Table 6.
Percentage distribution of availability of non-expired drugs in selected healthcare facilities in Nigeria, 2013/2014
| Drug Name | Anambra | Bauchi | Bayelsa | Cross River | Ekiti | Imo | Kaduna | Kebbi | Kogi | Niger | Osun | Taraba | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotics | |||||||||||||
| Ceftriaxone | 24.6 | 15.6 | 30.4 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 20.9 | 33.0 | 8.1 | 23.3 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 21.2 | 18.8 |
| Ampicillin | 35.2 | 14.6 | 29.3 | 22.9 | 16.4 | 28.3 | 37.2 | 9.6 | 25.2 | 20.7 | 14.5 | 27.5 | 23.4 |
| Gentamicin | 72.9 | 23.6 | 60.8 | 52.2 | 49.5 | 76.1 | 58.6 | 16.3 | 62.6 | 68.8 | 42.5 | 59.6 | 53.6 |
| Metronidazole | 70.9 | 38.7 | 68.0 | 54.6 | 70.7 | 71.7 | 74.0 | 23.9 | 62.6 | 61.1 | 57.0 | 66.8 | 59.9 |
| Azithromycin | 11.6 | 3.3 | 22.1 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 20.5 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 10.5 |
| Benzanthine benzyl penicillin | 39.2 | 16.5 | 33.2 | 42.0 | 20.7 | 52.2 | 43.3 | 11.0 | 33.0 | 53.4 | 29.0 | 38.3 | 34.4 |
| Chloramphenicol | 41.2 | 29.7 | 27.6 | 12.2 | 24.0 | 30.9 | 43.3 | 16.3 | 31.1 | 38.5 | 29.0 | 27.5 | 29.3 |
| Amoxicilline for children (125 mg) | 50.3 | 43.4 | 58.0 | 37.1 | 48.1 | 45.2 | 62.8 | 14.8 | 46.6 | 46.6 | 62.2 | 48.7 | 46.9 |
| Benzylpenicillin for children | 44.7 | 21.2 | 33.7 | 43.4 | 25.5 | 51.3 | 47.4 | 12.4 | 36.4 | 54.8 | 29.4 | 44.6 | 37.1 |
| Anesthetics | |||||||||||||
| Diazepam | 56.3 | 21.7 | 53.6 | 33.7 | 40.4 | 41.3 | 43.3 | 10.5 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 39.3 | 37.3 | 36.5 |
| Oxytocin | |||||||||||||
| Oxytocin (Syntocinon) | 56.3 | 33.0 | 55.8 | 42.9 | 27.9 | 58.7 | 51.6 | 18.2 | 38.8 | 46.2 | 32.2 | 41.5 | 41.9 |
| Ergometrine | 53.3 | 34.4 | 58.6 | 56.6 | 54.3 | 64.8 | 46.5 | 19.6 | 50.5 | 50.0 | 44.9 | 56.5 | 49.1 |
| Gastro-Intestinal | |||||||||||||
| Magnesium Sulphate | 10.6 | 15.1 | 27.6 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 17.0 | 26.1 | 17.2 | 14.1 | 17.3 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 15.7 |
| Oral rehydration solution (ORS) | 73.4 | 47.6 | 70.2 | 36.6 | 66.4 | 60.0 | 60.9 | 27.3 | 48.1 | 60.1 | 37.4 | 53.9 | 53.3 |
| Zinc for children | 56.8 | 29.3 | 34.3 | 13.2 | 3.9 | 41.7 | 24.7 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 9.1 | 18.7 | 9.3 | 22.4 |
| Misoprostol (Mifepristone) | 19.1 | 15.1 | 31.5 | 7.3 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 40.0 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 16.4 | 12.6 | 9.3 | 17.1 |
| Hypertension Drug | |||||||||||||
| Nifedipine | 34.2 | 24.1 | 49.2 | 15.1 | 20.7 | 30.9 | 43.7 | 10.1 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 16.8 | 24.9 | 25.2 |
| Anti-malaria | |||||||||||||
| Artemisinin combination therapy for children | 84.4 | 63.7 | 66.3 | 58.5 | 70.2 | 72.2 | 52.1 | 15.3 | 67.5 | 54.3 | 70.1 | 43.0 | 59.8 |
| Anti anaemia | |||||||||||||
| Ferrous salt | 74.9 | 48.1 | 64.6 | 68.8 | 73.6 | 75.2 | 74.9 | 22.5 | 71.8 | 65.4 | 63.6 | 72.0 | 64.6 |
| Folic acid | 81.9 | 59.4 | 80.1 | 76.6 | 79.3 | 85.2 | 80.5 | 30.1 | 81.1 | 73.1 | 86.5 | 78.2 | 74.3 |
| Mineral supplements | |||||||||||||
| Calcium Gluconate | 26.1 | 6.6 | 22.1 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 22.2 | 15.8 | 5.7 | 16.0 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 12.7 |
| Sodium Chloride (Saline Solution/NaCl) | 42.2 | 24.1 | 58.0 | 29.3 | 32.2 | 45.2 | 47.9 | 12.9 | 41.3 | 35.1 | 32.2 | 37.3 | 36.3 |
| Vitamin A for children | 76.4 | 45.3 | 65.2 | 57.6 | 58.2 | 62.2 | 36.7 | 14.4 | 39.3 | 32.7 | 33.6 | 35.2 | 46.2 |
| Anti-Allergies | |||||||||||||
| Betamethasone or Dexamethasone | 40.7 | 18.9 | 38.1 | 17.1 | 11.5 | 20.9 | 29.8 | 8.1 | 29.1 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 23.3 | 21.9 |
| Contraceptive | |||||||||||||
| Medroxyprogesterone acetate | 45.2 | 44.8 | 26.5 | 36.6 | 16.8 | 19.1 | 47.9 | 12.9 | 21.4 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 30.6 | 29.7 |
| Pain and Palliative Care | |||||||||||||
| Paracetamol | 87.4 | 48.1 | 78.5 | 72.7 | 83.7 | 91.3 | 82.3 | 34.5 | 85.4 | 85.6 | 60.8 | 82.4 | 74.3 |
| Anthelminthics | |||||||||||||
| Albendazole for children | 65.3 | 58.0 | 62.4 | 70.7 | 54.8 | 50.4 | 63.3 | 15.3 | 54.4 | 47.6 | 29.4 | 63.7 | 52.7 |