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. 2015 Nov 1;9(11):FC25–FC28. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/14159.6815

[Table/Fig-3]:

Amount of drug wastage of various drugs

Sr.no Drug Amount of drug loaded (mg) Amount of drug partly used (mg) Amount of drug partly un-used (discarded) (mg) Amount of drug loaded but not used at all (mg) Drug wasted (%)
1 Atropine 120 25.2 - 94.8 79
2 Ondansetron 900 444 456 - 50.67
3 Glycopyrrolate 148 80 68 - 45.95
4 Pentazocine 11100 6000 5100 - 45.95
5 Midazolam 328 200 128 - 39.02
6 Vecuronium 784 496 288 - 36.73
7 Propofol 8200 5200 3000 - 36.59
8 Ketamine 1200 800 400 - 33.33
9 Neostigmine 666 474 192 - 28.83
10 Succinyl choline 21200 15200 6000 - 28.30
11 Rocuronium 1200 880 320 - 26.67
12 Atracurium 1120 860 260 - 23.21
13 Thipentone sodium 75,000 71500 3500 - 4.67