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. 2012 Jul 2;8:22. doi: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-22

Table 2.

Availability of lowest price medications by sector

  Public hospital Public PROAM Private
Medicines not found in any
Amoxicillin pediatric drops
Amoxicillin pediatric drops
Chloramphenicol injection
outlets *
Amoxicillin suspension
Amoxicillin suspension
Ferrous Salt suspension
 
125mg
125mg
Gentamicin injection
 
Amoxicillin-Clav
Amoxicillin-Clav
Isoniazid tablets
 
suspension 125mg
suspension 125mg
Morphine Sulfate
 
Amoxicillin-Clav
Carbamazepine
injection
 
suspension 250mg
suspension
Primaquine tablets
 
Carbamazepine
Chloramphenicol
Zinc dispersible tablets
 
suspension
Injection
 
 
Ibuprofen tablets
Diazepam Injection
 
 
Salbutamol (Albuterol)
Ibuprofen tablets
 
 
inhaler
Isoniazid tablets
 
 
Spacer
Morphine Sulfate
 
 
 
injection
 
 
 
Primaquine tablets
 
 
 
Spacer
 
 
 
Zinc dispersible tablets
 
Medicines found in less than 25% of outlets
Primaquine tablets
Ferrous salt suspension
Amoxicillin pediatric
 
Vitamin A tablets
Oral Rehydration
drops
 
Zinc dispersible tablets
Solution
Amoxicillin-Clav
 
 
Vitamin A tablets
suspension 250mg
 
 
 
Carbamazepine
 
 
 
suspension
 
 
 
Diazepam injection
 
 
 
Spacer
 
 
 
Vitamin A
Medicines found in 25 to 49.9% of outlets
 
Ceftriaxone Injection
Amoxicillin suspension
 
 
Gentamicin injection
125mg
 
 
Procaine Penicillin G
Amoxicillin suspension
 
 
Salbutamol (Albuterol)
250mg
 
 
Inhaler
Amoxicillin-Clav
 
 
 
suspension 125mg
 
 
 
Procaine Penicillin G
Medicines found in 50 to 74.9% of outlets
Amoxicillin suspension
Amoxicillin suspension
Benzathine Penicillin G
 
250mg
250mg
injection
 
Chloramphenicol
Amoxicillin-Clav
Ibuprofen tablets
 
Injection
250mg suspension
Oral Rehydration
 
Isoniazid tablets
Cotrimoxazole
Solution, powder
 
Oral Rehydration Solution
(Trimethoprim + Sulfamethoxazole
Salbutamol (Albuterol) Inhaler
 
 
Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)
 
Medicines found in 75% or more of outlets
Benzathine Penicillin G
Benzathine Penicillin G
Ceftriaxone injection
 
injection
injection
Cotrimoxazole
 
Ceftriaxone Injection
Oral Rehydration
(Trimethoprim +
 
Cotrimoxazole
Solution, powder
Sulfamethoxazole)
 
(Trimethoprim +
 
Oral Rehydration
 
Sulfamethoxazole)
 
Solution
 
Diazepam Injection
 
Paracetamol
 
Ferrous salt suspension
 
(Acetaminophen)
 
Gentamicin Injection
 
 
 
Morphine Sulfate
 
 
 
Injection
 
 
 
Oral Rehydration
 
 
 
Solution, powder
 
 
 
Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)
 
 
  Procaine Penicillin G    

*in the PROAM sector, the Lista Basica determines the medications stocked in the pharmacy. Medications not found in any PROAM outlets were medications not on the Lista Basica.