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. 2025 May 14;15(5):e087801. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087801

Table 1. Characteristics of the analysed antibiotic samples.

Variables Amoxicillin 500 mg tablet n=148 (%); 95% CI Amoxicillin 125 mg dry syrup n=12 (%); 95% CI Ampicillin 500 mg tablet n=5 (%); 95% CI Ciprofloxacin 500 mg tablet n=18 (%); 95% CI Total n=183
District
 Bekasi 94 (79.7); 71.7 to 86.2 7 (5.9); 2.7 to 11.3 0 (0.0); - 17 (14.4); 9.0 to 21.6 118
 Tabalong 54 (83,1); 72.6 to 90.7 5 (7.7); 3.0 to 16.0 5 (7.7); 3.0 to 16.0 1 (1.5); 0.2 to 7.0 65
PDRO
 Pharmacy 108 (80.0); 72.7 to 86.1 9 (6.7); 3.3 to 11.8 1 (0.7); 0.1 to 3.4 17 (12.6); 7.8 to 19.0 135
 Drug store 40 (83.3); 71.0 to 91.8 3 (6.3); 1.8 to 15.7 4 (8.3); 2.9 to 18.6 1 (2.1); 0.2 to 9.3 48
Stated country of manufacture
 Indonesia 147 (80.8); 74.6 to 86.0 12 (6.6); 3.7 to 10.9 5 (2.7); 1.1 to 5.9 18 (9.9); 6.2 to 14.9 182
 Unknown 1 (100.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 1
Primary packaging
 Strip 147 (89.1); 83.7 to 93.2 0 (0.0); - 5 (3.0); 1.2 to 6.5 13 (7.9); 4.5 to 12.7 165
 Bottle 0 (0.0); - 12 (100.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 12
 Blister 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 5 (100.0); - 5
 No Package 1 (100.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 1
Provided secondary packaging
 No 148 (85.1); 79.2 to 89.8 3 (1.7); 0.5 to 4.5 5 (2.9); 1.1 to 6.2 18 (10.3); 6.5 to 15.5 174
 Yes (0.0); - 9 (100.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 9
Leaflet available
 No 146 (86.4); 80.6 to 90.9 0 (0.0); - 5 (3.0); 1.1 to 6.4 18 (10.7); 6.7 to 16.0 169
 Yes 2 (14.3); 3.1 to 38.5 12 (85.7); 61.5 to 96.9 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 14
Medicine classification
 Unbranded generic 108 (87.8); 81.2 to 92.7 2 (1.6); 0.3 to 5.1 5 (4.1); 1.6 to 8.7 8 (6.5); 3.1 to 11.9 123
 Branded generic 40 (66.7); 54.2 to 77.6 10 (16.7); 8.9 to 27.6 0 (0.0); - 10 (16.7); 8.9 to 27.6 60
Expiry date
 After purchase 147 (81.2); 75.1 to 86.4 12 (6.6); 3.7 to 11.0 5 (2.8); 1.1 to 5.9 17 (9.4); 5.8 to 14.3 181
 Unknown* 1 (50.0); 6.1 to 93.9 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 1 (50.0); 6.1 to 93.9 2
 Before purchase 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0 (0.0); - 0
*

No information because there was no packaging or the information on the pack was incomplete (antibiotic purchased in less than one strip).