07.05.07. What are the costs of the main antidementia medications: donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine? | India
07.05.07. What are the costs of the main antidementia medications: donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine? | India
08 Jul 2022
Table 7.12. Cost per dose of generics as per the Clinical practice guideline management for dementia
Name of the medication | Dose as per guidelines | No. of brands/trades name available | Range of cost | |
Usual starting dose in mg/day | Maximum recommended dose (mg/day) | |||
Donepezil | 5 | 10 | 28 | Rs 105 – Rs 171 5Mg (10 tablets)
Rs 145- Rs 244 10 mg (10 tablets) |
Rivastigmine | 3 | 12 | 19 | Rs 22 – Rs 710 1.5mg (10 capsules) |
Galantamine | 8 | 24 | Rs 131- Rs 220 4 mg/ 10s | |
Rivastigmine Transdermal Patch | 4.6/24 hours patch | 9.5/24 hours patch | 19 | Rs 5497 / 30 pcs |
Donepezil extended release | 11.5 | 23 | – | Rs 121- Rs 172 (10 tablets) |
NMDA Antagonist Memantine | 10 | 20 | 3 | Rs 88- Rs 798 (10 tablets) |
Source: (Medindia, 2019; Shaji et al., 2018)
References:
Medindia, 2019. Medindia – Trusted Information on Health & Wellness Available from: www.medindia.net/index.asp
Shaji, K.S., Sivakumar, P.T., Rao, G.P., Paul, N., (2018). Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Dementia. Indian J. Psychiatry 60, S312–S328. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.224472