Table 3

Affordable medicines for children in China

Medicines nameStrengthDosage form
Acetaminophen500 mgTablet
Albendazole200 mgTablet
Aminophylline0.1 gInjection
Aminophylline25 mg/mLInjection
Amitriptyline0.025 gNR
Amlodipine0.005 gNR
Amoxicillin250 mgTablet/capsule
Amoxicillin+clavulanic acid0.375 gNR
Amoxicillin+clavulanic acid1.0 gNR
Amoxicillin+clavulanic acid125 mg+31.25 mg/5 mLSuspension
Amoxicillin+clavulanic acid250 mg+125 mgTablet
Aspirin0.3 gTablet
Aspirin100 mgTablet
Atenolol0.05 gNR
Azithromycin250 mgTablet/capsule
Benzylpenicillin1 million IUInjection
Calamine100 mLLotion
Captopril0.025 gNR
Carbamazepine100 mgTablet
Ceftriaxone1 gInjection
Cefuroxime250 mgTablet/Capsule
Cefuroxime750 mgInjection
Cephalexin0.25 gNR
Chloramphenicol250 mgTablet
Chlorpheniramine4 mgTablet
Ciprofloxacin0.25 gNR
Clarithromycin0.25 gNR
Diazepam5 mg/mLInjection
Enalapril0.005 gNR
Enalapril0.01 gNR
Erythromycin0.25 gNR
Fluconazole0.2 g/100 mLInjection
Fluconazole50 mgCapsule
Ibuprofen200 mgTablet
Ibuprofen100 mg/5 mLSuspension
Ibuprofen2 g/100 mLSuspension
Isoniazid100 mgTablet
Isosorbide Nitrate0.005 gNR
Levothyroxine50 µgTablet
Loratadine10 mgTablet/capsule
Metformin500 mgTablet/Capsule
Metronidazole0.2 gNR
Morphine10 mgTablet
Nifedipine0.01 gNR
Omeprazole10 mgTablet
Omeprazole0.02 gNR
Oral rehydration solution500 mLOral solution
Paracetamol500 mgTablet
Phenobarbital30 mgTablet
Phenobarbital100 mg/mLInjection
Phenytoin50 mgTablet
phenytoin sodium0.1 gNR
Procainepenicillin600 mgInjection
Ranitidine0.15 gNR
Salbutamol100 μg/doseInhaler
Simvastatin0.02 gNR
Sodium valproate200 mgTablet/capsule
Vitamin A25 000 IUCapsule
Vitamin B650 mg/mLInjection
  • NR, not reported.