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. 2014 Dec 2;3:709. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-709

Table 6.

Sample analysis for drugs by acceptability from rural provinces

Amoxicillin Ampicillin Bromhexin Co-trimoxazole Doxycycline Ibuprofen Metronidazole Nystatin Paracetamol Total
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Not acceptable
Assay 2 1% 0 0% 0 0% 6 2% 4 1% 11 4% 17 6% 7 3% 4 2% 51 2%
Disintegration 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 5 2% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 7 0%
Dissolution 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 5 2% 2 1% 0 0% 3 1% 11 0%
Friction 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 5 1% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 5 0%
Wt average 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 15 5% 0 0% 0 0% 16 1%
Wt variation 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 3 1% 1 0% 5 2% 12 4% 0 0% 5 2% 27 1%
Not acceptable total 4 1% 0 0% 0 0% 16 5% 5 2% 26 9% 47 16% 7 3% 12 5% 117 4%
Acceptable
Appearance 46 14% 40 14% 41 17% 47 14% 43 14% 43 14% 41 14% 49 17% 38 14% 388 15%
Assay 44 13% 40 14% 41 17% 41 12% 39 13% 32 11% 24 8% 42 14% 34 13% 337 13%
Disintegration 46 14% 40 14% 41 17% 46 14% 43 14% 38 13% 40 14% 49 17% 38 14% 381 14%
Dissolution 45 14% 40 14% 2 1% 5 1% 43 14% 38 13% 39 14% 0 0% 35 13% 247 9%
Friction 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 40 12% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 40 2%
Identification 46 14% 40 14% 41 17% 47 14% 43 14% 43 14% 41 14% 49 17% 38 14% 388 15%
Irradiance absorption 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 5 2% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 5 0%
Substantial 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2 1% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2 0%
Water 4 1% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 4 0%
Wt average 46 14% 40 14% 41 17% 46 14% 43 14% 43 14% 26 9% 49 17% 38 14% 372 14%
Wt variation 45 14% 40 14% 41 17% 44 13% 42 14% 38 13% 29 10% 49 17% 33 12% 361 14%
Acceptable total 322 99% 280 100% 248 100% 318 95% 301 98% 275 91% 240 84% 287 97% 254 95% 2525 96%
Grand total 326 100% 280 100% 248 100% 334 100% 306 100% 301 100% 287 100% 294 100% 266 100% 2642 100%