Table 1 Availability of priority life-saving medicines for children under-five in selected health sectors found in Northern Ethiopia, 2016
Name of the medicine | Percentage (%) of medicine outlets where medicine were found | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Public sector (10 outlets) | Private sectors (31 outlets) | Overall (41 outlets) | |
Amoxicillin 250 mg capsule | 100.0 | 93.5 | 95.1 |
Amoxicillin 500 mg capsule | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Gentamicin 40 mg/mL injection | 90.0 | 71.0 | 75.6 |
Ceftriaxone 250 mg powder for injection | 100.0 | 6.5 | 9.8 |
Ceftriaxone 1 g powder for injection | 100.0 | 81.0 | 85.3 |
Morphine 100 mg granules capsule | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Morphine 60 mg granules capsule | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Morphine 30 mg granules capsule | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Morphine 20 mg granules capsule | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Morphine 200 mg granules capsule | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Morphine 10 mg/mL injection | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Morphine 10 mg/5 mL oral liquid | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Vitamin A 100000 IU capsule | 60.0 | 3.2 | 17.1 |
Vitamin A 200000 IU injection | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Paracetamol 100 mg tablet | 80.0 | 58.0 | 63.4 |
Paracetamol 120 mg/5 mL oral liquid | 80.0 | 74.0 | 75.6 |
Paracetamol 200 mg suppository | 80.0 | 93.5 | 90.2 |
Oxygen medicinal gas | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Procaine benzyl penicillin 1 g powder for injection | 70.0 | 51.6 | 56.1 |
Artemisinin combination therapy tablet | 60.0 | 19.4 | 29.3 |
Artesunate 50–200 mg injection | 40.0 | 12.9 | 19.5 |
Artesunate 50–200 mg suppository | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Zinc 20 mg tablet | 90.0 | 80.6 | 82.9 |
ORS, in sachets | 90.0 | 96.8 | 95.1 |
Ampicillin 250 mg powder for injection | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Ampicillin 500 mg powder for injection | 60.0 | 9.7 | 22.0 |
Ampicillin 1 g powder for injection | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |