AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
My doctor prescribed me Ecosprin AV-75. He said it is cheap and manfactured by well known company USV. But on purchase I found it is very cheap but manufactured by Accent pharma. My question is whether USV and Accent belongs to same company? Why this drug is very cheap( Rs 18 for 10 tablets. Others are Rs 100 per 10 )
Answer Hi Nagesh,
I am a bit surprised that it is so costly. US Vitamin's Ecosprin is in two strengths 150 and 325 mg. The pack contains 14 tabs and cost Rs. 5.76 and Rs. 9.11 respectively. Rs. 18 for 10 tabs is too expensive. Spirin of Alkem is available in 75 mg strength as is Zosprin of Medley, Delisprin of Aristo, and the costs are as follows:
Delisprin Rs. 3.92 for 10 tabs
Zosprin Rs. 3.91 for 14 tabs
Spirin Rs. 6.50 for 10 tabs
You may take any of these. Aspirin is one of the cheapest drug in the world and the actual cost of the tablets is in the range of Rs. 1 for 14 tabs.
Paying Rs.100 for 10 tabs is exhorbitant!!!!
Ravi Ghooi
