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Table 3 Availability of selected basket medicines in the public hospitals pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19

From: The knock-on effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the supply and availability of generic medicines in Ethiopia: mixed methods study

List of drug products

Average availability

Before COVID-19 (%)

WHO Availability Index

During COVID-19 (%)

WHO Availability Index

1. Insulin regular (soluble) 100 units/ml

76.9

Fairly high

46.5

Low

2. NPH (insulin suspension) 100 units/ml

75.5

Fairly high

48.7

Low

3. Insulin Isophane (biphasic) (30/70) 100 units/ml

74.5

Fairly high

28.5

Very low

4. Metformin 500 mg tablet

64.4

Fairly high

35.3

Low

5. Glibenclamide 5 mg tablet

73.1

Fairly high

54.5

Fairly high

6. Aspiring 81 mg tablet

70.2

Fairly high

25.3

Low

7. Enalapril 5 mg tablet

67.3

Fairly high

41.7

Low

8. Captopril 25 mg tablet

70.8

Fairly high

55.5

Fairly high

9. Losartan 20 mg tablet

16.7

Very low

2.8

Very low

10. Atenolol 50 mg tablet

80.3

High

58.7

Fairly high

11. Propranolol 40 mg tablet

52

Fairly high

34.9

Low

12. Metoprolol 25 mg tablet

63.8

Fairly high

38.2

Low

13. Frusemide 40 mg tablet

78.9

Fairly high

49.1

Low

14. Frusemide 10 mg/ml in 2 ml(injection)

77.1

Fairly high

61.8

Fairly high

15. Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet

75.5

Fairly high

75.7

Fairly high

16. Spironolactone 25 mg tablet

71.2

Fairly high

67

Fairly high

17. Atorvastatin 20 mg tablet

55.3

Fairly high

43.9

Low

18. Lovastatin 20 mg tablet

59.4

Fairly high

41.2

Low

19. Simvastatin 40 mg tablet

60.6

Fairly high

42.1

Low

20. Methyldopa 250 mg tablet

56.3

Fairly high

25.7

Very low

21. Amlodipine 5 mg tablet

55.2

Fairly high

45.5

Low

22. Nifedipine 20 mg tablet

52

Fairly high

34.9

Low

23. Digoxin 0.25 mg tablet

54.3

Fairly high

39.1

Low

24. Digoxin 0.25 mg/ml in 2 ml(injection)

27.1

Very low

9.7

Very low

25. Paracetamol 500 mg tablet

67.5

Fairly high

88.7

High

26. Paracetamol 250 mg/5 ml syrup

60.5

Fairly high

59.3

Fairly high

27. Paracetamol 125 mg suppository

74.5

Fairly high

88

High

28. Paracetamol 100 mg tablet

64.3

Fairly high

53.7

Fairly high

Overall (range)

63.4

Fairly high

46.3

Low