Number

Generic Name

Year of FirstIntroduction

Introduced by


1

Abacavir sulfate (JAN, USAN)

1999

Glaxo Wellcome


2

Aceclofenac

1992

Prodes ; Sanofi-Winthrop


3

Actarit

1994

Nippon Shinyaku etc.


4

Alendronate sodium (USAN)

1993

Merck, Sigma Tau


5

Alglucerase

1991

Genzyme


6

Alitretinoin

1999

Ligand


7

Almotriptan maleate (USAN)

2000

Almirall Prodesfarma


8

Alosetron hydrochloride (USAN)

2000

Glaxo-Wellcome


9

Alpidem

1991

Synthelabo


10

Amifostine(USAN) (USP)

1995

Schering Plough


11

Amorolfine hydrochloride (JAN)

1991

Roche


12

Ampiroxicam

1994

Pfizer, Toyama


13

Amprenavir

1999

Glaxo Wellcome


14

Amtolmetin guacil

1993

Sigma Tau, Medosan


15

Anagrelide hydrochloride (USAN)

1997

Roberts


16

Anastrozole

1995

Zeneca


17

Angiotensin II

1994

Yamanouchi


18

Aniracetam

1993

Roche; Toyama etc


19

Aranidipine

1996

Taiho


20

Arglabin

1999

Nu Oncology Labs


21

Arteether

2000

Artecef BV


22

Atorvastatin calcium (USAN)

1997

Parke-Davis


23

Atosiban

2000

Ferring AB


24

Atovaquone

1992

Wellcome


25

Azasetron hydrochloride (JAN)

1994

Yoshitomi; Japan Tobacco


26

Balsalazide disodium (USAN)

1997

Astra


27

Barnidipine hydrochloride (JAN)

1992

Yamanouchi


28

Benidipine hydrochloride (JAN)

1991

Kyowa Hakko


29

Bepotastine besilate (JAN)

2000

Ube ; Tanabe


30

Beraprost sodium (JAN)

1992

Toray ; Yamanouchi


31

Betamethasone butyrate propionate

1994

Torii


32

Bexarotene

2000

Ligand Pharm.


33

Bicalutamide

1995

Zeneca


34

Bivalirudin

2000

The Medicines Company


35

Brimonidine tartrate (USAN)

1996

Allergan


36

Brinzolamide

1998

Alcon


37

Brodimoprim

1993

Fisons; Master Pharma


38

Bromfenac sodium hydrate (JAN)

1997

Wyeth-Ayerst


39

Budipine

1997

Promonta Lundbeck


40

Bulaquine

2000

CDRI


41

Butenafine hydrochloride (JAN)

1992

Kaken；Hisamitsu


42

Butibufen

1992

E Merck


43

Cabergoline

1993

Kabi Pharmacia


44

Calcipotriol (INN, JAN) (calcipotriene(USAN))

1991

Leo Denmark


45

Candesartan cilexetil (JAN, USAN)

1997

Astra


46

Capecitabine

1998

Roche


47

Carperitide

1995

Zeria


48

Carvedilol

1991

Boehringer Mannheim


49

Cefcapene pivoxil hydrochloride (JAN)

1997

Shionogi


50

Cefdinir

1991

Fujisawa


51

Cefditoren pivoxil (JAN)

1994

Meiji Seika


52

Cefepime dihydrochloride (INN, JAN)

1993

Bristol-Myers Squibb


53

Cefetamet pivoxil hydrochlroride (JAN)

1992

Roche


54

Cefoselis sulfate (INN, JAN)

1998

Fujisawa


55

Cefotiam hexetil hydrochloride (JAN)

1991

Takeda


56

Cefozopran hydrochloride (JAN)

1995

Takeda


57

Cefpirome sulfate (JAN, USAN)

1992

Hoechst; Roussel Uclaf


58

Cefprozil(USP)

1992

Bristol-Myers Squibb


59

Ceftibuten (JAN)

1992

Shionogi


60

Celecoxib

1999

Searle/Pfizer


61

Centchroman

1991

Hindustan Latex


62

Centoxin

1991

Centocor


63

Cerivastatin sodium (JAN, USAN)

1997

Bayer


64

Cetrorelix acetate (USAN)

1999

Asta Medica


65

Cevimeline hydrochloride (USAN)

2000

Daiichi Pharm.


66

CHF-1301

1999

Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA


67

Cidofovir

1996

Gilead Sciences


68

Cilnidipine

1995

Fujirebio


69

Cinolazepam

1993

Gerot


70

Cisatracurium besilate (INN)

1995

Glaxo Wellcome


71

Cladribine

1993

Ortho Biotech


72

Clopidogrel bisulfate (USAN)

1998

Sanofi ; Bristol-Myers Squibb


73

Cloricromen hydrochloride

1991

Sinax (Fidia)


74

Colesevelam hydrochloride (USAN)

2000

Sankyo ; Pfizer


75

Colestimide (JAN) (Colestilan (INN))

1999

Tokyo Tanabe


76

Colforsin daropate hydrochloride (JAN)

1999

Nippon Kayaku


77

Cytarabine ocfosfate (JAN)

1993

Yamasa ; Nippon Kayaku


78

Dalfopristin/quinupristin

1999

Aventis


79

Deferiprone

1995

Cipla


80

Delavirdine mesilate(JAN), mesylate(USAN)

1997

Pharmacia & Upjohn


81

Denileukin diftitox

1999

Ligand


82

Deprodone propionate (JAN)

1992

SS Pharmaceutical


83

Desflurane(USP)

1992

Anaquest


84

Dexfenfluramine hydrochloride (USAN)

1997

Servier


85

Dexibuprofen

1994

Gebro Broschek


86

Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride(USAN)

2000

Abbott


87