mg
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
10 mg
25 mg
100 mg
10 mg
80 mg
400 mg
160 mg
800 mg
40 mg
200 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
50 mg
500 mg
100 mg

Cap
Syp
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab (S.C)
Syp

Syp

Syp

Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap

22.00

[per 50 ml]

8.00
30.00
290.00
910.00 (£)

8.00
30.00
275.00
850.00 (£)

1

2

3

19
Ephedrine
20
Erthromycm Stearate
21 a) *Ethambutol (+)
b) *Ethambutol (+)
c) ’Ethambutol (+)
22
Ferrous Sulphate
23
Folic Acid
24
Frusemide (+)
25
Furazolidone (+)
26 a) Ibuprofen
b) Ibuprofen
27
’Indomethacine
28 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
29 a) INH + Thiacetazone

3 Years
2 Years

24 Years
3 Years
2 Years
2 Years
2 Years
3 Years
3 Years
3 Years
2 Years
2 Years
24 Years
_

b) *INH + Thiacetazone

3 Years

30
’Mebendazole (+)
31
’Metronidazole (+)
32 a) ’Paracetamol
b) ’Paracetamol

3 Years
3 Years
3 Years

30 mg
250 mg
200 mg
400 mg
800 nig
200 mg
3 mg
40 mg
100 mg
200 mg
400 m9
25 mg
100 mg
300 m9
1 50 mg
+
75 mg
3°0 m9
150 mg
100 mg
200 m9
500 mg

Prednisolone
Pyrantel Pamoate Susp

2 Years

’Pyrimethamine (+)
35
36 *Pyrazinamide
37 a) Rifampicin (+)
b) Rifampicin (+)
38 ’Salbutamol (+)
'Sulphadimidine
39
40 ‘ Sulphamethoxypyridazine
( Long Acting Sulpha )
♦Tetracycline (+)
41
Vitamin A (+)
42

_
3 Years
U Years
1i Years
_
24 Years
2 Years

[per 5 ml]
5 m9
250 mg
[per 5 m]
25 mg
500 m9
150 m9
450 m9
4 mg
500 mg
500 m9

2 Years
_

250 m9
2 lac LU.

43 a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin C
44 a) Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle )

9 Months
3 Years
3 Years

50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

33
34

4

5

6

Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab (S.C)
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

100.00
1025.00 (£)
1 87.00
390.00
725.00
12.00
40.00
110.00
65.00
150.00 (£)
240.00
110.00
35.00
110.00
95.00

100.00
1000.00 (£)
175.00
360 00
675.00
12.00
40.00
110.00
65.00
125 00 (£)
220 00
105.00
35.00
110.00
95.00

Tab

160.00

160.00

Tab
Tab (S.C.)
Tab
Syp
Tab
Syp

105.00 (£)
110.00 (£)
135.00 (£)
140.00 (£)
105 00
100.00
5.00
5.00
[per 60 rni]
155.00
155.00
Not Available at Present

Tab
Tab
Cap
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

53.00
875.00
850.00
2250.00
75.00
205.00
1150.00

50.00
825 00
850.00
2100.00
70.00
200.00
1050.00

Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Lot

390.00
875.00

380.00
875.00

21.00
54.00
230.00
Not Available

21 00
54.00
230.00
at Present

1

2

3

4

5

6

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 3 lit. pack )
45 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 450 ml Bottle )
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 4.5 lit. pack )
46
Betamethasone (0.1%)

2 Years

25%

Lot

100.00

100.00

2 Years

1%

Lot

7.00

7.00

21 Years

1%

Lot

53.00

53.00

11 Years

5 gm

Oint

47 a) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

11 Years

Oint

b) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

11 Years

Oint

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per 10]
17.00



15 gm
(tube )
500 gm
( jar )
3 gm

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per 10]
17.00

3 Years

25 gm

Oint

9.00
[per doz]
25.00
[per 10]

9.00
[per doz]
25.00
[per 10]

2| Years

400 gm

Oint

21.00

21.00

21.00
3300
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5 50
[per doz]

21.00
33 00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]

48

Tetracycline Eye Ointment

49 a) Whitfield's Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )
b) Whitfield Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )

Oint

NON DRUG ITEMS

50
51

Absorbent Cotton
Absorbent Gauge

500 gms
100 cms x 18 mts per roll
45 cms x 16 mts per roll
2 inches x 2.5 mts
2 inches x 2.5 mts

TOTAL
ITEMS MARKED : -

are available in 100's pack
(+)
have estimated prices
(£)
LOCOST’s product
(*)
(S.C) Sugar coated tablet

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO
IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
COMPANY
GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY
ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS.
BEARING NO.
ON_
(Name ot Bank)
Date :

Signature of Purchaser

_

1

2

52

Oral Rehydration Salt

53 (a) Gentian Violet
(15 ml. bottle)
(b) Gentian Violet
(450 ml. bottle)
54
Nitrofurantoin Tablets

56

Disposable
Syringes with Needles
(Needles-22, 23 & 24 XI)
available

3

4

5

6

27.5 gm.
(1 litre pack)
21. Years 1 %

Pouches

2.00

2.00

Soln.

2’ Years 1 %

Soln.

10.00
[per doz]
10.00

10.00
[per doz]
10.00

45.00
22.00

45 00
22.00

1.90
2.10

1.90
2.10

_

Year
1 Year

50 mg.

2 ml
5 mi

Tab.

1

2

3

4

5

6

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 3 lit. pack )
45 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 450 ml Bottle )
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 4.5 lit. pack )
46
Betamethasone (0.1%)

2 Years

25%

Lot

100.00

100.00

2 Years

1%

Lot

7.00

7.00

21 Years

1%

Lot

53.00

53.00

'll Years

5 gm

Oint

47 a) Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

14 Years

Oint

b) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

1i Years

Oint

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per 10]
17.00



1 5 gm
( tube )
500 gm
( jar )
3 gm

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per 10]
17.00

3 Years

25 gm

Oint

9.00
[per doz]
25.00
[per 10]

9.00
[per doz]
25.00
[per 10]

21 Years

400 gm

Oint

21.00

21.00

21.00
33.00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5 50
[per doz]

21.00
33 00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]

48

Tetracycline Eye Ointment

49 a) Whitfield's Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )
b) Whitfield Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )

Oint

NON DRUG ITEMS

Absorbent Cotton
Absorbent Gauge

50
51

500 gms
100 cms x 18 mts per roll
45 cms x 16 mts per roll
2 inches x 2.5 mts
2 inches x 2.5 mts

TOTAL
ITEMS MARKED : -

are available in 100's pack
(+)
have estimated prices
(£)
(•)
LOCOST's product
(S.C) Sugar coated tablet

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO
IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
COMPANY
GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY
___ __________________________
ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS.
BEARING NO.
ON_
(Name of Bank)
Date :

Signature of Purchaser

Office :
1st Floor
Premanand Sahitya Sabha,
Opp. Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001.
Tel. No. : 63962

4 -08T
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G.P.O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS : LOCOST

PRICE

LIST

&

ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us.
"

■ 7

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order,

Please arrange to order for 3-6 ^onths.
PRICES

-y
Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the pr:ce of raw
material actually purchased.

For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged.

1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be rniade by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser's risk, unless' insurance is specified by the party in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS.

For orders over Rs. 5000/- we'd appreciate advance payment.
ROAD

PERMIT

If goods are to be sent to partners in U. P, West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P.. Rajasthan, West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern states, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT
BY ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number ( C. S. T. Number) is a MUST. ( As of now, this is
not essential for partners from other states.)
C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill (This is applicable to all
the States in India. )
The best way to find out how to get the C.S T. forms, Road Permit is to ask a Salex Tax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively, you can ask somebody (who has a 'C form/C.S.T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit) to tell you how to get it.

For LOCOST manufactured items, Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat sales. Prices for
outside Gujarat partners are therefore lower. However for outside Gujarat sales 10% or 4% Central
Sales Tax (C.S.T.) is applicable.
On resale items (those purchased from other manufacturers ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices are the same.

Ref. No. :
Name & Address :

■—-------------- ------------------------------------------

Pin Code No.____________________ _

AUG-SEPT-OCT.

Drug
Strength

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
Syp)

Shelf Price
life of for Guj.
Present Partners per
batch 1000 pack

Prices for
outside Guj.
Partners per
1000 pack

125 mg
+
250 mg
100 mg
250 mg
125 mg
(per 5 ml)
4 a) "Ampicillin ( + )
250 mg
b) "Ampicillin
125 mg
(per 5 mi)
5
Aspirin
300 mg
6
Atropine Sulphate
0.25 mg
7
Calcium Lactate
300 mg
8
Chlorepheniramine Maleate
4 mg
9
"Chloramphenicol (+)
250 mg
10 a) "Chloroquine Phosphate (+) 250 mg
b) Chloroquine Phosphate
80 mg
(per 5 ml)
c) Chloroquine Phosphate
80 mg
(per 450 ml)
11 a) Chlorpromazine
10 mg
b) Chlorpromazine
25 mg
12 Clofazimine ( + )
100 mg
13 Codeine Phosphate (4 )
10 mg
14 a) “Cotrimoxazole (4-)
80 mg

Tab

3 years

25.00

25.00

Tab
Cap
Syp

3 years
2 years
14 year

Sr.
No.

Name of the Drug

1

Aluminium hydroxide
4"
Magnesium Trisilicate
2
Aminophylline
3 a) "Amoxycillin (-(-)
b) ’Amoxycillin

4C0 mg
160 mg
800 mg
c) *Cotrimoxazole
40 mg
+
200 rng
(per 5 ml)
15 Diazepam
5 mg
16 Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate
50 mg
17 "Diloxanide Furoate
500 mg
18 "Doxycycline (+)
100 mg

b) "Cotrimoxazole (DS) (-)-)

Cap
Syp

Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab(S.C)
Syp
Syp

70.00
70.00
810.00
760.00
8 00
8 00
(per 60 ml. bottle)
700.00
650.00
2 years
6.00
6.00
6 months
(per 40 ml. bottle)
40.00
40.00
2 years
15.00
15.00
3 years
25.00
25.00
3 years
14.00
14.00
24 years
490 00
475.00
2 years
300.00
285.00
2$ years
4.00
4.00
2 years
(per 50 ml. bottle)
22.50
22.50
2 years

Tab(S.C. ) 2 years
Tab(S.C.) 2 years
Seamless 24 years
Cap
Tab
2 years
Tab
24 years

42.00
87.00
1225.00

42.00
87.00
1225.00

110.00
270.00

110.00
250.00

Tab

24 years

550.00

510.00

Syp

3 years

4.75

4.75

Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap

3 years
24 years
2 years
2 years

10,00
30.00
290 00
900.00

10.00
30.00
275.00
840.00

Order
City.

19 Ephedrine
20 * Erythromycin Stearate (+)
21 a) ’Ethambutol (+)
b) ’Ethambutol (+)
c) ’Ethambutol (+)
22 Ferrous Sulphate
23 Ferrous Sulphate
Folic Acid
24 Folic Acid
25 Frusemide (+)
26 Furazolidone (+)
27 a) ’Ibuprofen (+)
b) ’Ibuprofen (+)
28 *1 ndomethacine (+)
29 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
30 a) INH + Thiacetazone

b) INH + Thiacetazone
31
32
33
34

’Mebendazole (+)
*Metronidazole (+)
Nitrofurantoin
Oral Rehydration Salt

35 a) ’Paracetamol
b) ’Paracetamol

36 Prednisolone (+)
37 ’Pyrimethamine (+)
38 ’Pyrazinamide
39 a) Rifampicin (+)
b) ’Rifampicin (+)
40 ’Salbutamol (+)
41 ’Sulphadimidine
42 ’Sulphamethoxy Pyridazine
(Long Acting Sulpha)
43 •^Tetracycline ( + )
Vitamin A (+)
44
45 a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin C
46 a) Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle)

30 mg
Tab
100.00
100.00
250 mg
Tab(S.C) 2 years 1025.00
1025.00
200 mg
3 years
Tab
280,00
260 00
400 mg
Tab
430.00
400.00
2 years
800 mg
Tab
850.00
800.00
Tab(S.C.) 41 years
200 mg
9 00
9.00
200 mg
Tab(S.C.) 11 year
25.00
25.00
1 mg
1-’ year
Tab
5 mg
40 00
40.00
1J year
T ab
40 mg
140.00
140.00
Tab
ICO mg
65.00
65.00
Tab(S.C) 3 years
200 mg
150.00
125.00
Tab(S.C) 3 years
400 mg
240.00
225.00
Cap
11!■ year
25 mg
110.00
105.00
35 00
35.00
Tab
100 mg
110.00
110.00
11 years
300 mg
Tab
95.00

95.00
1 50 mg
Tab
75 mg
2 years
160.00
160.00
300 mg
Tab
1 50 mg
3 year
110.00
95.00
Tab
100 mg
3 years
115.00
110.00
Tab(S.C.)
200 mg
6 months 45.00
45 00
50 mg
Tab
2.00
2.00
11 year
Pouches
27.5 gm.
litre pack)
3 years
105.00
100.00
Tab
500 mg
4.00
4.00
21 years
125 mg
Syp
(per 60 ml bottle)
(per 5 ml)
155.00
115 00
11 year
Tab
5 mg
53.00
50.00

Tab
25 mg
years
750.00
700.00
21
Tab
500 mg
950.00
2 years
950.00
Cap
150 mg
2 years 2475 00
2325.00
Cap
450 mg
70.00
60.00
21 years
Tab
4 mg
3 years
200.00
190.00
Tab
500 mg
1050.00
21 years 1150.00
Tab
500 mg

250 mg
2 lac I.U.
50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Lot

11 year
11 'year



400.00
900.00

380,00
900.00

25.00
25.00
53.00
53.00
240 00
240.00
11 ’year
NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

1

8

3

4

5

6

7

25%

Lot

2 years

125.00

125.00

47 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride (450 ml Bottle)
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride (4.5 lit. pack)

1%

Lot

2 years

7.00

7.00

1%

Lot

2 years

55.00

55.00

48 a) Gentian Violet
(15 ml. bottle)
b) Gentian Violet
(450 ml. bottle)

1%

Soln.



1%

Soln.

2 years

10.00
10.00
(per doz)
10.00
10.00

49

0.1%

Oint

1 year

0.2%

Oint

1| year

0.2%

Oint

1 year

1%

Oint

U year

12.00
12.00
(per doz)

25 gm
tube

Oint

2 years

28 00

28.00
(per 10)

400 gm
jar

Oint

2 years

25.00

25.00



21.00

21.00



33.00
33.00
12.50
12.50
3.00
3,00 (per doz)
4.50
4.50
(per doz)
2.15
2.15
2.25
2.25

2

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 4.5 lit. pack )

Betamethasone (5gm tube)

50 a) Nitrofurazone
(15 gm tube)
b) Nitrofurazone
(500 gm jar)
51

Tetracycline Eye Ointment
(3.5 gm tube)

52 a) Whitfield's Oint
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)
b) Whitfield's Oint
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)
NON DRUG ITEMS
53 Absorbent Cotton

54

Absorbent Gauze

55

Disposable Syringes
with Needles
(Needles-22,23,24,
x 1" available)

500 gms

43.00
43.00
(per doz)
27.00
27.00
(per 10)
17.00
17.00

100 cms x 1 8 mts roll
45 cms x 16 mts roll
2 inches x 2 5 mts
3 inches x 2.5 mts
2 ml.
5 ml.

TOTAL
ITEMS MARKED

( + ) are available in 100's pack
(£) have estimated prices
(*)
are LOCOST's products
(S.C.) are Sugar coated tablets

4-

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/AIR/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL TO
___
IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT COMPANY

4-

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY

+

ENCLOSED DRAFT FOR RS.

+

BEARING NO.

Date :

..

(date)
_.

_

ON-------------------

(Name of Bank)

Signature of Purchaser

Office :
1st Floor,
Premanand Sahitya Sabha,
Opp. Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001.
Tel. No. : 63962

LocosT

LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS ; LOCOST

PRICE LIST & ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us
Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order

Please arrange to order for 3-6 Months.

PRICES
Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the price of raw
materials actually purchased.

For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged.
1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser's risk, unless insurance is specified by the party in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

For orders ever Rs. 5000 - we'd appreciate advance payment.
ROAD PERMIT

If goods are to be sent to partners in U. P , West Bengel, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY
ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number ( C.S.T. Number) is a MUST, ( As of now, this is not
essential for partners from other states. )
C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill. ( This is applicable to all
the Statas in India. )

The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms, Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody ( who has a 'C' form/C.S T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit ) to tell you how to get it.

For LOCOST manufactured items Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat Sales. Prices for
outside Gujarat Partners are therefore lower. However for outside Gujarat Sales 10% or 4% Central
Sales Tex (CST) is applicable.
On resale items (those purchased from other manufactures ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices are the same.

Ref. No. :

Name & Address :

Pin Code No.

Name of the Drug

Drug
Strength

Form
( Tab /
Cap /
Syp )

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate
2
Aminophylline
3 a) <:Amoxyci)lin (+)
b) ^Amoxycillin

125 mg
250 mg
100 mg
250 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
250 mg
1 25 mg
[per 5 ml]
300 mg
25 mg
300 mg
4 mg
250 mg
250 mg
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
10 mg
25 mg
100 mg
10 mg
80 mg
400 mg
1 60 mg
800 mg
40 mg
200 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
50 mg
500 mg
100 mg

Tab

Sr.
No.

1

4 a) *Ampicillin (+)
b) ’Ampicillin

Aspirin
5
6
Atropine Sulphate
7
Calcium Lactate
8
Chlorepheniramine maleate
9
Chloramphenicol
10 a) *Chloroquine Phosphate (+)
b) Chloroquine Phosphate
c) Chloroquine Phosphate

11 a) Chlorpromazine
b) Chlorpromazine
Clofazimine
12
Codeine Phosphate
13
14 a) *Cotrimoxazole (-(-)

b) *Cotrimoxazole (DS) (+)
(c) ’Cotrimoxazole
15
16
17
18

Diazepam
Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate
*Diloxanide Furoate
'Doxycycline (+)

Tab
Cap
Syp

Cap
Syp
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab (S.C)
Syp

Syp
Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab
Tab

Tab

Syp
Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap

Price
for Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

Prices for
outside Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

1

2

19
Ephedrine
20
Erthromycin Stearate
21 a) ’Ethambutol (+)
b) ’Ethambutol (+)
c) ’Ethambutol (+)
22
Ferrous Sulphate
23
Folic Acid
24
Frusemide (+)
25
Furazolidone (+)
26 a) Ibuprofen
b) Ibuprofen
27 ’Indomethacine
28 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
29 a) INH + Thiacetazone

b) *INH + Thiacetazone

30 ’Mebendazole (+)
’Metronidazole (+)
31
32 a) ’Paracetamol
b) ’Paracetamol
33
34

Prednisolone
Pyrantel Pamoate Susp

35 ’Pyrimethamine (+)
36 ’Pyrazinamide
37 a) Rifampicin (+)
b) Rifampicin (+)
38 ’Salbutamol (+)
’Sulphadimidine
39
40 ’Sulphamethoxypyridazine
( Long Acting Sulpha )
41
’Tetracycline ( + )
Vitamin A (+)
42
43 a)
b)
c)
44 a)

Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Benzyl Benzoate
( 100 ml bottle )

3

4

30 mg
250 mg
200 mg
400 mg
800 mg
200 mg
5 mg
40 mg
100 mg
200 mg
400 mg
25 mg
100 mg
300 mg
150 mg
75 mg
300 mg
+
150 mg
100 mg
200 mg
500 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
250 mg
[per 5 m]
25 mg
500 mg
1 50 mg
450 mg
4 mg
500 mg
500 mg

Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab (S.C)
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

250 mg
2 lac I.U.

Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Lot

50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C.
Tab
Syp

Tab
Syp
Tab
Tab
Cap
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

2

3

4

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 3 lit. pack )
45 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 450 ml Bottle )
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 4.5 lit. pack )
46
Betamethasone (0.1%)

25%

Lot

1%

Lot

1%

Lot
5 gm

Oint

47 a) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

15 gm
(tube )
500 gm
( jar )
3 gm

Oint

Oint

25 gm

Oint

400 gm

Oint

1

b) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

Tetracycline Eye Ointment

48

49 a) Whitfield's Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )
b) Whitfield Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )

Oint

NON DRUG ITEMS

50
51

Absorbent Cotton
Absorbent Gauge

500 gms
100 cms x 18 mts per roll
45 cms x 16 mts per roll
2 inches x 2.5 mts
2 inches x 2.5 mts

TOTAL
ITEMS MARKED

-

(+)
(£)
(•)
(S.C)

are available in 100's pack
have estimated prices
LOCOST's product
Sugar coated tablet

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO
IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
COMPANY
GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY
__________________ ___
ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS.
BEARING NO. .
ON
(Name of Bank)
Date :

Signature of Purchaser

1

2

52

Oral Rehydration Salt

53 (a) Gentian Violet
(15 ml. bottle)
(b) Gentian Violet
(450 mi. bottle)
54
Nitrofurantoin Tablets

4

5

6

27.5 gm.
(1 litre pack)
1 %

Pouches

2 00

2.00

Soln.

1 %

Soln.

10.00
[per doz]
10 CO

10.00
[per doz]
10.00

50 mg.

Tab.

45.00

45.00

3

Office :
1st Floor,
Premanand Sahitya Sabha,
Opp. Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001,
Tel. No. : 63962

LowosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS ; LOCOST

PRICE LIST & ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us
Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order

Please arrange to order for 3-6 Months.

PRICES

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the price of raw
materials actually purchased.

For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged.

1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser’s risk, unless insurance is specified by the party in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

For orders ever Rs. 5000,'- we’d appreciate advance payment.
ROAD PERMIT

If goods are to be sent to partners in U. P , West Bengel, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY
ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number ( C.S.T. Number) is a MUST, (As of now, this is not
essential for partners from other states. )
C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill. ( This is applicable to all
the Statas in India. )
The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms, Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody ( who has a ’C’ form/C.S.T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit ) to tell you how to get it.

For LOCOST manufactured items Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat Sales. Prices for
outside Gujarat Partners are therefore lower. However for outside Gujarat Sales 10% or 4% Central
Sales Tex (CST) is applicable.
On resale items ( those purchased from other manufactures ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices are the same.

Ref, No. ;
Name & Address :

OCT-NOV-DEC.

Pin Code No.
Name of the Drug

Drug
Strength

Form
( Tab /
Cap /
Syp )

Price
for Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

Prices for
outside Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate
2 . Aminophylline
3 a) 'Amoxycillin (+)
b) "Amoxycillin

1 25 mg
250 mg
100 mg
250 mg
1 25 mg
[per 5 ml]
250 mg
1 25 mg
[per 5 ml]
300 mg
25 mg
300 mg
4 mg
250 mg
250 mg
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
10 mg
25 mg
100 mg
10 mg
80 mg
400 mg
160 mg
800 mg
40 mg
200 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
50 mg
500 mg
100 mg

Tab

20.00

20.00

Tab
Cap
Syp

Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab
Tab

80.00
80.00
820.00 (£)
840.00 (£)
8.00
8.00
[per 60 ml]
775.00
800.00
6.00
6.00
[per 40 ml]
42.00
42.00
12.00
12.00
23.00
23.00
12.00
12.00
435.00
460.00
285.00 (£)
305.00 (£)
4.50
4.50
[per 50 ml)
22.50
22 50
[per 450 ml]
28.00
28.00
36.00
36.00
1300.00
1210.00
110.00
110.00
325.00 (£)
300.00 (£)

Tab

650.00 (£)

Syp

4.25

Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap

8.00
30.00
290.00
910.00

Sr.
No.

1

4 a) ^Ampicillin (+)
b) ^Ampicillin

5
Aspirin
6
Atropine Sulphate
7
Calcium Lactate
8
Chlorepheniramine maleate
9
Chloramphenicol
10 a) *Chloroquine Phosphate (+)
b) Chloroquine Phosphate

c) Chloroquine Phosphate
11 a) Chlorpromazine
b) Chlorpromazine
12
Clofazimine
13
Codeine Phosphate
14 a) *Cotrimoxazole (+)
b) *Cotrimoxazole (DS) (+)

(c) *Cotrimoxazole

15
16
17
18

Diazepam
Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate
*Diloxanide Furoate
•Doxycycline (+)

Cap
Syp
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab (S.C)
Syp

Syp

625.00 (£)

4.25
[per 50 ml]
8.00
30.00
275.00
850.00

W'

4

5

6

30 mg
250 mg
200 mg
400 mg
800 mg
200 mg
5 mg
40 mg
100 mg
200 mg
400 mg
25 mg
100 mg
300 mg
150 mg
+
75 mg
300 mg
150 mg
100 mg
200 mg
. 500 mg
1 25 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
250 mg
[per 5 m]
25 mg
500 mg
150 mg
450 mg
4 mg
500 mg
500 mg

Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab (S.C)
Cap

Tab
Tab

60.00
1025.00
187.00
390.00
725.00
12.00
45.00
110 00
65.00
125.00
230.00
110.00
35.00
110.00
95.00

60.00
1000.00
175.00
360.00
675.00
12.00
45.00
110.00
65.00
115.00
220.00
105.00
35 00
110.00
95.00

Tab

140.00

140.00

Tab
Tab (S.C.)
Tab
Syp

105.00
110.00
125.00
135.00
97.00 (£)
100 00 (£)
4.25
4.25
[per 60 ml]
145.00
153.00

Tab
Tab
Cap
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

53.00
875.00
850.00
2100.00 (£)
75.00
180.00 (£)
1150.00

50.00
825.00
850.00
2100.00 (£)
70.00
164.00 (£)
1050.00

250 mg
2 lac I.U.

Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Lot

380.00
875.00

370.00
875.00

21.00
54.00
230.00
32 50
[per doz]

21.00
54.00
230.00
32.50
[per doz]

3

19
Ephedrine
20
Erthromycm Stearate
21 a) *Ethambutol (+)
b) ‘Ethambutol (+)
c) ’Ethambutol (+)
22
Ferrous Sulphate
23
Folic Acid
24
Frusemide (+)
25
Furazolidone (+)
26 a) Ibuprofen
b) Ibuprofen
27
’Indomethacine
28 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
29 a) INH + Thiacetazone

b) *INH + Thiacetazone
30
’Mebendazole (+)
31
’Metronidazole (+)
32 a) ’Paracetamol
b) ’Paracetamol
33
34

Prednisolone
Pyrantel Pamoate Susp

35 ’Pyrimethamine (+)
36 ’Pyrazinamide
37 a) Rifampicin (+)
b) Rifampicin (+)
38 ’Salbutamol (+)
’Sulphadimidine
39
40 "Sulphamethoxypyridazine
( Long Acting Sulpha )
’Tetracycline (+)
41
42
Vitamin A (+)

43 a)
b)
c)
44 a)

Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle )

50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

Tab

Tab
Syp

2

.

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 3 lit. pack )
45 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 450 ml Bottle )
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 4.5 lit. pack )
46
Betamethasone ( 0.1 % )

47 a) Nitrofurazone ( 0 2% )
b) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

Tetracycline Eye Ointment

48

49 a) Whitfield's Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )
b) Whitfield Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )
NON DRUG ITEMS
50
Absorbent Cotton
51
Absorbent Gauge

3

4

5

25%

Lot

100 00

100.00

1%

Lot

7.00

7.00

1%

Lot

53 00

53.00

5 gm

Oint

15 gm
( tube )
500 gm
( jar )
3 gm

Oint
Oint

40.00
[per doz]
24 00
[per doz]
17.00

40 00
[per doz]
24.00
[per doz]
17.00

25 gm

Oint

9.00
[per doz]
25 00
[per doz]

9.00
[per doz]
25.00
[per doz]

400 gm

Oint

21.00

21.00

21.00
33.00
16 50
3.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]

21.00
33.00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]

500 gms
100 cms x 18 mts per roll
45 cms x 16 mts per roll
2 inches x 2.5 mts

2 inches x 2.5 mts

Oint

TOTAL

ITEMS MARKED

-

are available in 100's pack
(+)
have estimated prices
(£)
LOCOST's product
(*)
(S.C) Sugar coated tablet

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO
. .
IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
COMPANY
.
....
.
.

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY
__ _______________________________________
ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS,
BEARING NO.
... ON
(Name of Bank)
Date :

Signature of Purchaser

2

52

Oral Rehydration Salt

53 (a) Gentian Violet
(15 ml. bottle)
(b) Gentian Violet
(450 ml. bottle)
54
Nitrofurantoin Tablets

4

5

6

27.5 gm.
(1 litre pack)
1 %

Pouches

2.00

2 00

Soln.

1 %

Soln.

10.00
[per doz]
10 00

10.00
[per doz]
10.00

50 mg.

Tab.

45.00

45.00

3


i ocost

;9 OCT’

*’voSE>®
.-^

Office :
1st Floor,
Premanand Sahitya Sabha,
Opp. Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001,
Tel. No. : 63962

LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS : LOCOST

PRICE LIST & ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us
Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order.

Please arrange to order for 3-6 Months.
PRICES

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the price of raw
materials actually purchased.
For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged.

1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser's risk, unless insurance is specified by the party in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

For orders ever Rs. 5000 '- we'd appreciate advance payment.
ROAD PERMIT

if goods are to be sent to partners in U. P , West Bengel, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY
ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number ( C.S.T. Number) is a MUST, ( As of now, this is not
essential for partners from other states. )

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill. ( This is applicable to all
the States in India. )
The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms. Road Permit is to ask a Sales fax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody ( who has a 'C' form/C.S T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit ) to tell you how to get it.
For LOCOST manufactured items Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat Sales. Prices for
outside Gujarat Partners are therefore lower. However for outside Gujarat Sales 10% or 4% Central
Sales Tex (CST) is applicable.
On resale items (those purchased from other manufactures ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices are the same.

Ref. No. ;

Name & Address :

OCT-NOV-DEC.

Pin Code No.
Sr.
No.

Name of the Drug

Drug
Strength

Form
( Tab /
Cap /
Syp )

Price
for Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate
2
Aminophylline
3 a) ’Amoxycillin (+)
b) ’Amoxycillin

1 25 mg
250 mg
100 mg
250 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
250 mg
1 25 mg
[per 5 ml]
300 mg
25 mg
300 mg
4 mg
250 mg
250 mg
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
10 mg
25 mg
100 mg
10 mg
80 mg
400 mg
160 mg
800 mg
40 mg
200 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
50 mg
500 mg
100 mg

Tab

20.00

Tab
Cap
Syp

Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab
Tab

80.00
80.00
820.00 (£)
840.00 (£)
8.00
8.00
[per 60 ml]
775.00
800.00
6.00
6.00
[per 40 ml]
42.00
42.00
12.00
12.00
23.00
23.00
12.00
12.00
460.00
435.00
305.00 (£)
285.00 (£}
4.50
4.50
[per 50 ml)
22.50
22 50
[per 450 ml]
28.00
28.00
36.00
36.00
1300.00
1210.00
110.00
110.00
325.00 (£)
300.00 (£)

Tab

650.00 (£)

Syp

4.25.

Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap

8.00
30.00
290.00
910.00

1

4 a) ’Ampicillin (+)
b) ’Ampicillin

5
Aspirin
S
Atropine Sulphate
7
Calcium Lactate
8
Chlorepheniramine maleate
9
Chloramphenicol
10 a) ’Chloroquine Phosphate (+)
b) Chloroquine Phosphate
c) Chloroquine Phosphate
11 a) Chlorpromazine
b) Chlorpromazine
12
Clofazimine
13
Codeine Phosphate
14 a) *Cotrimoxazole (+)

b) ‘Cotrimoxazole (DS) (+)
(c) ’Cotrimoxazole

15
16
17
18

Diazepam
Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate
*Diloxanide Furoate
‘Doxycycline (+)

Cap
Syp

Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab (S.C)
Syp
Syp

Prices for
outside Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack
20.00

625.00 (£)

4.25
[per 50 ml]

8.00
30.00
275.00
850.00

1



2

19
Ephedrine
20
Erthromycm Stearate
21 a) *Ethambutol (+)
b) *Ethambutol (+)
c) ’Ethambutol (+)
22
Ferrous Sulphate
23
Folic Acid
24
Frusemide (+)
25
Furazolidone (+)
26 a) Ibuprofen
b) Ibuprofen
27
*lndomethacine
28 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
29 a) INH + Thiacetazone
b) *INH + Thiacetazone

30 ’Mebendazole (+)
31
’Metronidazole (+)
32 a) ’Paracetamol
b) ’Paracetamol
33
34


Prednisolone
Pyrantel Pamoate Susp

35 ’Pyrimethamine (+)
36 ’Pyrazinamide
37 a) Rifampicin (+)
b) Rifampicin (+)
38 ’Salbutamol (+)
39 'Sulphadimidine
40 ' Sulphamethoxypyridazine
( Long Acting Sulpha )
41
’Tetracycline (-(-)
42
Vitamin A (+)

43 a)
b)
c)
44 a)

Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Benzyl Benzoate
( 100 ml bottle )

3

30 mg
250 mg
200 mg
400 mg
800 mg
200 mg
5 mg
40 mg
100 mg
200 mg
400 mg
25 mg
100 mg
300 mg
1 50 mg
475 mg
300 mg
150 mg
100 mg
200 mg
500 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
250 mg
[per 5 m]
25 mg
500 mg
150 mg
450 mg
4 mg
500 mg
500 mg
250 mg
2 lac I.U.

50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

4

5

6

Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab (S.C)
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

60.00
1025.00
187.00
390.00
725.00
12.00
45.00
110 00
65.00
125.00
230.00
110.00
35 00
110.00
95.00

60.00
1000.00
175.00
360.00
675.00
12.00
45.00
110.00
65.00
115.00
220.00
105.00
35 00
110.00
95.00

Tab

140.00

140.00

Tab
Tab (S.C.)
Tab
Syp

105.00
110.00
125.00
135.00
97.00 (£)
100 00 (£)
4.25
4.25
[per 60 ml]
145.00
153.00

Tab
Syp
Tab
Tab
Cap
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

53.00
875.00
850.00
2100.00 (£)
75.00
180.00 (£)
1150.00

50.00
825.00
850.00
2100.00 (£)
70.00
164 00 (£)
1050.00

Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Lot

380.00
875.00

370.00
875.00

21.00
54.00
230.00
32 50
[per doz]

21.00
54.00
230.00
32.50
[per doz]

2

3

4

5

6

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 3 lit. pack )
45 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 450 ml Bottle )
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 4.5 lit. pack )
46
Betamethasone (0.1%)

25%

Lot

100 00

100.00

1%

Lot

7.00

7.00

1* °/
7o

Lot

53 00

53.00

5 gm

Oint

47 a) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

15 gm
(tube )
500 gm
( jar )
3 gm

Oint

Oint

40.00
[per doz]
24 00
[per doz]
17.00

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per doz]
17.00

25 gm

Oint

9.00
[per doz]
25 00
[per doz]

9.00
[per doz]
25.00
[per doz]

400 gm

Oint

21.00

21.00

21.00
33.00
16 50
3.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]

21.00
33.00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]

1

b) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

48

Tetracycline Eye Ointment

49 a) Whitfield's Oi.nt
( Benzoic acid 6% r
Salicylic acid 3% )
b) Whitfield Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )

Oint

NON DRUG ITEMS

50
51

500 gms
100 cms x 18 mts per roll
45 cms x 16 mts per roll
2 inches x 2.5 mts

Absorbent Cotton
Absorbent Gauge

2 inches x 2.5 mts

TOTAL

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(£)
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(S.C)

are available in 100's pack
have estimated prices
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PHONE :63962

News Letter No.26/October'89.

ALLERGY, ANAPHYLAXIS & ANTIHISTAMINICS
When a foreign protein, e.g. bacteria, enters, the body,
antibodies are formed which specifically bind to that particular
type of bacteria. Antibodies are proteins often referred to
as immunoglobulins (Ig). Any substance which can stimulate
the production of antibodies is called an ANTIGEN.
When any antigen gains access to the body a specific
antibody is generated to that antigen and an antigen-antibody
complex is formed. This is the first step in a complex
series of events by which the immune system removes the antigen
and so protects us against infection.

Another important facet of the immune system is its
memory . when we come into contact with an antigen for the first
time, synthesis of antibodies is relatively slow and the conce­
ntration produced is low. This is said to be the PRIMARY RESPONSE
Gn coming into contact with .the same antigen a second time,
the production of antibodies is' far more rapid and the conce­
ntrations obtained are much higher. This is called the SECONDARY
RESPONSE.
Any large molecular weight foreign substance e.g. a protein
can behave as an antigen. Pollen, some venoms, some plant substa­
nces etc are all antigenic.
Even drugs can behave as an antigen
after binding to proteins.
Antibodies belong to five separate classes known as IgA,
IgD. IgE, IgG and IgM. Each class has its own characteristice.
?2gE is responsible for all rapidly developing immediate type
of allergy.

When a sensitive person comes in contact with an antigen,
IgE are produced in the body. These antibodies bind to receptor
sites on the surface of mast cells in the body.
Ig^ have a
specfic affinity for the antigen which stimulated their production
initially.
When the person comes into contact with the antigen
a second time it binds to the IgE antibodies on the surface of
the mast cells. This leads to a cross linking of antibodies which
stimulate the release of histamin and other related substances
due to mast cell degranulation.
Extensive mast cell degranulation produces serious anaphy­
lactic reactions through the operation of powerful mediators. In
Anaphylactic shock ~asphyxation results from bronchospasm,
pharyngeal oedema , B.P. fails due to vasodilation and death
occtrs in a few minutes. As compared to systemic anaphylaxis,
local anaphylactic reactions
(atopic allergy) to extrinsic
antigens such as pollen, animal danders etc. occrur more frequently
reactions of the allergen with cell bound IgE antibody in the
bronchial tree, the nasal mucosa or the skin release mediators
of anaphylaxis giving rise to localised reactions such a asthma,
rhiniti; of urticaria. Anaphylaxis is thus associated withaexpoure
degranulations of the mast cells and massive release of histamine
or other mediotors.
..2..

X/ 2 //

ANTIHISTAMINIC DRUGS ;
These drugs are those that block
action of histamine on varous receptors. They are of 2 types
Hl receptor antagonist; H2 receptor antagonist. Their action is
by competitive antagonism at receptor sites.
Classification of Antihistaminic drugs.

a.

Potent and sedative- e.g. Diphenhydramine, Promethazine

b.

Potent but less sedative eg. CPM , Triplenamine.

c.

Less Potent and less sedative - eg. Pheniramine, Phenindamine.

THEREAPEUT1C_USES

s

Antihistaminics are useful in the suppression of allergic
manifestations like polinosis and urticaria. They are extremely
effective in the treatment of seasonal hay fever and considerably
reduce the sneezing, rhinoerhoea, and other manifestations
associated with this condition.
Antihistaminics effectively counter the pruritus and
urticaria in atopic and contact dermatitis and that induced by
other agents. Systemic administration also controls pain itch.:
due to bee/wasp stings.
Their topical use is, however not recommended due to risk of
sensitisation,

Antihistaminics are of some value in controlling mild
blood transfusion reactions but not pyrexia or hemolysis .

These drugs are not effective in bronchial asthma and
common cold.

Antihistamines like diphenhydramine and promethazine are
used as hypnotics and rarely as sedatives.
Diphenhydramine and Orphenadrine have been found effective
in the treatment of parkinsonism. ■

Antazoline and Diphenhydramine have been employed in
the treatment of cariac arrhythmias.

Promethazine, Dimenhydrinate are employed in treatment
of motion sickness.

The choice of an antihistaminic drug would depend on the
required potency, onset and duration of action and adverse effects.
PAPERCLIP SURGERY

A Bangladesh Paediatrician has found a novel solution to
the shortage of equipment in his operating theatre. Profesor
Shafiqul:. Hoque uses paper clips instead of retractors- an
instrument which holds back the edges of a surgical incision.
During an operation the clip aan be bent into a variety of
shapes to provide big or small hook like retractors. The Hoque
invention is then used for tasks like holding open the edges of
small wounds..,, retracting blood vessels and helping in the
insertion of stitches . The retractors are made on the spot
as and when required.

Each paperclip retractor costs auamd 3 paise and an imported
retractor costs around $ 100 (Rs.1600/-)
. .3.

Hoque is not the only third world surgeon using low-cost
equipment for high- tech operations.
In Sri Lanka, Dr.
Michael Abeyaratine uses a teaspoon to help with hernia
operations on tiny babies . He places the tiny blood vessels
and sperm ducts in the spoon out of harm's way while cutting
the fragile hernia sac.

While paediatric surgeons in the west replace their
traditional instruments with ever more sophisticated and
expensive gadgets, Third World surgeons have to cater for an
expanding population of children with a minimum of equipment.
Innovation is often the only way.

Source-

NI. Sept. 1989.

LOCOST_NEWS :

We have just received sufficient quantities of Chloroquine
and Rifampicin raw materials. As a result Chloroquine tablets
and Rifampicin 450 mg capsules would be available around
November 10 tth .
vitamin A capsules (2 lac I.u ) and Rifampicin capusles
(150 mg)are also in stock. •

Secondly, LOCOST WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR DIWALI HOLIDAYS
FROM 29th 0CT03ER TO STH NOVEMBER.
Please plan your orders
accordingly.
Wishing you all a very happy Diwali.

LOCOST
GBO BOX NO. 134
Baroda 390 001.
Newsletter no.25/Jun189.

1st floor
Premanand Sahitya
Sabha Hall
Opp. Lakadi Pool
Baroda 390 001.
June 1; 1989.

Dear Partener,

We are happy to post this newsletter to you though
late (very 1).
This issue contains information about a new generation
of drugs - Cephalosporins, 'some new products we have started

stocking and news.

We would appreciate if you could give your critical
comments about the drug,supply.

We would also like you

to let us know what other services / products you would

like LOCOST to take up.
We always look forward to your coeperation and
continued support.

With best wishes.

LOCOST TBKM

I.

CEPHALEXIN - A FIRST GENERATION CEPHALOSPORIN.
Cephalexin in one among several broad range antibiotics
belonging to the Cephalosporin group. Cephalosporins
were first obtained from a mould Cultured from the sea near
a Sardinian sewage in the forties.

The accepted system of classification of Caphalosporifts
is by " generations". This is based on general features
of antimicrobial activity.
First Generation

Cephalothin
Cefazolin
Cephalexin

Good activity against
gram+ve organisms Relatively
modest activity against
gram-ve microorganisms.
Active against most gram+ve
cocci.

Second Generation Cefoxitin
Cefaclor

Increased activity against
gram-ve microrc^nisms .. but
much less active than third
generation agents

Ttird Generation.

Less active than first
generation against graml-ve
cocci.
Much more active against
Enterobacteriaceae including
Penicillinase _ producing
strains.

Cefotoxamine
Moxalactam

In general cephalosporins are well tolerated. Cepha­
losporins act by inhibiting bacterial wall synthesis.
They are eliminated by renal excretion.
Resistance to these
drugs slowly, however there /problems of superinfection.

develop

esists

Patients with a history of minor allergic reactions to
Penicillin may often safely be given Cephalosporins. Rarely,
however patients allergic to Penicillin may slowly show
cross allergy to Cephalosporins. HOWEVER, PATIENTS , WHO
HAVE HAD" A RECENT IMMEDIATE REACTION TO PENICILLIN SHOULD
BE GIVEN A CEPHALOSPORIN WITH GREAT CAUTION, IF AT ALL.

In recommended doses Cephalosporins are much less
toxic and rarely produce significant renal toxicity when
used by themselves.
Large doses can couse kidney damage.
Nephrotoxicity is probably dose related and is potentially
reversible on drug withdrawal.
Chances of nephrotoxicity
are enhanced . by concurrent use of probencid, aminogly­
cosides and diuretics.
USES : Cephalosporins are expensive at present and their
use is not justified if a cheaper and effective alternative
exists.

They can be used in lung, pharyngeal and soft tissue
infections caused by pgneumococei, Staphylococi and streptococci.
IF

They could also be used in urinary tract infections
other standard drugs are not suitable.

In cases of biliary tract sepsis caused by entero­
bacteria resistant to other antibioties such as Ampicillin^
Cephalosporins could be used.

. . 2. .

Cephalexin is NOT useful in the treatment of meningeal
infections because of its poor penetration into CSF.
Use of Cephalosporins for Surgical prophylaxis and
in the empirical treatment of severe sepsis is 'not recommended.

ADVERSE EFFECTS ;- Some of the common adverse effects are
skin resh, allergic reactions (urticaria ) , headache,
drowsiness and dizziness Nephrotoxicity may occur at high
doses (enhanced by aminoglycosides and diuretics.
In some cases there may be severe anaphylactic reaction.
DOSE ( CEPHALEXIN )

ADULTS ;- 250-500 mg every’ 6 hours. For cystitis,
soft tissue infections - 500 mg every 12 hours.

skin and

CHILDREN s- 6.25-25 mg / kg of body weight,. For cystitis,
skin and soft tissue infections- 12.5 mg / Kg of body
weight.
ADULT Prescribing limit is 4 gm/day.

PRECAUTIONS i In Diabetics Cephalexin may cause false
test results with some urine sugar tests.
This drug should not be used concurrently with other
antibiotics such as Erythromycin or Tetracyclines.

Cephalexin is not recomnended for-use in infants
less than one year old.
Cephalosporins pass info human breast milk, usually
in small amounts. Though they have not been shown to cause
problems in humans, the chance always exists.
In patients with known allergy to penicillin the drug
should be used carefully. 'In patients .with impaired kidney
functions the drug should be used carefully as it may lead
.to nephrotoxicity.
_ ,,
NOTE;- The Capsules may be taken on emoty/full stomach.
II.
FOUR MORE DRUGS BANNED ;

The government has decided to BAN four more fixed
dose combination drugs raising the total number to thirtyone. They are 1.

Fixed dose combinations of tranquilisers (anxiolytic
and neuroleptics)' with analgesias or antipyretics.

2.

Fixed dose combinations of H2 receptor antagonist
used in gastric and duodenal ulcers with other drugs.

3.

Formulations of essential oils containing alcohol
in execess of 12 %.
Use of chloroform in pharmaceutical preparations.

4.

... 3 ..

//
III

3

//

DRUG COMPANIES THWART EFFORTS TO 3AN IRRATIONAL DRUGS.
M/S. Lyka, Roussel and Dey's Medical have,by misusing the
judicial process obtained stay orders against the govern­
ment's ban order against Chloramphenicol-Streptomycin
combination and steroid combinations. These drugs have
been repeatedly proven to be hazardous.
The drug controller of India has banned for ;mulations
of high-dose oestrogen- Progestrone combinations which
have -been proved to be hazardous and of no therapeutic
value, on the 15th of June, 1988.
In spite of this' , thedrug companies M/S. Unichem lab and Infar India Ltd continue
to sell this thoroughly discredited drug.
We would therefore request all concerned individuals
and organisations to expose and resist these anti-people
activities of these drug companies.

IV.

SHORTAGES OF RIFAMPICIN & CHLOROQUINE
The deadlock between the government and the manufacturers
of Rifampicin raw material continues. As a consequence of
this, Rifampicin raw material is not at all available in the
market. At present we have some stock of Rifampicin Capsules
(450) mg which we have managed to get from another manufa­
cturer.
We would therefore be able to supply Rifampicin
Capsules only to the extent of our ./present stock. The supply
position in the future would be uncertain and we request all
our partners to plan accordingly.
The severe shortage of chloroquine raw material
continues. The price of this essential bulk drug has gone
upto Rs. 925/Kg (Earlier it was available at around Rs.500/
Kg per ). Even at this high p<rice the availability of the
raw material is uncertain.
The raw material for which the
order was placed on 11th March has not yet arrived 3 months
later.
On our part we are trying our best to procure the
raw material but we foresee a severe shortage in this
essential antimalarial drug.
So we request- our partners
to bear with us.

V.

NEW PRODUCTS

LOCOST has started distribu ting / s Locking the following new
products.
- ORS packets ( 1 litre packs) manufactured by Hindustan
Antibiotics Ltd.
- Gention violet solution 1% (in 15 ml bottles and.450-ml
.
... .., i. ... ,.
bottles.)
- Cephalexin Capsules - 250 mg.
Nitrofurantoin tablets (50 mg).

NEW’ ITEMS

ORAL REHYDRATION SALT
GENTIAN VIOLET

^R^tners
1.80
27.5 giu
Pouches
(1 litre pack)
10-00
15 mJ

(Oer dcz)

8H3^£R£tNER3
1.80

10-00
(per doz)

GENTIAN VIOLET

450 ml

10-00

10-00

NITROFURANTOIN
TABLETS

50 mg

45-00

45-00

GRAMS

:

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4.

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase

the receipt of the order,

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5.

Prices are inclusive of Gujarat Sales Tax.For Partners outside

Gujarat prices will be around 3 to 4% less as Gujarat Sales
Tax is not applicable.However

Central Sales Tax(ST) will be

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CST registration number. For Packing & Forwarding actuals

will bo Charged,
6.

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While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe

delivery, the goods are despatched

at the purchaser’s risk,

unless insurance is specified by the party in which case

insurance charges will be extra.
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15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS.

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Orissa and the North Eastern States ROAD PERMIT IS A MUST.
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this is not,essential for partners from other States.)
12.

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in India.)

13.

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a 'C' form/ C.S.T. No. and who can easily get a road permit)

to tell you how to get it.
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JUNE- JULY
Ref.NO.

Name end Address ’

Pin

Code No.
Drug
Strength

Name c : the. Drug.

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
Syp)


Price
per
1000
batch
Rs.

01A1 umi ni um hydro xi de
Magnesium Trisilicate

125 mg.
250 mg

Tab

19.50

0 2.Ami hophylline

100 mg

Tab

250 mg
Cap
. 125 mg
Syp
(Per 5 ml)

3 a.* Amoxycillin(+)
Amoxycillin
*
b.

85.00
865.00 (£)
7.10
(Per 60 ml)

4a.^Ampicillin .(+)

250 mg

Cap

815.00

b.*
Ampicillin

125 mg

300 mg

syp
Tab

30.00

5. Aspirin
'
6. Atropine Sulphate

.

.

; . b.Chloroquine Phosphate
~ •-—■— _ _____ *■
c. C h 1 o ro ciii re Pho s ph at e-''

.

5.85

-

10.00

mg

Tab

300 mg

Tab

25.00

4 mg
250 mg
250 mg

Tab
Cap
Tab
(S.C)
-Syp ...

• 9.00
351.00
185.00

.25

7. Calcium Lactate
8. Chlorepheniramine maleate
9.. *
Chloranphenicol
10a.^Chloroquine Phosphate

80 mg
(Per 5 ml)

3.20

bu ml;

16.00
80 mg
Syp
(Per 450 ml)
(Per 5 ml)

"1 Ta. Chlorpromazine
-— b.Chlorpromazine

10 mg
25 mg

Tab
Tab .

28.00
36.00

12. Clofazimine

100 mg

Cap

1190-. 00

13. Codeine Phosphate

,10 mg

Tab

105.00

Cotrimoxazole
*
14a.

80 mg

Tab

290.00

400 mg
160 mg
800 mg

Tab

585.00

(+)

Cotrimoxazole(DS)
*
b.

Syo
40 mg
200 mg
(Per.5 ml)

c.*
Cotrimoxazole

Diloxanidc
*
17.

Citrate

Furoate

18.*
Doxycycline (+)

4.20
(Per 50 ml)

5 mg

Tab

8.00

mg

Tab

33.00

500 mg

Tab'-

273.00

100 mg

Cap

910.00 (£)

15.Diazepam

16.Diethyl Carbazine

Qty.

50

-3-

-3

1.2.
Ephedrine

19.

Ethambutol
*
20.a.

(+)

,

3.

4.

5.

43.85

30 mg.

Tab

200 mg

Tab

182.00

Tab

346.00

652.00

Ethambutol
*
b.

(+)

400 mg

Ethambutol
*
c.

(+)

800 mg

Tab

200 mg

Tab

14.00

5 mg

Tab

40.00
.89.00

21.

Ferrous Sulphate

22.

Folic Acid

23.

Frusemide

40 mg

Tab

24.

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

55.CO

25..

Indornethacine
*

25 mg

Cap

82.CC

26.a.Isoniazid (INH)

10Q mg

Tab

35.00

b.Isoniazid(INH)

300 mg

Tab

105.CO

27.a.INH + Thiacetazone.

150 mg •

Tab

94.75

6.

75 mg
INH
*
b.

+ Thiacetazone

300 mg
150 mg

Tab

23.

Mebendazole
*

100 mg-

Tab

29.

Metronidazole
*

200 mg

30.a.
Paracetamol
*

500 mg

Tab
(s.c.)i
Tab

Paracetamol
*
b.

125 mg

Syp.

31.

Prednisolone

5 mg

Pyrimethamine
*

25 mg

33.

Pyrazinamide
*

123.00
70.00
3.50

(per 60 ml)

(per 5 ml).
32.

106.85
(per 25x30 tabs)
116.00

" Tab

141.00

500 mg

52.00
Tab
Tab ecAV-gUH-rW (£)

34.a.Rifampicin (+)

150 mg

Cap

720.00

b ^Rifampicin (+)

450 mg

Cap

1850.00 (£)

35.

Salbutamol
*

4 mg

Tab

64.00

36.

Sulphadimidine
*

500 mg

Tab

175.00

37.

* ulphamethoxypyridazine
S
(Long Acting Sulpha)
___

500 mg

Tab

265.00

38.

Tetracycline
*

250 mg

Cap

366.CO

39.

Vitamin A (+)

2 lac

Seam' less
cap.

590.00

40.a.Vitamin C

50 mg

Tab

20.75

b.Vitamin C

100 mg

Tab

40.00

c.Vitamin C

500 mg

Tab

166.CC

41.a.Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle)

25 %

Lot.

32.50
(per doz)

b.Benzyl Benzoate
(3 lit.pack)

25%

Lot.

100.oc

1 %

Lot.

7.00

1 %

Lot.

47.00

42.a.Gamma Benzene Hexa Chloride
(450 ml bottle)
b.Gama Benzene Hexa Chicride
(4.5 lit. pack)

-•

-4-

1.

2.

43.a,Betamethasone (o.l%j

3.

4.

5 gm.

Oint

40.50

5.

44.a.Nitrofurazone(0.2% )

15 gm
(tube)

Oint

(per doz)
24.50
(per doz)

b.Nitrofurazone (0.2%)

500 gm
(jar)

Oint

13.00

gm

Oint

45.

Tetracycline Eye Oint

3

(per

46.a.Whitefield’s 0int

6.

8.00
doz)

25 gm

Oint

24.00

400 gm

Oint

17.50

(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)
b.White field Oint
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

New Non Druq Items.
47.

Absrobent Cotton

48.

Absorbent Gauge.

500 gms

18.00

100 cmsx 18 mts .per roll
II
45 cmsx 16 mts

30.00

2 inches x 25 mtsper doz

16.50
3.00

x 25 mts

4.00

3

"

"

Total:

ITEMS MARKED

(+)

are available in 100's pack.

(£)

have estimated prices

)
(*

LOCOST's product

(S.C.)Sugar coated tablet.
-r

GOODS. TO EE SENT BY ST/ RAIL/ ROAD TRANSPORT/ ANGADIA
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/ SELF/ TO

+

IF GOODS ARE IQ BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
COMPANY

+
+

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY

ENCLOSED DRAFT/ CHEQUE

FOR Rs.



BEARING

NO.ON _ _______________________________________ __
(Name of Bank)

Date:-

Signature of Purchaser

-GRAMS
: 'LOCOST'
------------------------------PHONE
; 63962

LOCOST
PREMANANDA SAHITYA SABHA
OPP.LAKDI POOL
DANDIA BAZAAR
BARODA- 390 001
PRICE LIST & ORDER FORM

,

JUNE - JULY

1.

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to
LOCOST, G.P.O. BOX 134, BARODA-390 001, GUJARAT

2,

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of
the receipt of the order.

3.

Please arrange to order for 3-6 months.

4.

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase

PRICES
or decrease depending on the price of raw materials actually

purchased.
5.

Prices are inclusive of Gujarat Sales Tax.For Partners outside

Gujarat prices will be around 3 to 4% less as Gujarat Sales

Tax is not applicable.However

Central Sales Tax(ST) will be

levied at 10% on the total bill.CST will be only 4% if you have

CST registration number. pOr Packing & Forwarding actuals

will bo c’-.^-gcd,
6.

1% Service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY ,DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

7.

While every effort will be made by IGCOST to ensure safe
delivery, the goods are despatched

at the purchaser's risk,

unless insurance is specified by the party in which case

insurance charges will be extra.
8.

PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE WITHIN

9.

FOR ORDERS OVER Rs. 5000/- WE'D APPRECIATE ADVANCE PAYMENT

15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS.

ROAD PERMIT
10.

If goods are to be sent to partners in M.P., U.P., West Bengal,

Orissa and the North Eastern States ROAD PERMIT IS A MUST.

CENTRAL SALES TAX.
11.

For M.P., U.P, West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern

States,

IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, Central Sales

Tax Registration Number (C.S.T. Number) is a MUST.(As of now,
this is not,essential for partners from other States.)

12.

C.S.T.Registration Number would enable partners to get

6% off

on the bill.(This is applicable to all the States

in India.)
13.

The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms.
Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a Chartered

Accountant.Alternatively you can ask somebody(who has
a 'C' form/ C.S.T. No. and who can easily get a road permit)

to tell you how to get it.
-2-

LOCC ST

-2-

JUNE- JULY

•4ef.NO.
Name and .'.c^ra-s ”

Pin

Code No.

Drug
Streng­
th

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
Syp)

Price
per
1000
batch
Rs.

01 ..Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate

125 mg.
250 mg

Tab

19.50

02.Aminophylline

100 mg _ _ Tab

85.00

3a.*Amoxyci1li n(+)
b. *Amoxycillin.

250 mg
Cap
125 mg
syp
(Per 5 ml)

865.00 (£)
7.10
(Per 60 ml)

No.

Name of the Drug..

250 mg

Cap

815.00

b.*
Ampicillin

125 mg

5. Aspirin
6. Atropine Sulphate

300 mg

syp
Tab

30.00

25

Tab

10.00

Ampicillin
*
4a.

(+)

mg

8. Chlorepheriiramine maleate
9, *
Chloramphenicol
Chlor.equine
*
10a.
Phosphate
b.Chloroquine Phosphate

c,Chloroquine Phosphate

5.85

25.00
9.00
Tab
351.00
Cap
185.00
Tab
Zs.c)
3.20
80 mg
syp
(Per 5 ml)
( Per 50 ml)
16.00
80 mg
Syp
'
( Per 450 ml)
(Per 5 ml)

300 mg

7. Calcium Lactate

Tab

4 mg
250 mg
250 mg

1la,Chlorpromazine
b.Chlorpromazine

10 mg
25 mg

Tab
Tab

28.00
36.00

12. Clofazimine

100 mg

Cap

1190.00

13. Codeine Phosphate

10 mg

Tab

105.00

14a. *
Cot.rimoxazole

80 mg

Tab

290.00

Cotr.imoxazole
*
b.

400 mg
160 mg
800 mg-

Tab

585.00

(DS) (+)

40 mg
Syp
200 mg
(Per 5 ml)

c.*
C o trimoxa z.o 1 e

17.*
Diloxanidc

Citrate

Furoate

18.*
Doxycycline (-:-)

4.20
(Per 50 ml)

5 mg

Tab

8.00

mg

Tab

33.00

500 mg

Tab-

273.00

10 0 mg

Cap

910.00 (£)

15.Diazepam

16.Diethyl Carbazine

Qty

50

-3-

-3

Ephedrine

19.

;

30 mg.

Tab

43.85

(+)

,

200 mg

Tab

182.00

Ethambutol
*
b.

(+)

■■

400 mg

Tab

346.00

Ethambutol
*
c.

(+)

800 mg

Tab-

652.00

200 mg

Tab

14.00

5 mg

Tab

40.00
89.00

Ethambutol
*
20.a.

21.

Ferrous Sulphate

22.

Folic Acid

23..

Frusemide

40 mg

Tab

?4.

Furazolidine

100 mg

Tab

55.00

25.,

Indomethacine
*

25 mg

Cap

82.CC

26.a.Isoniazid (INH)

100 mg

Tab

35.00

b.Isoniazid(INH)

300 mg

Tab

105.00

27.a.INH + Thiacetazone.

150 mg

Tab

94.75

75 mg

INH
*
b.

+ Thiacetazone

300 nig
150 mg

Tab

106.85
(per 25x30 tabs)

28.

Mebendazole
*

100 mg[

Tab

110.00

29.

Metronidazole
*

200 mg

123.00

30.a.
Paracetamol
*

500 mg

Tab
(S.C.)
Tab

Paracetamol
*
b.

125 mg

Syp.

70.00
3.50

(per 5 ml)

(per 60 ml)

31.

Prednisolone

5 mg

' Tab

32.

Pyrimethamine
*

25 mg

Tab

33.

Pyrazinamide
*

500 mg

Tab

34.a.Rifampicin (+)

150 mg

Cap

720.00

\

141.00

52.00
(£)

b.*
Ri fampici n(+)

450 mg

Cap

1850.00

35.

Salbutamol
*

~

4 mg

Tab

64.00

36.

Sulphadimidine
*

500 mg

Tab

175.00

37.

* ulphamethoxypyridazine
S
(Long Acting Sulpha)

500 mg

Tab

265.00

38.

Tetracycline
*

250 mg

Cap

366.00

39,

Vitamin A (+)

2 lac

Seamless
cap.

590.00

50 mg
100 mg

Tab

20.75

b.Vitamin C

Tab

40.00

c.Vitamin C

5C0 mg

Tab

166.00

25 %

Lot.

32.50
(per doz)

25%

Lot.

100.00

1 %

Lot.

7.00

1 %

Lot.

47.00

40.a.Vitamin C

41.a.Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle)
b.Benzyl Benzoate
(3 lit-, pack) ■ -- ■
42.a.Gamma Benzene Hexa Chloride
(450 ml bottle)
b.Gama Benzene Hexa Chloride
(4.5 lit. pack)

(£)

-4-

1.

2.

3.

4.

5 gm.

Oint

40.50

15 gm
(tube)
5C0 gm
(jar)

Oint

(per doz)
24.50
(per doz)

Oint

*
13
00

gm

Oint

43.a.Betamethasone (o.1%)

44.a.Nitrofurazone (0-.2% )

b.Nitrof :irazone (0.2%)

45.

Tetracycline Eye Oint

3

5.

1(per
46.a.Whitefield1s Oint

6.

8.00
doz)

25 gm

Oint

24.CO

400 gm

Oint

17.50

(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

b.White field Oint
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

New Non Drug Items.
47.

Absrobent Cotton

48.

Absorbent Gauge.

500 gms

18.00

100 cmsx 18 mts .per roll
II
45 cmsx 16 mts

30.00

2 inches x 25 mtsper doz

16.50
3,00

3

4.00

x 25 mts

"

"

Total:

ITEMS MARKED

(+)

are available in 100's pack.

have estimated prices
(£)
LOCOST's product
(*)
(s.c.,)Sugar coated tablet.
+

1

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/ RAIL/ ROAD TRANSPORT/ ANGADIA
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/ SELF/ TO

+

IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
CO MPA NY

+

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY

+

ENCLOSED DRAFT/ CHEQUE

'

FOR Rs,

NO .ON .

BEARING

______________________________

(Name of Bank)

Date:-

Signature of Purchaser

Office :
1st Floor
Premanand Sahitya Sabha,
Opp Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001.
Tel. No. : 63962

LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS ; LOCOST

PRICE LIST & ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order.
Please arrange to order for 3-6 Months.

PRICES

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the price of raw
materials actually purchased.

For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged.
1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser's risk, unless insurance is specified by the party in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS

For orders ever Rs. 5000 - we'd appreciate advance payment.
ROAD PERMIT

if goods are to be sent to partners in U. P, West Bengel, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P., West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY
ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number ( C.S.T, Number) is a MUST, ( As of now, this is not
essential for partners from other states. )

C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill. ( This is applicable to all
the States in India. )
The best way to find out how to get the C.S.T. forms, Road Permit is to ask a Sales Tax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively you can ask somebody ( who has a 'C' form/C.S.T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit ) to tell you how to get it.
For LOCOST manufactured items Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat Sales. Prices for
outside Gujarat Partners are therefore lower. However for outside Gujarat Sales 10% or 4% Central
Sales Tex (CST) is applicable.

On resale items (those purchased from other manufactures ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices are the same.

n;
Aef. No. :

Name & Address :

JULY-AUG

Pin Code No.__

________

Name of the Drug

Drug
Strength

Form
( Tab /
Cap /
Syp )

Price
for Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

Prices for
outside Guj.
Partnens per
1000 pack

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate
2
Aminophylline
3 a) ’Amoxycillin (+)
b) ’Amoxycillin

1 25 mg
250 mg
100 mg
250 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
250 mg
1 25 mg
[per 5 ml]
300 mg
25 mg
300 mg
4 mg
250 mg
250 mg .
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
80 mg
[per 5 ml]
10 mg
25 mg
100 mg
10 mg
80 mg
400 mg
160 mg
800 mg
40 mg
200 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
50 mg
500 mg
100 mg

Tab

20.00

20.00

Tab
Cap
Syp

80.00
80.00
840.00 (£)
860.00 (£)
8.50
8.50
[per 60 ml]
815.00 (£)
850.00 (£)
6.00
600
[per 40 ml]
42.00
42.00
12.00
1200
23.00
23.00
12.00
12.00
435.00
460.00
305.00
285.00
4.50
4.50
[per 50 ml]

Sr.
No.

1

4 a) ’Ampicillin (+)
b) ’Ampicillin
5
Aspirin
6
Atropine Sulphate
7
Calcium Lactate
8
Chlorepheniramine maleate
9
Chloramphenicol
10 a) ’Chloroquine Phosphate (+)
b) Chloroquine Phosphate

c) Chloroquine Phosphate

11 a) Chlorpromazine
b) Chlorpromazine
Clofazimine
12
13
Codeine Phosphate
14 a) ’Cotrimoxazole (+)

b) ’Cotrimoxazole (DS) (+)
(c) ’Cotrimoxazole

15
16
17
18

Diazepam
Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate
’Diloxanide Furoate
’Doxycycline (+)

Cap
Syp
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab (S.C)
Syp

Syp

22.50

Tab
Tab
Cap
Tab
Tab

22.50
[per 450 ml]
28.00
28 00
36.00
36.00
1300.00
1210.00
110.00
110.00
290.00
310.00

Tab

625.00

585.00

Syp

4.25 (£)

4.25 (£)
[per 50 ml]

Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap

8.00
30.00
290.00
910.00 (£)

8.00
30.00
275.00
850.00 (£)




1

2

19
Ephedrine
20
Erthromycin Stearate
21 a) *Ethambutol (+)
b) *Ethambutol (+)
c) *Ethambutol (+)
22
Ferrous Sulphate
23
Folic Acid
24
Frusemide (+)
25
Furazolidone (-J-)
26 a) Ibuprofen
b) Ibuprofen
27
*lndomethacine
28 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
29 a) INH + Thiacetazone

b) *INH - Thiacetazone
*Mebendazole (+)
30
*Metronidazole (+)
31
32 a) ^Paracetamol
b) *Paracetamol
33
34

Prednisolone
Pyrantel Pamoate Susp

35 *Pyrimethamine (+)
36 *Pyrazinamide
37 a) Rifampicin (+)
b) Rifampicin (+)
38 *Salbutamol (+)
'Sulphadimidine
39
40 “Sulphamethoxypyridazine
( Long Acting Sulpha )
*Tetracycline (+)
41
Vitamin A (+)
42

43 a)
b)
c)
44 a)

Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Benzyl Benzoate
( 100 ml bottle )

4

5

6

30 mg
250 mg
200 mg
400 mg
800 mg
200 mg
5 mg
40 mg
100 mg
200 mg
400 mg
25 mg
100 mg
300 mg
150 mg
75 mg
300 mg
150 mg
100 mg
200 mg
500 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
250 mg
[per 5 m]
25 mg
500 mg
150 mg
450 mg
4 mg
500 mg
500 mg

Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab (S.C)
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

44.00
975.00 (£)
187.00
390 00
725.00
12.00
45.00
110.00
65.00
125.00 (£)
230.00
110.00
35 00
110.00
94.75

44.00
910.00 (£)
175.00
360.00
675.00
12.00
45.00
110.00
65.00
115.00 (£)
220.00
105.00
35.00
110.00
94.75

Tab

140.00

140.00

Tab
Tab (S.C.)
Tab
Syp

110.00
135.00
83.00
3.75

Tab
Tab
Cap
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

53.00
875.00
720.00
2100.00
80.00
180.00
1150.00

50.00
825.00
720.00
2100.00
75.00
164.00
1050.00

250 mg
2 lac I.U.

Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Lot

380.00
500.00 (£)

370.00
500.00 (£)

3

50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

Tab
Syp

105.00
125.00
80.00
3.75
[per 60 ml]
153.00
145.00

21 00
54.00
230.00
32 50
[per doz]

21.00
54.00
230.00
32.50
[per doz]

345

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 3 lit. pack )
45 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 450 ml Bottle )
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 4.5 lit. pack )
46
Betamethasone (0.1%)

25%

Lot

100.00

100.00

1%

Lot

7.00

7.00

1%

Lot

53.00

53.00

5 gm

Oint

47 a) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

15 gm
( tube )
500 gm
( jar )
3 gm

Oint

Oint

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per doz]
14.00

40 00
[per doz]
24.00
[per doz]
14.00

25 gm

Oint

9.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per doz]

9.00
[per doz]
24.90
[per doz]

400 gm

Oint

18.50

18 50

b) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

48

Tetracycline Eye Ointment

49 a) Whitfield's Oint
( Benzoic acid 6%, +
Salicylic acid 3% )
b) Whitfield Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )

Oint

NON DRUG ITEMS

500 gms
100 cms x 18 mts per roll
45 cms x 16 mts per roll
2 inches x 2.5 mts

Absorbent Cotton
Absorbent Gauge

50
51

2 inches x 2.5 'mts

21.00
33 00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]
TOTAL

ITEMS MARKED

-

(+)
(£)
(«)
(S.C)

are available in 100's pack
have estimated prices
LOCOST's product
Sugar coated tablet

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL/SELF/TO
IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT
COMPANY
GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY
___ ________________ ___
ENCLOSED DRAFT/CHEQUE FOR RS.
BEARING NO. _____
____
_r °N_
(Name of Bank)
Date :

Signature of Purchaser

21.00
33.00
16.50
3.00
[per doz]
5 50
[per doz]

1

2

52

Oral Rehydration Salt

53 (a) Gentian Violet
(1 5 ml. bottle)
(b) Gentian Violet
(450 ml. bottle)
54
Nitrofurantoin Tablets

4

5

6

27.5 gm.
(1 litre pack)
1 %

Pouches

1.80

1.80

Soln.

1 %

Soln.

10.00
[per doz]
10.00

10.00
[per doz]
10.00

50 mg.

Tab.

45.00

45.00

3

CABLE ;

'LOCOST1

LOCOST
GPO BOX : 134
BARODA-390001.

PHONE :63962

News Letter No. 26/August,*
89 .

Dear Partner,

8 Hydroxy quinolines have a dubious history.
Inspite
of this, they are available freely in the market in India.
In this issue of the newsletter we would be dealing with
these.
Dr. Olle Hansson was in the forefront in bringing to
light the hazardous nature of these and some other drugs
It.wouldn't be out of place to pay a tribute to such a person.
Infact May 24th was celebrated as ’Hazardaus Drugs Day1 in his
memory.
Malaria is everybody's nightmare. The villagers of
Pudukuppam near Pondicherry have been able to wipe out this
endemic disease with their own efforts and at very little cost.
So lets see how they did it.
8 HYDROXY QUINOLINE :
borne or~~tne commonly, available 8 hydroxyquinolines are
IODOQUINOL (Diodohydroxyquin ), CLIOQUINOL (lodochlorhydroxyquin)
BROXYQUINOLINE AND CHLORQUINaLDOL.

8 Wyaroxyquinclines are directly amoebicidal they are
active against both motile and cystic forms. They act only
on amoebae in the intestinal tract and are ineffective in
amoebic abscess and hepatitis.

The are widely and indiscriminately used. The use of
these drugs particularly at high doses and for long periods is
unfortunately associated with significant risks.
Between 1956 and 1970 more than 10,000 people were left
suffering from paralysis and partial or total loss of sight
in Japan. The cause was attributed to CLIOQUINOL.

Subacute Myelo Optic Neuropathy (SMON) is a deadly
toxic reaction attributed to Clioquinol. SMON is usually
preceded by abdominal pain and persistent diarrhoea and it
proceeds to bilateral sensory disturbances, other frequent
symptoms are deep sensory, disturbances. Muscle weakness in
the legs, pyramidal signs and slight involvement of upper li. .bs.
Less common, are blurred vision 'and blindness, disturbances
of autonomic nervous system, psychological changes and the
greenish discoloration of the tongue.
Though SMON was an epidemic only in Japan, caused by use
of Clioguinolp Similar toxic effects have been observed
with other 8 Hydroxyquinolines elsewhere. Some of the other
side effects are chills, fever, mild to severe dermatitis,
anal irritation and itching, transitory abdominal discomfort,
diarrhoea and headache.

Administration of lodoquinol to children with chronic
diarrhoea has been associated with optic atrophy and permanent
loss of vision. 8 Hydroxyquinolines are inexpensive and are
effective in the treatment of intestinal amoebiasis. They are
also useful for the treatment of asymptomatic passers of cysts.
BUT, their unrestricted use in the treatment of traveller's
diarrhoea and chronic non specific diarrhoea in children is
unjustified . The benefits of the use of these drugs do not
justify the risk of neurotoxicity.
..2

Clioquinol and other oxyquinolines are also sometimes used
in skin creams and ointmeirts to treat various types of skin
rashes. Once again, their use is in doubt.
Secondly, recent
studies have shown that clioquinol used in skin creams for the
treatment of diaper rash and other skin problems are readily
absorbed into the body.
Long term application of the drugs could
lead to liver damage.

CIBA-GEIGY the company that first marketed Clioquinol
has withdrawn the drug (brand names-Mexaforrti, Enterovioform)
from the world market after intense pressure from drug activists,
the foremost of them being Dr. Olle Hansson from Sweden.
However these drugs are still marketed by several companies.
Some of the commonly available brand names areAMICLINE

CHLORAMBIN

I0D0MEGYL

AMICLINE PLUS

DEMIGYL

NIVEMBIN

ALLIQUIN

DIODOQUIN

□UGYL

GYNOSAN

INTESTOPAN
PRODERM. OIMT

DEXAQUIN ONT

These drugs are harmful and should not be used as far as
possible.
In fact safer and better alternatives are available
such as Metronidazole and Diloxanide Furoate. If they have
to be used it is essential that they be used only for the
indicated conditions and ONLY when Benefits far outweigh
risks.
------DR. OLLE HANSSON

May 24th was commemorated by drug activists in India as
Hazardous Drugs Day.
In 1985 on this day Dr. Olle Hansscnone
of the greatest health campaigners of our time passed away.
Dr. Olle Hansson was a paediatric neruologist. He was
the first to report about association of blindness with
Mexaform and Enterovioform. He disproved the manufacturer's
claim that Clioquinol was not absorbed. He helped SMON
victims obtain compensations by standing as expert witness. He
also led a boycott of 3000 doctors in Scandinavian countries of
CIBA GEIGY which finally forced it to. withdraw Mexaform and
Enterovioform from the market.
He was also mainly responsible for the withdraw" / of
the drug Tandril (Oxyphenbutazone) by CIBA GEIGY . He had
prooved that while 1036 deaths had occured due to oxyphen­
butazone in the knowledge of the company, only 200 were
reported. This also ledd to changes in some marketing
practices at CIBA- GEIGY.
He continued his fight even under severe physical
disability ( He was diagnosied as having malighant lymphoma.)
When he died he was he was just 49.

People like Olle Hansson are an inspriation to others
to carry on the work of Rational Therapy and exposing vested
interests when they harm the interests of millions of
innocent people.

. 3...

3

VILLAGERS ERADICATE MALARIA :

Villagers of Pudukkupam, a coastal village 15 kms south
of Pondicherry, have been able to wipe out malaria. This, without
spending a paisa on chemical insecticides 1 Reports say that for
the last 3 years there has not been a single case of the disease.
This was achieved through Integrated Vector Control (IVC) by
the scientists of Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Pondicherry.
IVC consists of closing mosquito breeding sites (Water filled
earthern pots used for soaking coconut husk used for coir making
were replaced with a soak pit covered with palm leaf lid), use
of larvae eating fish(in the pits used for irrigation), minor
engineering work ( A huge swamp was turned into a playground;
Small Pools left behind by receding backwaters were connected to
form a single large pond for prawn culture) and health education
(through door to door campaign, film shows, group meetings,
display of posters) and mobilisation of the entire community.
An innovative aspect of this programme was that aquatic
algae, which was a major mosquito source, was harvested by the
villagers and sold to Aurobindo Handmade Paper unit for the
manufacture of paper.
Malaria has thus been, eradicated from this endemic village
using local resources and at little cost to the villagers . At
the same time there have been economic benefits too.

LOCOST NEWS;

SEWA - Ahmedabad has opened a retail drug store.1LOK SWaSTHYA KENDRA1
The aim of this store would be to*
Provide low cost, rational, generic drugs to SEWA members
and the general public.
*
Provide information and guidance (including medical advice)
regarding the proper and safe use of medicines.
All this, mainly to the poorer sections of the society to
whom the cost of health care is prohibitive
LOCOST will supply them with quality drugs and will support
and assist them in other health education efforts.
The School health Programme of LOCOST for the year **
89-90
has taken off. Vijay would be handling it now as Sharifa has
left LOCOST.

We would like you to let us know whether LOCOST should stock
Disposable syringes & Needles. At Present the rates are as follows:

2 ml syringe
(with needle)

2=00

5 ml syringe
(with needle)

2=20

We request all our partners to write to us
(along with
their orders) and let us know whether we should stock them.
If quite a few partners would be using these LOCOST would stock
them.
With best wishes.

sincerely,

(KRISHNA)

4

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G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS ; LOCOST

Office :
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For LOCOST manufactured items Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat Sales. Prices for
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On resale items (those purchased from other manufactures ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices are the same.

19
Ephedrine
20
Erthromycin Stearate
21 a) ’Ethambutol (+)
b) *Ethambutol (+)
c) *Ethambutol (+)
' 22
Ferrous Sulphate
23
Folic Acid
24
Frusemide (+)
25
Furazolidone (+)
26 a) Ibuprofen
b) Ibuprofen
27
’Indomethacine
28 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
29 a) INH + Thiacetazone

b) *INH + Thiacetazone
’Mebendazole (+)
30
’Metronidazole (+)
31
32 a) ’Paracetamol
b) ’Paracetamol

33
34

Prednisolone
Pyrantel Pamoate Susp

35 ’Pyrimethamine (+)
36 ’Pyrazinamide
37 a) Rifampicin (+)
b) Rifampicin (+)
38 ’Salbutamol (+)
’Sulphadimidine
39
40 ’Sulphamethoxypyridazine
( Long Acting Sulpha )
’Tetracycline ( + )
41
Vitamin A (+)
42

43 a)
b)
c)
44 a)

Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle )

30 mg
250 mg
200 mg
400 mg
800 mg
200 mg
5 mg
40 mg
100 mg
200 mg
400 mg
25 mg
100 mg
300 mg
150 mg
75 mg
300 mg
150 mg
100 mg ’
200 mg
500 mg
125 mg
[per 5 ml]
5 mg
250 mg
[per 5 m]
25 mg
500 mg
150 mg
450 mg
4 mg
500 mg
500 mg

Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab (S.C)
Tab (S.C)
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

43.85 (£)
975.00 (£)
187.00
390.00
725.00
12.00
45.00
110.n0
65.00
155.00 (£)
275.00 (£)
82 00 (£)
35 00
110.00
94 75

43.85 (£)
910.00 (£)
175.00
360.00
675.00
12 00
45 00
110.00
65.00
145.00 (£)
255.00 (£)
79.00 (£)
35.00
110.00
94.75

Tab

125.00

' 125.00

Tab
Tab
Cap
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

53.00
770.00
720.00
2100.00
80.00
180.00
1150 00

50.00
750.00
720.00
2100.00
75.00
164.00
1050.00

250 mg
2 lac I.U.

Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Lot

380 00
500.00 (£)

370.00
500.00 (£)

50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

110.00 [£)
105.00 (£)
Tab
125.00
Tab (S.C.) 135.00
83.00
80.00
Tab
3.75
3.75
Syp
[per 60 ml]
153.00
145.00
Tab

Syp

21.00
54.00
230.00
32.50
[per doz]

21.00
54.00
230.00
32.50
[per doz]

2

3

4

5

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 3 lit. pack )
45 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 450 ml Bottle )
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride ( 4.5 lit. pack )
46
Betamethasone (0.1%)

25%

Lot

100.00

100.00

1%

Lot

7.00

7.00

1%

Lot

53.00

53.00

5 gm

Oint

47 a) Nitrofurazone ( 0 2% )

15 gm
( tube )
500 gm
( jar )
3 gm

Oint
Oint

40.00
[per doz]
24 00
[per doz]
14 00

40.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per doz]
14.00

25 gm

Oint

9.00
[per doz]
24.00
[per doz]

9 00
[per doz]
24.00
[per doz]

400 gm

Oint

18.50

18.50

21.00
38.00
16.50
4 00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]
TOTAL

21.00
38.00
16.50
4.00
[per doz]
5.50
[per doz]

b) Nitrofurazone ( 0.2% )

48

Tetracycline Eye Ointment

49 a) Whitfield's Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )
b) Whitfield Oint
( Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3% )
NON DRUG ITEMS
50
Absorbent Cotton
51
Absorbent Gauge

v 500 gms
100 cms x 18 mts per roll
45 cms x 16 mts per roll
2 inches x 2.5 mts
2 inches x 2.5 mts

ITEMS MARKED : -

Oint

are available in 100’s pack
(+)
have estimated prices
(£)
LOCOST’s product
(*)
(S.C) Sugar coated tablet

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Product Information Sheet

LoeosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.

Generic Name : Chloroquine
Brand Names : Lariago, Haloquin, Resochin.

Presentation : Tab. of Chloroquine Phosphate-250 mg. (150 mg. base). Syp. of Chloro­
quine Phosphate 80 mg./5 ml. (50 mg. base/5 ml).
Identification : Tablets of white bitter powder often sugar coated.

Pharmacological actions ;

(a) Antimalarial Action : Highly effective in killing malarial parasites in blood, but not
in liver; in acute malarial attack, it rapidly clears malarial parasites from blood and
controls clinical symptoms; given as weekly prophylactic dose, it prevents acute
attack of vivex malaria.
(b) Antinflammatory Action : It reduces signs of inflammation in conditions like lepra­
reactions and rheumatoid arthritis.

Therapeutic uses and doses : (i ) Malaria : (a) Acute attack

Dose in adults : 4 tablets to be qiven immediately followed by 2 tablets after six
hours. Thereafter give 2 tablets for two subsequent days in the morning. Continue
weekly prophylaxis as in (b) below.
Dose in children : First day ; 10 mg/kg followed by 5 mg/kg after six hours Second
and Third day : 5 mg/kg/day as a single dose (Total ; 25 mg/kg in all).

(b) Prophylaxis : Give two tablets once in a week on fixed day (e g. on every Sunday)
to an adult Children may be given 5 mg/kg once in a week on a fixed day.
(ii)

Amoebiasis • In extraintestinal amoebisis like amoebic hepatitis, give two tablets
twice a day for first two days and then one tablet twice a day for 19 days. Alongwith
this, other antiamoebic drugs should be given. However, the drug of choice is
Metronidazole.

(lii) Giardiasis : Give one tablet daily for five days. However, Metronidazole is the drug
of choice.
(iv) Lepra reactions ; One tablet three times a day for two weeks though Clofazimine
or Aspirin is preferred.
(v) Rheumatoid arthritis : One tablet daily for 6 to 12 months or longer (periodic check
up of vision is necessary). Chloroquine is to be used when other drugs are ineffective
or when cannot be used

Use in pregnancy : Chloroquine can be used in acute attacks of malaria or for prophy­
laxis Use only when clearly needed.
Use in lactation : Though safety for use in the nursing mother has not been established
and it is excreted in the breast milk. Chloroquine can be given to breast feeding mothers
in acute attacks of malaria or as a prophylactic drug.
Special note : 1. Oral tablets are adequate for treatment of malaria. Injection of Chloro­
quine is absolutely unnecessary except in unconscious patients or in those who cannot
swallow. Injections have no advantages over tablets and are painful. They can cause
abscess and produce vomiting. Moreover, Chloroquine gets better absorbed when given
orally. Absorption of Chloroquine given intramuscularly is unreliable.

2

2. If after a well eisured fuil course of Chloroquine the patient fails to respond, proba­
bly he she is suffering from Chloroquine r esistant malaria. In such cases give either 3
tablets of Pyrimethamine (25 mg) + Sulfadoxin (500 mg ) combination (common brand
names are Metakelfin. Maloprim. etc ) or Quinine 300 mg. four times a day alongwith
Tetracycline 250 mg. four times a day for 7 days.
Contraindications : (i) Retinal damage and visual disturbances (ii) Hypersensitivity to
Chloroquine However, its use in specific circumstances like acute attack of malaria can
be excepted.

Special precautions are necessary in presence of (i) hepatic damage (ii) severe gastroin­
testinal disorders (iii) severe neu ological disorders and (iv) severe blood disorders.
Always take Chloroquine tablets after meals or milk to avoid nausea and vomiting due to
gastric i ritation.

Significant interactions : Concomitant use of Gold Salts (like in some Ayurvedic medicines)
or Phenylbutazone should be avoided for fear of dermatitis.

Adverse reactions : With routine dose in malaria : transient headache, visual disturbances,
gastrointestinal upse’s and pruritus (itching).
Prolonged treatment : prutitus, skin eruptions, difficulty in accomodation (vision), double
vision and bleaching of the hair.
(All these changes do not progress further, if the drug is discontinued).

Overdose and its treatment : Visual disturbances, hyperexcitability, convulsions, cardiac
block, depression of Vaso Motor Centre and circulatory collapse leading to death within
two hours.
Treatment : Gastric lavage (stomach wash); acidification of urine-to enhance the excre­
tion by Ammonium chloride (orally) or by Di nercaprol; large doses (more than 2 gm/day)
of Vitamin C can be given. Peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis is usually unsuccessful.

Storage information : Keep tightly packed, away from light and humidity.
Shelf life : Does not have expiry date.
References :
1.

Goodman, Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological
Co. Inc. New York 1980, Sixth Edition.

2.

Laurence,

3.

Satoskar, R S. et al :
Ninth Edition.

4.

D. R. et al :

Clinical Pharmacology,

ELBS,

Basis of Therapeutics,

Macmillan Publishing

Hong Kong, 1980, Fifth Edition.

Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1985,

Nelson, et al : Text book of Pediatrics, W, B. Saunders Co. Twelfth Edition, 1983.

This medicins has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent
laboratory.

Product Information Sheet

LoeosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.

Mebendazole.
Wormin, Idibend, Mebex, etc.
Presentation : Tablets of 100 mg.
Pharmacological action : Broad spectrum anthelminthic drug effective against most of
the common worm infestations. Acts by inhibiting glucose uptake irreversibly in worms.
It does not alter the glucose level in host.
Therapeutic indications : Single or mixed worm infestation with round worm, hook-worm,
thread worm and whipworm. For hydatid cyst with prolonged treatment.
Dose in adults : In roundworm, hookworm and whipworm infestations : 1 tablet two
times a day for 3 days continuously. It may be repeated after 3 weeks if necessary.
For threadworms, 1 tablet once only. To be repeated after 2 weeks.
Dose in children : Remains same as above.
Use in pregnancy : Should not be used in first 3-4 months of pregnancy.
Use in lactation : Quite safe.
Use in Hydatid cyst : 400-500 mg. 3 times a day for 21-30 days.
Precautions : Should not be used in patients allergic to Mebendazole.
Generic Name :

Some Brand Names :

Contraindications :

None.

No systemic toxicity. Transient abdominal pain, nausea and
diarrhoea may occur with massive infestations.
Instructions to patients : No fasting or purging is necessary before or after treatment.
Personal hygiene instructions must be given.
Note : All possible contacts may also be treated for worms.
Overdose : No overdose toxicity.
Adverse reaction :

Significant interactions :

None.

References :

1.
2.
3.

Goodman, Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Macmillan Publishing
Co. Inc. New York, 1980, Sixth Edition.
Lawrence, D. R. : Clinical Pharmacology, 1980, Fifth Edition.

Satoskar, R. S. et al : Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay 1983,
Eighth Edition.

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent
laboratory.

Product Information Sheet

LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
C. P. O. Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
Generic Name ; Chloroquine
Brand Names ; Lariago, Haloquin, Resochin.

Presentation : Tab. of Chloroquine Phosphate-250 mg. (150 mg. base). Syp. of Chloro­
quine Phosphate 80 mg./5 ml. (50 mg. base/5 ml).

Identification : Tablets of white bitter powder often sugar coated.
Pharmacological actions :

(a) Antimalarial Action : Highly effective in killing malarial parasites in blood, but not
in liver; in acute malarial attack, it rapidly clears malarial parasites from blood and
controls clinical symptoms; given as weekly prophylactic dose, it prevents acute
attack of vivex malaria.
(b) Antinflammatory Action : It reduces signs of inflammation in conditions like lepra­
reactions and rheumatoid arthritis.
Therapeutic uses and doses : ( i ) Malaria : (a) Acute attack

Dose in adults : 4 tablets to be qiven immediately followed by 2 tablets after six
hours. Thereafter give 2 tablets for two subsequent days in the morning. Continue
weekly prophylaxis as in (b) below.

Dose in children : First day : 10 mg/kg followed by 5 mg/kg after six hours Second
and Third day : 5 mg/kg/day as a single dose (Total ; 25 mg/kg in all).

(b) Prophylaxis : Give two tablets once in a week on fixed day (e g. on every Sunday)
to an adult Children may be given 5 mg/kg once in a week on a fixed day.
(ii) Amoebiasis • In extraintestinal amoebisis like amoebic hepatitis, give two tablets
twice a day for first two davs and then one tablet twice a day for 19 days. Alongwith
this, other antiamoebic drugs should be given. However, the drug of choice is
Metronidazole.
(iii)

Giardiasis : Give one tablet daily for five days. However, Metronidazole is the drug
of choice.

(iv)

Lepra reactions : One tablet three times a day for two weeks though Clofazimine
or Aspirin is preferred.

(v) Rheumatoid arthritis : One tablet daily for 6 to 12 months or longer (periodic check
up of vision is necessary). Chloroquine is to be used when other drugs are ineffective
or when cannot be used
Use in pregnancy : Chloroquine can be used in acute

laxis

Use only when clearly needed.

attacks of malaria or for prophy­

Use in lactation : Though safety for use in the nursing mother has not been established
and it is excreted in the breast milk. Chloroquine can be given to breast feeding mothers
in acute attacks of malaria or as a prophylactic drug.
Special note : 1. Oral tablets are adequate for treatment of malaria. Injection of Chloro­
quine is absolutely unnecessary except in unconscious patients or in those who cannot
swallow. Injections have no advantages over tablets and are painful. They can cause
abscess and produce vomiting. Moreover, Chloroquine gets better absorbed when given
orally. Absorption of Chloroquine given intramuscularly is unreliable.

2

2. If after a well etsured fail course of Chloroquine the patient fails to respond, proba­
bly he she is suffering from Chloroquine r esistant malaria. In such cases give either 3
tablets of Pyrimethamine (25 mg) + Sulfadoxin (500 mg ) combination (common brand
names are Metakelfm. Maloprim, etc ) or Quinine 300 mg. four times a day alongwith
Tetracycline 250 mg. four times a day for 7 days.
Contraindications : (i) Retinal damage and visual disturbances (ii) Hypersensitivity to
Chloroquine Ho/vever, its use in specific circumstances like acute attack of malaria can
be excepted.

Special precautions are necessary in presence of (i) hepatic damage (ii) severe gastroin­
testinal disorders (iii) severe neu ological disorders and (iv) severe blood disorders.
Always take Chloroquine tablets after meals or milk to avoid nausea and vomiting due to
gastric i ritation.

Significant interactions : Concomitant use of Gold Salts (like in some Ayurvedic medicines)
or Phenylbutazone should be avoided lor fear of dermatitis.

Adverse reactions : With routine dose in malaria : transient headache, visual disturbances,
gastrointestinal upse’s and pruritus (itching).
Prolonged treatment : prutitus, skin eruptions, difficulty in accomodation (vision), double
vision and bleaching of the hair.
(All these changes do not progress further, if the drug is discontinued).

Overdose and its treatment : Visual disturbances, hyperexcitability, convulsions, cardiac
block, depression of Vaso Motor Centre and circulatory collapse leading to death within
two hours.
Treatment : Gastric lavage (stomach wash); acidification of urine-to enhance the excre­
tion by Ammonium chloride (orally) or by Dimercaorol; large doses (more than 2 gm/day)
of Vitamin C can be given. Peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis is usually unsuccessful.
Storage information : Keep tightly packed, away from light and humidity.

Shelf life : Does not have expiry date.
References

:

1.

Goodman, Alfred Gilman et al : The Pharmacological
Co. Inc. New York 1980, Sixth Edition.

2.

Laurence,

3.

Satoskar, R S. et al :
Ninth Edition.

4.

D. R. et al :

Clinical Pharmacology,

ELBS,

Basis of Therapeutics,

Macmillan Publishing

Hong Kong, 1980, Fifth Edition.

Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapautics, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1985,

Nelson, et al : Text book of Pediatrics, W, B. Saunders Co. Twelfth Edition, 1983.

This medicine has been tested for quality by LOCOST in a reliable and independent
laboratory.

Office :
1st Floor
Premanand Sahitya Sabha,
Opp, Lakadi Pool,
Dandia Bazar,
Vadodara-390 001.
Tel. No. : 63962

LocosT
LOW COST STANDARD THERAPEUTICS
G.P.O, Post Box No. 134, Vadodara-390 001.
GRAMS : LOCOST

PRICE

LIST

&

ORDER

FORM

Please indicate your requirement and return this form to us.

Most goods indicated will be despatched within a week of the receipt of the order.
Please arrange to order for 3-6 Months.
PRICES

Prices are given in Indian Rupees and are likely to increase or decrease depending on the price of raw
material actually purchased.
For Packing and Forwarding, actuals will be charged.

1% service charge will be charged on the bill.
DELIVERY, DESPATCH & TERMS OF PAYMENT

While every effort will be made by LOCOST to ensure safe delivery, the goods are despatched at the
purchaser's risk, unless insurance is specified by the party, in which case insurance charges will be extra.

PAYMENTS SHOULD BE BY DRAFTS PAYABLE AT BARODA.
PAYMENT IS TO BE MADE WITHiN 15 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF GOODS.

For orders over Rs. 5000/- we'd appreciate advance payment.
ROAD



PERMIT

If goods are to be sent to partners in U. P, West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern States, ROAD
PERMIT IS A MUST.
CENTRAL SALES TAX

For U.P., Rajasthan, West Bengal, Orissa and the North Eastern states, IF THE GOODS ARE TO BE SENT
BY ROAD, Central Sales Tax Registration Number ( C. S, T. Number) is a MUST. ( As of now, this is
not essential for partners from other states.)
C.S.T. Registration Number would enable partners to get 6% off on the bill (This is applicable to all
the States in India. )
The best way to find out how to get the C.S T. forms. Road Permit is to ask a Salex Tax Lawyer or a
Chartered Accountant. Alternatively, you can ask somebody (who has a 'C' form/C.S.T. No. and who can
easily get a road permit) to tell you how to get it.

For LOCOST manufactured items, Gujarat Sales Tax is not applicable for outside Gujarat sales. Prices for
outside Gujarat partners are therefore lower. However for outside Gujarat sales 10% or 4% Central
Sales Tax (C.S.T.) is applicable.

On resale items (those purchased from other manufacturers ) the above is not applicable and therefore
the prices ate the same.

Ref. No. :
Name 8 Address :


Pin Clode No.____________
Sr.
No.

Name of the Drug

_ _-

AUG-SEPT-OCT.

Drug
Strength

Form
(Tab/
Cap/
Syp)

Shelf Price
life of for Guj.
Present Partners per
batch 1000 pack

125 mg
+
250 mg
100 mg
250 mg
1 25 mg
(per 5 ml)
4 a) •Ampicillin (H-)
250 mg
b) •Ampicillin
125 mg
(per 5 ml)
5
Aspirin
300 mg
6
Atropine Sulphate
0.25 mg
7
Calcium Lactate
300 mg
8
Chlorepheniramine Maleate
4 mg
9
•Chloramphenicol (+)
250 mg
10 a) •Chloroquine Phosphate (+) 250 mg
80 mg
b) Chloroquine Phosphate
(per 5 ml)
80 mg
c) Chloroquine Phosphate
(per 450 ml)
11a) Chlorpromazine
10 mg
25 mg
b) Chlorpromazine
12 Clofazimine (+)
100 mg
13 Codeine Phosphate (4)
10 mg
14 a) •Cotrimoxazole {4.)
80 mg

Tab

3 years

1

Aluminium hydroxide
Magnesium Trisilicate
2
Aminophylline
3 a) •Amoxycillin (4)
b) •Amoxycillin

400 mg
1 60 mg
4800 mg
40 mg
c) •Cotrimoxazole
200 mg
(per 5 ml)
5 mg
15 Diazepam
50 mg
16 Diethyl Carbamazine Citrate
500 mg
17 •Diloxanide Furoate
100 mg
18 •Doxycycline (+)

b) •Cotrimoxazole (DS) ( + )

25.00

Prices for
outside Guj.
Partners per
1000 pack

25.00

70.00
70.00
810.00
760.00
8.00
8 00
(per 60 ml. bottle)
Cap
2 years
700.00
650.00
Syp
6 months
6.00
6.00
(per 40 ml. bottle)
Tab
2 years
40.00
40.00
Tab
3 years
15.00
15.00
Tab
3 years
25.00
25.00
Tab
21 years
14.00
14.00
Cap
2 years
490 00
475.00
T ab(S.C) 2| years
300.00
285.00
Syp
2 years
4.00
4.00
(per 50 ml. bottle)
Syp
2 years
22.50
22.50
Tab
Cap
Syp

3 years
2 years
11 year

Tab(S.C.) 2 years
Tab(S.C. ) 2 years
Seamless 21 years
Cap
Tab
2 years
Tab
2| years

42.00
87.00
1225.00
110.00
270.00

42.00
87.00
1225.00
110.00
250.00

Tab

21 years

550.00

510.00

Syp

3 years

4.75

4.75

Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap

3 years
2J years
2 years
2 years

10,00
30.00
290 00
900.00

10.00
30.00
275.00
840.00

Order
City.

1

2

3

19
Ephedrine
20 ’Erythromycin Stearate (+)
21 a) ’Ethambutol (+)
b) ’Ethambutol (+)
c) ’Ethambutol (+)
22 Ferrous Sulphate
23 Fertous Sulphate
+
Folic Acid
24 Folic Acid
25 Frusemide (+)
26 Furazolidone (+)
27 a) ’Ibuprofen (+)
b) ‘ibuprofen (r)
28 ’Indomethacine (+)
29 a) Isoniazid (INH)
b) Isoniazid (INH)
30 a) INH + Thiacetazone

30 mg
250 mg
200 mg
400 mg
800 mg
200 mg
200 mg

1 mg
5 mg
40 mg
100 mg
200 mg
400 mg
25 mg
100 mg
300 mg
1 50 mg
75 mg
b) INH + Thiacetazone
300 mg
150 mg
31
100 mg
’Mebendazole (+)
32 ’Metronidazole (+)
200 mg
50 mg
Nitrofurantoin
33
27.5 gm.
34
Oral Rehydration Salt
(1 litre pack)
500 mg
35 a) ’Paracetamol
125 mg
b) ’Paracetamol
(per 5 ml)
5 mg
36 Prednisolone (+)
25 mg
37 ’Pyrimethamine (+)
500 mg
38 ’Pyrazinamide
150 mg
39 a) Rifampicin (+)
450 mg
b) ’Rifampicin (+)
4 mg
40 ’Salbutamol (+)
500 mg
41 ’Sulphadimidine
500 mg
42 ’Sulphamethoxy Pyridazine
(Long Acting Sulpha)
250 mg
43 ^Tetracycline ( + )
2 lac I.U.
Vitamin A (+)
44
45 a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin C
46 a) Benzyl Benzoate
(100 ml bottle)

50 mg
100 mg
500 mg
25%

4
Tab
Tab(S.C)
T ab
Tab
Tab
Tab(S.C.)
Tab(S.C.)

5

2 years
3 years
2 years
4J years
1!i year
1?!- year

6

7

100.00
1025.00
280,00
430.00
850.00
9.00
25.00

100.00
1025.00
260 00
400.00
800.00
9.00
25.00

40.00
140.00
65.00
125.00
225.00
105.00
35.00
110.00
95.00

Tab
Tab
Tab
Tab(S.C)
Tab(S.C)
Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab

11 years


40.00
140.00
65.00
150.00
240.00
110.00
35 00
110.00
95.00

Tab

2 years

160.00

160.00

Tab
Tab(S.C.)
Tab
Pouches

3 year
3 years
6 months
11 year

110.00
115.00
45.00
2.00

95.00
110.00
45 00
2.00

Tab
Syp

3 years
21 years

Tab
Tab
Tab

11 year

21 years
2 years
2 years
21 years
3 years
21 years

105.00
100.00
4.00
4.00
(per 60 ml bottle)
155.00
115.00
53 00
50.00
750.00
700.00
950.00
950.00
2475 00
2325.00
70.00
60.00
200.00
190.00
1150.00
1050.00

11 year
11 year

400.00
900.00

Cap
Tab
Tab
Tab
Cap
Seamless
Cap
Tab
Tfib
Tab
Lot

11 year
3 years
3 years
11 year

380,00
900.00


25.00
25.00

53.00
53.00
240 00
240.00
11 year
NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESENT

6

7

2 years

125.00

125.00

Lot

2 years

7.00

7.00

1%

Lot

2 years

55.00

55.00

1%

Soln.



1%

Soln.

2 years

10.00
10.00
(per doz)
10.00
10.00

0.1 %

Oint

1 year

0.2%

Oint

1J year

0.2%

Oint

1 year

1%

Oint

1A year

12.00
12.00
(per doz)

25 gm
tube

Oint

2 years

28 00

28.00
(per 10)

400 gm
jar

Oint

2 years

25.00

25.00

21.00

21.00

3

4

5

25%

Lot

47 a) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride (450 ml Bottle)
b) Gamma Benzene Hexa
Chloride (4.5 lit. pack)

1%

48 a) Gentian Violet
(15 ml. bottle)
b) Gentian Violet
(450 ml, bottle)

49

2

1

b) Benzyl Benzoate
( 4.5 lit. pack )

Betamethasone (5gm tube)

50 a) Nitrofurazone
(15 gm tube)
b) Nitrofurazone
(500 gm jar)

51

Tetracycline Eye Ointment
(3.5 gm tube)

52 a) Whitfield's Oint
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)
b) Whitfield's Oint
(Benzoic acid 6% +
Salicylic acid 3%)

8

43.00
43.00
(per doz)
27.00
27.00
(per 10)
17.00
17.00

NON DRUG ITEMS

53

Absorbent Cotton

54

Absorbent Gauze

55

Disposable Syringes
with Needles
(Needles-22.23,24,
x 1" available)

500 gms


100 cms x 18 mts roll _
45 cms x 16 mts roll —
2 inches x 2 5 mts —
3 inches x 2.5 mts —

2 ml.


5 ml.

33.00
33.00
12.50
12.50
3,00 (per doz)
3.00
4.50
4.50
(per doz)
2.15
2.15
2.25
2.25

TOTAL
ITEMS MARKED

(-I-) are available in 100's pack
(£) have estimated prices
(*)
are LOCOST's products
(S.C.) are Sugar coated tablets

+

GOODS TO BE SENT BY ST/RAIL/ROAD TRANSPORT/ANGADIA/AIR/
REGISTERED POST PARCEL TO
IF GOODS ARE TO BE SENT BY ROAD, NAME OF TRANSPORT COMPANY

+

GOODS TO BE SENT LATEST BY

+

ENCLOSED DRAFT FOR RS.

+

BEARING NO,

Date :

(date)
_

ON

_

(Name of Bank)

Signature of Purchaser

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