Table 3.

Level of supply chain with magnitude of expired medicine

S/No	Indicators for magnitude of expired medicine	Level of public pharmaceutical supply chain
		EPSA (N = 2)	Hospital (N = 8)	Health centre (N = 50)
1	Money value (ETB)	19,598,369.33 (95%)	496,794.78 (3%)	436,806.25 (2%)
2	Quantity of unit pack	215,076.0 (90%)	13,878 (6%)	10,847 (4%)
3	Expiration rates in each supply chain (%)	5%	1%	3%
4	Highest dosage form (%)	57% Liquid	56% Liquid	62% Solid
5	Highest class of drugs (%)	21% Vaccine	13% Cardiovascular Drugs	29% Anti-Infective
6	Highest single drugs (%)	21% Tetanus Antitoxin 1,500 IU/1 ml Ampoule	5% Tetanus Antitoxin 1,500 IU/1 ml Ampoule	3% Glucose 40% Injection