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Table 6 Percentage distribution of availability of non-expired drugs in selected healthcare facilities in Nigeria, 2013/2014

From: Assessment of primary health care facilities’ service readiness in Nigeria

Drug Name

Anambra

Bauchi

Bayelsa

Cross River

Ekiti

Imo

Kaduna

Kebbi

Kogi

Niger

Osun

Taraba

Total

Antibiotics

             

Ceftriaxone

24.6

15.6

30.4

14.2

8.7

20.9

33.0

8.1

23.3

13.0

13.6

21.2

18.8

Ampicillin

35.2

14.6

29.3

22.9

16.4

28.3

37.2

9.6

25.2

20.7

14.5

27.5

23.4

Gentamicin

72.9

23.6

60.8

52.2

49.5

76.1

58.6

16.3

62.6

68.8

42.5

59.6

53.6

Metronidazole

70.9

38.7

68.0

54.6

70.7

71.7

74.0

23.9

62.6

61.1

57.0

66.8

59.9

Azithromycin

11.6

3.3

22.1

13.2

5.3

11.3

20.5

7.7

9.7

9.1

5.1

8.3

10.5

Benzanthine benzyl penicillin

39.2

16.5

33.2

42.0

20.7

52.2

43.3

11.0

33.0

53.4

29.0

38.3

34.4

Chloramphenicol

41.2

29.7

27.6

12.2

24.0

30.9

43.3

16.3

31.1

38.5

29.0

27.5

29.3

Amoxicilline for children (125 mg)

50.3

43.4

58.0

37.1

48.1

45.2

62.8

14.8

46.6

46.6

62.2

48.7

46.9

Benzylpenicillin for children

44.7

21.2

33.7

43.4

25.5

51.3

47.4

12.4

36.4

54.8

29.4

44.6

37.1

Anesthetics

             

Diazepam

56.3

21.7

53.6

33.7

40.4

41.3

43.3

10.5

31.6

31.7

39.3

37.3

36.5

Oxytocin

             

Oxytocin (Syntocinon)

56.3

33.0

55.8

42.9

27.9

58.7

51.6

18.2

38.8

46.2

32.2

41.5

41.9

Ergometrine

53.3

34.4

58.6

56.6

54.3

64.8

46.5

19.6

50.5

50.0

44.9

56.5

49.1

Gastro-Intestinal

             

Magnesium Sulphate

10.6

15.1

27.6

10.7

14.9

17.0

26.1

17.2

14.1

17.3

7.9

9.8

15.7

Oral rehydration solution (ORS)

73.4

47.6

70.2

36.6

66.4

60.0

60.9

27.3

48.1

60.1

37.4

53.9

53.3

Zinc for children

56.8

29.3

34.3

13.2

3.9

41.7

24.7

11.0

17.0

9.1

18.7

9.3

22.4

Misoprostol (Mifepristone)

19.1

15.1

31.5

7.3

16.4

17.0

40.0

10.1

10.7

16.4

12.6

9.3

17.1

Hypertension Drug

             

Nifedipine

34.2

24.1

49.2

15.1

20.7

30.9

43.7

10.1

24.8

10.6

16.8

24.9

25.2

Anti-malaria

             

Artemisinin combination therapy for children

84.4

63.7

66.3

58.5

70.2

72.2

52.1

15.3

67.5

54.3

70.1

43.0

59.8

Anti anaemia

             

Ferrous salt

74.9

48.1

64.6

68.8

73.6

75.2

74.9

22.5

71.8

65.4

63.6

72.0

64.6

Folic acid

81.9

59.4

80.1

76.6

79.3

85.2

80.5

30.1

81.1

73.1

86.5

78.2

74.3

Mineral supplements

             

Calcium Gluconate

26.1

6.6

22.1

11.2

7.2

22.2

15.8

5.7

16.0

5.8

7.9

6.2

12.7

Sodium Chloride (Saline Solution/NaCl)

42.2

24.1

58.0

29.3

32.2

45.2

47.9

12.9

41.3

35.1

32.2

37.3

36.3

Vitamin A for children

76.4

45.3

65.2

57.6

58.2

62.2

36.7

14.4

39.3

32.7

33.6

35.2

46.2

Anti-Allergies

             

Betamethasone or Dexamethasone

40.7

18.9

38.1

17.1

11.5

20.9

29.8

8.1

29.1

16.8

12.2

23.3

21.9

Contraceptive

             

Medroxyprogesterone acetate

45.2

44.8

26.5

36.6

16.8

19.1

47.9

12.9

21.4

27.4

27.6

30.6

29.7

Pain and Palliative Care

             

Paracetamol

87.4

48.1

78.5

72.7

83.7

91.3

82.3

34.5

85.4

85.6

60.8

82.4

74.3

Anthelminthics

             

Albendazole for children

65.3

58.0

62.4

70.7

54.8

50.4

63.3

15.3

54.4

47.6

29.4

63.7

52.7