Table 3.

Distribution of the most frequently prescribed medications in two hospitals of southern Ethiopia from May 15 to June 25, 2014

S/no	Hospitals
	WSUTRH			SCH
	Drugs prescribed	Frequency	Percentage	Drugs prescribed	Frequency	Percentage
1	Amoxicilline	184	12.8	Tramadol	96	11.5
2	Omeprazole	140	9.7	Diclofenac	93	11.2
3	Tramadol	129	9.0	Ceftriaxone	84	10.1
4	Ciprofloxacin	128	8.9	Metronidazole	60	7.2
5	Metronidazole	120	8.4	Co-trimoxazole	57	6.8
6	Ibuprofen	92	6.4	Paracetamol	45	5.4
7	Cloxacillin	79	5.5	Ampicillin	42	5.0
8	Diclofenac	77	5.4	Ibuprofen	36	4.3
9	Doxycycline	68	4.7	Amoxicillin	33	4.0
10	CAF	64	4.5	Normal saline	30	3.6
11	Norfloxacin	52	3.6	Cloxacillin	27	3.2
12	Prednisolone	48	3.3	Ciprofloxacin	24	2.9
13	Cephalexin	45	3.1	Ferrous sulfate	21	2.5
14	Furosemide	36	2.5	Multivitamin	18	2.2
15	TTC	25	1.7	Cephalexin	15	1.8
16	Others	150	10.4	Others	152	18.3
	Total	1,437	100	Total	833	100

Abbreviations: WSUTRH, Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital; SCH, Sodo Christian Hospital; CAF, chloramphenicol; TTC, tetracycline.