Guide to Interchangeable Medicines
PDF : 189 KB | 23/01/2023Updated following clarification received from the Department of Health that the demonstration of bioequivalence is not required by the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.
View tracked changesDetails of ongoing and completed consultations, and resulting updates to the list of interchangeable medicines, are provided below:
Ongoing Consultations
The HPRA cannot comment or provide any further information on specific consultations.
The consultation process with the relevant marketing authorisation holders has commenced for the following active substances:
- Apixaban
- Losartan Hydrochlorothiazide
It is expected these consultations will conclude in June and July 2023. The active substance will be included in the list, at a mutually agreed time, when the consultation is complete.
Completed Consultations
The consultation process with the relevant marketing authorisation holders has been completed for each of the following active substances (most recently concluded first). The current version of the list includes all these active substances.
2023:
Abiraterone
Atorvastatin
Diclofenac Sodium
Duloxetine
Esomeprazole
Flucloxacillin
Gabapentin
Hydroxocobalamin
Midodrine
Pregabalin
Prucalopride
Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe
Sertraline
Zopiclone
2022:
Atorvastatin
Betahistine
Cetirizine
Doxazosin
Ezetimibe
Latanoprost
Lercanidipine
Levetiracetam
Metformin
Metformin
Montelukast
Nebivolol
Omeprazole
Ondansetron
Paroxetine
Pregabalin
Quetiapine
Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe
Tramadol/Dexketoprofen
Valsartan
2021:
Doxazosin
Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil
Ezetimibe/Simvastatin
Felodipine/Ramapril
Latanoprost
Latanoprost
Levocetirizine
Losartan
Losartan
Memantine
Ondansetron
Pregabalin
Quetiapine
Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe
Tamsulosin
Valsartan
Venlafaxine
2020:
Alprazolam
Atorvastatin
Azithromycin
Clopidogrel/Acetylsalicylic Acid
Eplerenone
Flucloxacillin
Gabapentin
Letrozole
Nebivolol
Omeprazole
Ondansetron
Rasagiline
Salbutamol
Solifenacin succinate
Solifenacin succinate/Tamsulosin
Tamsulosin
Telmisartan
2019:
Alendronic Acid
Alendronic Acid
Anastrozole
Atorvastatin
Clarithromycin
Clarithromycin
Diclofenac Sodium
Emtricitabine Tenofovir disoproxil
Esomeprazole
Etoricoxib
Ezetimibe
Ezetimibe/Simvastatin
Gabapentin
Gliclazide
Latanoprost
Metformin
Methotrexate
Olmesartan
Olmesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide
Oxycodone/Naloxone
Pregabalin
Quetiapine
Quetiapine
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe
Salbutamol
Sildenafil
Simvastatin
Tamsulosin
Telmisartan / Hydrochlorothiazide
Tramadol
2018
Aripiprazole
Atorvastatin
Co-Amoxiclav
Diclofenac
Duloxetine
Esomeprazole
Esomeprazole/Naproxen
Lactulose
Latanoprost
Levocetrizine
Nebivolol
Omeprazole
Omeprazole
Quetiapine
Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin
Salbutamol
Tramadol
Tramadol/Paracetamol
Venlafaxine
2017:
Betahistine
Cetirizine
Citalopram
Clarithromycin
Clarithromycin
Clopidogrel
Domperidone
Donepezil
Flucloxacillin
Fluoxetine
Flurazepam
Lansoprazole
Levocetirizine
Levocetirizine
Methotrexate
Nebivolol
Omeprazole
Pantoprazole
Ranitidine.
Risedronic Acid
Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin
Sildenafil
Sildenafil
Simvastatin
Tamsulosin
Tolterodine
Tramadol/Paracetamol
Valsartan
Valsartan
Venlafaxine
2016
Alendronic acid
Alprazolam
Amlodipine
Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid
Aripiprazole
Atorvastatin
Bisoprolol
Capecitabine
Duloxetine
Gliclazide
Metformin
Quetiapine
Quetiapine.
Ramipril
Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin
Sertraline
Telmisartan
Telmisartan
Tramadol/Paracetamol
Valsartan
2015
Alendronic acid
Amlodipine
Amlodipine
Anastrazole.
Atorvastatin
Atorvastatin
Bisoprolol
Capecitabine
Clopidogrel
Co-amoxiclav
Diclofenac
Donepezil
Escitalopram
Escitalopram
Esomeprazole
Lansoprazole
Lansoprazole
Losartan
Metformin
Montelukast
Omeprazole
Pantoprazole
Pravastatin
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ramipril
Rosuvastatin
Simvastatin
Telmisartan
Temozolomide
Tramadol
Venlafaxine
2014
Alendronic acid
Bisoprolol
Candesartan
Citalopram
Clarithromycin
Co-Amoxiclav
Diclofenac
Doxazosin
Fluoxetine
Lercanidipine
Memantine
Mirtazapine
Montelukast
Olanzapine
Pantoprazole
Paroxetine
Perindopril
Rabeprazole
Risedronic Acid
Risperidone
Rosuvastatin
Sertraline
Sildenafil
Simvastatin
Tamsulosin
Telmisartan
Tolterodine
Valsartan
Venlafaxine
Zopiclone