Table 3.
The distribution of anti-malarial drugs purchased (in packs of a complete treatment dosage) from the private retail drug outlets studied
| Anti-malarial drugs | Community Pharmacies (%) N = 1141 |
PPMS (%) N = 359 |
|---|---|---|
| Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine | 430 (37.7) | 160 (44.6) |
| Chloroquine | 271(23.7) | 107 (29.8) |
| Artesunate | 207(18.1) | 35 (9.7) |
| Artemether-Lumefantrine | 117(10.3) | 33 (9.2) |
| Amodiaquine | 75 (6.6) | 24 (6.7) |
| Quinine | 28 (2.4) | 0 (0) |
| Herbal preparations | 7 (0.6) | 0 (0) |
| Halofantrine | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) |
| Proguanil | 3 (0.2) | 0 (0) |
PPMS- Patent and Proprietary Medicine Stores