Table 3.
Availability of Medicines (%) by Therapeutic Category in Public Health Facilities
| Drug category | Punjab | Haryana | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHC | CHC | DH | MC | Total | PHC | CHC | DH | MC | Total | |
| Analgesic/Anti-Pyretic/NSAID | 74.3 | 49.1 | 61.1 | 0 | 58.7 | 70.0 | 43.6 | 47.2 | 33.3 | 53.6 |
| Anti-bacterial | 50.8 | 52.5 | 54.2 | 12.5 | 50.7 | 59.1 | 59.8 | 59.7 | 62.5 | 59.6 |
| Anti-allergic | 49.6 | 58.3 | 63.9 | 8.3 | 53.4 | 59.7 | 62.0 | 66.2 | 75.0 | 61.8 |
| Vitamins & Minerals | 53.7 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 0 | 49.2 | 60.4 | 60.6 | 68.5 | 44.4 | 61.4 |
| Anti-asthmatic | 31.0 | 36.4 | 47.2 | 0 | 34.2 | 50.0 | 54.5 | 72.2 | 50.0 | 54.6 |
| Antacid | 42.9 | 41.2 | 40.5 | 0 | 40.0 | 71.2 | 66.7 | 69.0 | 71.4 | 69.1 |
| Anti-helminthic/Anti-parasitic | 90.5 | 68.2 | 70.8 | 0 | 77.0 | 54.5 | 72.7 | 66.7 | 75.0 | 63.0 |
| Anti-fungal | 0.0 | 31.8 | 50.0 | 0 | 36.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 41.7 | 50.0 | 47.2 |
| Anti-spasmodic | 71.4 | 68.2 | 75.0 | 0 | 69.2 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 63.8 |
| Anti-emetic | 90.5 | 90.9 | 100.0 | 0 | 89.7 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 76.3 |
| ORS | 61.9 | 54.5 | 83.3 | 0 | 61.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Anti-hypertensive | 60.5 | 61.4 | 61.7 | 0 | 59.1 | 59.7 | 58.6 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 58.5 |
| Anti-diabetic | 35.2 | 54.5 | 63.3 | 0 | 44.1 | 38.2 | 49.1 | 76.7 | 40.0 | 47.0 |
| Thrombolytic | 0.0 | 4.3 | 20.0 | 0 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 46.7 | 50.0 | 26.6 |
| Antidepressant/Anti-psychotic/Antiepileptic | 31.9 | 30.1 | 41.7 | 0 | 32.2 | 27.7 | 34.1 | 47.6 | 64.3 | 34.4 |
| Anti-viral | 0.0 | 29.2 | 33.3 | 0 | 28.9 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 18.6 |
| Uterotonics | 88.1 | 83.8 | 63.3 | 0 | 76.3 | 68.2 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 80.0 | 67.9 |
| Other endocrine medicines | 9.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 0 | 5.9 | 13.6 | 21.2 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 19.6 |
| Miscellaneous | 34.9 | 34.5 | 38.2 | 5.9 | 34.4 | 35.4 | 39.4 | 37.3 | 23.5 | 36.5 |
| Anti-cancer medicines | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 25 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 25.0 | 7.7 |
| Anaesthetic agents | 28.6 | 34.1 | 45.8 | 25 | 32.7 | 27.3 | 29.5 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 34.4 |
| Total | 48.1 | 44.0 | 47.8 | 4.4 | 45.2 | 50.9 | 49.3 | 54.1 | 50.6 | 51.1 |
Note: Figures given in the table are percentages. Overall, 2 MC, 12 DH, 22 CHC and 44 PHC were covered in this study in the two states Punjab and Haryana. Where; PHC = Primary Health Centre, CHC = Community Health Centre, DH = District Hospital, MC = Medical College