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Table 1 The total amount of the eight drugs that were supplied to the eight health centres according to the 38 reports that were reviewed

From: Deficient supplies of drugs for life threatening diseases in an African community

 

Ordering units

Number of units ordered

Fraction received

Drugs for pneumonia

   

   Amoxicillin tab

1000 × 250 mg

784

31 %

   Benzyl penicillin injection

One 5 mL unit vial

1525

4 %

   Cotrimoxazole tab

1000 × (400 mg + 80 mg)

1018

50 %

   Chloramphenicol injection

1 g sodium succinate vial

483

15 %

   Erythromycin tab

1000 × 250 mg

425

21 %

Drugs for malaria

   

   Pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine tab

1000 × (25 mg + 500 mg)

325

63 %

   Paraldehyde injection

One 10 mL ampoule

2167

48 %

   Quinine injection

One 600 mg ampoule

2100

9 %