Table 2.

Fixed-dose combination antibiotics on the Tanzanian 2021 National Essential Medicines List (NEMLIT) [22]

Drug combination	Fixed dose combinations1	Tanzania EML AWaRe classification and level of allowed prescription2	WHO AWaRe classification3
Not listed on the WHO essential medicine list (EML)
ampicillin-cloxacillin	Caps 250/250 mg Inj 250/250 mg	Access (B)	Not Recommended
flucloxacillin-amoxicillin	Table 250/250 mg	Access (C)	Not Recommended
ceftriaxone-sulbactam	Inj 1000/500 mg	Watch (D)	Not Recommended
ampicillin-sulbactam	Inj 1000/500 mg Inj 2000/1000 mg Inj 10.000/5000 mg	Watch (C)	Access (but not listed on the WHO EML)
Listed on the WHO essential medicine list (EML)
amoxicillin-clavulanic acid	Susp 125/31,25 mg Susp 250/62,5 mg Table 500/125 mg	Access (B)	Access (EML)
	Inj 500/100 mg	Access (C)
piperacillin-tazobactam	Inj 2000/250 mg Inj 4000/500 mg	Watch (S)	Watch (EML)
sulfamethoxazole- trimethoprim	Susp 200/40 mg Table 400/80 mg	Watch (A)	Access (EML)

Note: Combinations of antimicrobials intended for treatment or prophylaxis of tuberculosis, malaria or viral infections are not included in this overview¹. Abbreviations : Caps = capsule, Inj = powder for injection, Susp = power for suspension (dose per 5 mL), Tab = tablet. Tanzania AWaRe classification and level of prescription²: assessed using the Tanzanian 2021 guidelines (21). Level of prescription indicates if there is a restriction with regard to service provision or professional expertise. It indicates the lowest level for which prescription is allowed. B: health centre/clinical officer, C: district hospital/assistant medical officer, D: regional referral hospital/ medical officer, S: tertiary hospital/specialist. WHO EML 2021 AWaRe classification³: assessed using the online database (12) (https://aware.essentialmeds.org/list) and the Excel database document (11) (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/2021-aware-classification)