Table 6.
Percent distribution of the placement of oxytocin and methylergometrine in pharmacies where these drugs were purchased, by district
| Oxytocin | Methylergometrine | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State/District | On shelf (%) | Refrigerated (%) | Could not see (%) | N of pharmacies where oxytocin was purchased | On shelf (%) | Refrigerated (%) | Could not see (%) | N of pharmacies where methyl-ergometrine was purchased |
| Karnataka state | ||||||||
| Bagalkot | 16.7 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 24 | 8.7 | 91.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Hassan | 12.5 | 79.2 | 8.3 | 24 | 30.4 | 39.1 | 30.4 | 23 |
| Uttar Pradesh state | ||||||||
| Agra | 93.3 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 45 | 66.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 50 |
| Gorakhpur | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 48 |
| Total N | 143 | 144 | ||||||