Drug brand Varilrix is being manufactured and marketed by Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Varicella Zoster Vaccine (Chicken Pox/Herpes). This drug comes in the form of Injection. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 0.5 ml and is priced at Rs 1.00 (arround $0.014 US Dollar)
There are 2 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Varilrix, which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Varicella Zoster Vaccine (Chicken Pox/Herpes)2000 PFU). Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a generic version of the prescribed drug brand, if any. So far as quality and performance of generic version is concerned, mostly, Generics with the same active ingredient (here i.e. Varicella Zoster Vaccine (Chicken Pox/Herpes)2000 PFU), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one