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Supplementary Table 1: U.S. Brand Names Identical To Brand Names In Other Countries With Different Active Ingredients
Brand Name U.S. Active Ingredient U.S. Indication Active Ingredient In Indication in Other Country Other Countries Countries
pain, inflammation, Advil ibuprofen mefenamic acid pain, inflammation, fever Philippines fever pain, inflammation, anti- Ascor ascorbic acid vitamin C supplement acetylsalicylic acid United Arab Emirates platelet (blood thinner) Atralin tretinoin acne sertraline depression Bangladesh
Atryn antithrombin alfa blood thinner azithromycin infection India
amlodipine besylate;olmesartan Azor high blood pressure alprazolam anxiety South Africa medoxomil
allergy gliclazide diabetes Korea Claritin loratadine clarithromycin infection Korea emergency birth local anesthetic (numbs Ella ulipristal acetate lidocaine/prilocaine Taiwan, Province of China control body pain) Australia; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; Hong Kong; India; Korea, Republic of; Mexico; Puerto Rico; Emend aprepitant nausea/vomiting fosaprepitant nausea/vomiting Russian Federation; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Taiwan, Province of China; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates Fibricor fenofibric acid high cholesterol ibutilide heart condition India
Flebogamma immunoglobulin human immunoglobulin g blood disorder blood disorder France; Italy DIF human normal
Heather norethindrone birth control calluna vulgaris herbal Germany
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Brand Name U.S. Active Ingredient U.S. Indication Active Ingredient In Indication in Other Country Other Countries Countries
nervous system anti- immunoglobulin nervous system anti- Hizentra human immunoglobulin g Saudi Arabia; Sweden inflammatory human normal inflammatory
Mili ethinyl estradiol;norgestimate birth control paracetamol pain, fever Malaysia
ascorbic acid;polyethylene ascorbic acid/ glycol 3350;potassium pre-imaging procedure potassium/ sodium pre-imaging procedure Moviprep chloride;sodium Japan clean bowel chloride/ sodium clean bowel ascorbate;sodium sulfate/ macrogol 4000 chloride;sodium sulfate
Mylotarg gemtuzumab ozogamicin cancer levofloxacin infection Egypt
Neuraceq florbetaben f-18 brain imaging florbetapir (18f) brain imaging France
Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Finland; Nicorette nicotine quit smoking nicotine betadex quit smoking Germany; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Sweden
pancrelipase Pancreaze amylase;pancrelipase help digest food pancrelipase help digest food Puerto Rico lipase;pancrelipase protease
Protonix pantoprazole sodium heartburn omeprazole heartburn Philippines
diphenhydramine/ salicylic acid/ camphor/ local anesthetic (numbs camphor Japan local anesthetic menthol/ thymol/ body pain) Salonpas (synthetic);menthol;methyl (numbs body pain) borneol/ squalene salicylate local anesthetic (numbs menthol/felbinac Japan body pain)
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Brand Name U.S. Active Ingredient U.S. Indication Active Ingredient In Indication in Other Country Other Countries Countries
salicylic local anesthetic (numbs Lebanon acid/camphor/menthol body pain)
salicylic acid/ camphor/ local anesthetic (numbs Italy menthol/ thymol body pain)
Canada; Hungary; Japan; local anesthetic (numbs Saudi Arabia; Singapore; salicylic acid/menthol body pain) Thailand; United Arab Emirates salicylic acid/ menthol/ benzyl nicotinate/ local anesthetic (numbs Hong Kong; Singapore enoxolone/ body pain) nonivamide salicylic acid/ menthol/ benzyl nicotinate/ local anesthetic (numbs Taiwan glycyrrhizic acid/ body pain) nonivamide tocopherol/ salicylic local anesthetic (numbs Canada; Taiwan; Thailand: acid/ camphor/ body pain) 2016 menthol Suprax cefixime infection cefotaxime infection Pakistan
Tolak fluorouracil cancer tenofovir HIV/AIDS Colombia
skin problems hydrocortisone skin problems Bangladesh; Jordan Topicort desoximetasone triamcinolone skin problems Egypt Ultravate halobetasol propionate skin problems betamethasone skin problems India
Vermox mebendazole worm infection amoxicillin infection India
Bulgaria; Canada; Egypt; sodium chloride/ Voluven hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 increase blood volume increase blood volume Portugal; Romania; hetastarch Slovakia; Sweden; Turkey
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Brand Name U.S. Active Ingredient U.S. Indication Active Ingredient In Indication in Other Country Other Countries Countries heartburn omeprazole heartburn Puerto Rico omeprazole;sodium Zegerid sodium bicarbonate/ bicarbonate Puerto Rico omeprazole
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