List of Medicine and Drug Prices in Nigeria in 2022

Is there a particular drug you want to buy? but you're not too sure how much it is at your area's chemist or pharmacy. This article covers the list of medicine and drug prices in Nigeria currently.

Although the list may not offer you precise pricing since medicine prices in Nigeria aren't controlled and are determined by drugstore and area, it will give you an approximation.

However, this information is gathered from a few big pharmacies operating at different locations in the country.

I also made the list in alphabetical order for ease of access, I hope this helps you address your issue.

Read Also: MALARIA DRUGS DURING PREGNANCY

List of Medicine & Drug Prices in Nigeria

Letter A

1. Acyclovir 200mg - ₦2,000 per pack.
2. Adderall (amphetamine) - ₦1,800 per tablet and ₦47,250 for a pack containing 30 pills
3. Albendazole - ₦400, ₦800, ₦1,000 or even ₦1,400  (Depending on the brand)
4. Amoxicillin - ₦550 per sachet containing 10 tablets
5. Ampicillin capsule - ₦250 per sachet
6. Arthrotec - ₦700 per sachet
7. Asthma inhaler - (Ventolin inhaler - ₦1,500;  Seretide inhaler - ₦4,550)
8. Augmentin - ₦3,500 
9. Azithromycin - Zithromax suspension 1g by Pfizer - ₦4,950;
   - Zithromax suspension (for children) ₦3,500;
   - Zithromax tablets 250mg ₦3650;
   - Zithromax 500mg tablet- ₦4,000.

Letter C

1. Ceftriaxone injection - ₦1,500 per ampoule.
2. Ciprotab (ciprofloxacin) - ₦1,500 per pack.
3. Clomiphene Citrate - ₦3,500 per pack.
4. Coartem - Double strength (80/480) - ₦1,700;
   Single strength coartem (20/120) - ₦600
5. Cyclogest pessary – ₦11,000 per packet

See Also: List of Deworming Drugs in Nigeria, Including Dosage and Price (ogun aran inu)

Letter D

1. Daflon 500mg - ₦2,500 to ₦3500 per pack.
2. Danazol - from ₦3500 to ₦4500 per pack.
3. Dapoxetine Priligy (Dapoxetine) 30mg - ₦33,000 per pack
4. Depo Provera (DMPA) - ₦800 per pack.
5. Dexamethasone - Injection ₦1,000;
   Sachet of dexamethasone tablets  - ₦500 .
6. Dostinex (carbagoline) - from ₦8,900 to ₦9,200 .
7. Doxycycline - ₦100  per sachet.

Letter E

1. Erythromycin - ₦600  per sachet,  ₦1,800 per pack.

Letter F

1. Feldin- ₦2,500 per pack.
2. Felvin - ₦70  per sachet.
3. Fluconazole - ₦2,500 per pack
4. Fortuin/Pentazocin - ₦3,500 per pack.

Letter H

1. HonniHil - ₦1,500  for a pack containing 4 tablets.
2. Hydrocort-one Cream - ₦700 

Letter I

1. Ibuprofen Branded Ibuprofen (Nurofen) 200mg - 1560 per satchet, branded ibuprofen 400mg - ₦2,250 for a pack containing 12 tablets. Unbranded ibuprofen - #400
2. Imipenem - ₦6,000
3. Injection cefuroxime (Zinnat) - ₦2,000
4. Insulin Injection- Humulin - ₦3,250  per ampoule, Mustard - ₦4,500 per ampoule, Actrapid - ₦3,000  per ampoule
5. Insulin- Short-acting insulin (Humulin) - ₦3900 per vial and at rapid cost ₦3500. While Lantus insulin - around ₦8,000 to ₦10,000  per vial. Lantus - long-acting
6. Ivermectin - ₦800

Recommended for you: Top 10 Drugs for Purging in Nigeria (Diarrhea Treatment)

Letter K

1. Kenalog (intralesional triamcinolone) - from ₦2500 to ₦3000 per vial

Letter L

1. Lansoprazole - ₦1,500 per pack
2. Letrozole - A pack of 2.5mg of letrozole containing 28 tablets costs ₦7,500
3. Levofloxacin 500mg tablets - ₦2000
4. Lonart double strength (80/480) - ₦1,200
5. Losartan - A sachet 50mg of losartan cost about ₦700, while a pack of losartan contains 28 tablets - is priced at ₦2,500
6. Lyrica 75 mg - ₦5,000 per pack

Letter M

1. Meropenem - (Branded) - ₦10,000; Meropenem (unbranded) - ₦5,200
2. Mifepr-tone (Mifeprex)- ₦1,800 per sachet
3. M-oprostol- Cytotec - ₦2,000 per sachet; M-oclear - ₦1,500 per sachet
4. Modafinil (Provigil)- ₦31,000
5. Montelukast - ₦2,000 per pack
6. Montiget for asthma - ₦800 per pack

Letter N

1. Neuracalm 75mg - ₦4,500 per pack
2. Normoretic - ₦1,700 per pack and Moduretic - ₦2,500 per pack

Letter O

1. Ofloxacin - ₦2,000  per pack
2. Omeprazole- Barrole Injection - ₦900; tablet - from ₦500 to ₦1,000 per pack

Letter P

1. Parlodel (Bromocriptine) - ₦2,500 per pack
2. Polygynax - ₦3,000 
3. Postinor 2 - ₦500 per sachet
4. Pregabalin - from ₦500 to ₦1000
5. Primolut N - ₦2,000 for a packet containing 30 tablets
6. Progesterone injection - ₦2,500 
7. Progynova - ₦3,000 for a pack containing 28 tablets
8. Propranolol - ₦250  for a sachet
9. Pylorest - ₦800 

Letter R

1. Rhogam injection - from ₦35,000 to ₦37,000
2. Ribavirin - ₦5,000
3. Rocephin injection  – ₦3,500 per ampoule

Read Also: Names of Manpower Drugs in Nigeria and their categories

Letter S

1. Slow K Potassium tablets - ₦1,500 

Letter T

1. Tamsulosin (Contiflo) - ₦3,500 for a pack
2. Tarivid - ₦3,000 per pack.
3. Tavanic (levofloxacin) - ₦5,500

Letter V

1. Vasoprim (low dose aspirin) - ₦500 per pack and it depends on the brand

Letter Z

1. Zinnat 500mg - ₦3,900
2. Zoloft (Sertraline) - ₦2,580  for a pack containing ten (10) tablets

Check this out: White Quinine: The Uses, Dosage, Health Benefits, And Side Effects

In Conclusion

We will keep on updating and adding more drugs and prices to this list in the future, so, you can go ahead and bookmark this page, so you won't have any difficulty finding it when next you need it.

Is there any drug you would love us to include here? Kindly comment the name of the drug and the price tag in your area below, we will confirm and have it added too. We hope you find this helpful.