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Table 3 Most commonly prescribed injections at the medical outpatient pharmacy of Hawassa University Referral Hospital from September 2007 to September 2009

From: Assessment of drug use pattern using WHO prescribing indicators at Hawassa University teaching and referral hospital, south Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Commonly prescribed injection

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Ampicillin

105

21.4

Cloxacillin

66

13.4

Crystalline Penicillin

61

12.4

Ceftriaxone

48

9.8

Gentamicin

48

9.8

Diclofenac

46

9.4

Chloraphinicol

41

8.4

Furosemide

25

5.1

Dexamethasone

23

4.7

Chlorpromzine

8

1.6

Diazepam

7

1.4

Metrindazole

4

0.8

Total

482

98.2