Table 2.

Availability of medicines in public and private sectors

Availability	Range	Public sector (n = 30 outlets)		Private Sector (n = 30 outlets)
		OB	LPG	OB	LPG
Absent	0%	The rest of brands surveyed	Phenytoin, Valproic Acid	Chloramphenicol eye drops Enalapril Nifedipine Retard Paracetamol suspension Propranolol	Phenytoin
Low	< 50%	Acyclovir, Carbamazepine, Diazepam, Isosorbide dinitrate Methyldopa, Salbutamol inhaler	Acetylsalicylic acid, Amitriptyline, Diclofenac Sodium, Diazepam, Fluoxetine, Gliclazide, Lisinopril, Metformin, Ranitidine	Ceftriaxone injection Dexamethasone injection Fluoxetine Hydrochlorothiazide Gliclazide	Isosorbide dinitrate Methyldopa
Fairly High	50–80%	Phenytoin	Acyclovir, Captopril, Dexamethasone injection, Dilitiazm, Hydrochlorothiazide, Isosorbide dinitrate, Methyldopa, Salbutamol inhaler, Simvastatin, Spironolactone,	Acyclovir, Allopurinol Amitriptyline, Amoxicillin Amlodipine, Amoxicillin suspension, Amoxicillin+Clavulanic acid, Atorvastatin Azithromycin, Beclometasone inhaler Bisoprolol, Captopril Carbamazepine Ciprofloxacin Co-trimoxazole suspension Diazepam, Diclofenac Sodium, Dilitiazm Doxycycline, Fluconazole Glibenclamide, Isosorbide dinitrate, Ibuprofen Lisinopril, Loratadine Mebendazole, Methyldopa Metoclopramide Metronidazole, Omeprazole, Ranitidine Salbutamol inhaler Simvastatin, Spironolactone Valproic Acid	Acyclovir Amitriptyline Amlodipine Amoxicillin Amoxicillin suspension Amoxicillin+Clavulanic acid Beclometasone inhaler Bisoprolol Diazepam Diclofenac Sodium Dilitiazm Fluoxetine Gliclazide Hydrochlorothiazide Ibuprofen Levothyroxine Lisinopril Loratadine Propranolol Salbutamol inhaler Simvastatin Spironolactone Valproic Acid
High	> 80%	Acetylsalicylic acid, Mebendazole, Valproic Acid	Allopurinol, Amlodipine, Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin+Clavulanic acid, Amoxicillin suspension, Bisoprolol, Beclometasone inhaler, Azithromycin, Atorvastatin, Carbamazepine, Ceftriaxone injection, Chloramphenicol eye drops, Ciprofloxacin, Co-trimoxazole suspension, Doxycycline, Fluconazole, Glibenclamide, Furosemide, Enalapril, Ibuprofen, Levothyroxine, Loratadine, Metoclopramide, Nifedipine Retard, Omeprazole, Metronidazole, Paracetamol suspension, Valproic Acid.	Acetylsalicylic acid Furosemide Levothyroxine Metformin Phenytoin	Acetylsalicylic acid Allopurinol Amoxicillin+Clavulanic acid Atorvastatin Azithromycin Captopril Ceftriaxone injection Carbamazepine Chloramphenicol eye drops Ciprofloxacin Dexamethasone injection Co-trimoxazole suspension Diazepam Doxycycline Enalapril Fluconazole Glibenclamide Ibuprofen Metformin Mebendazole Metoclopramide Metronidazole Nifedipine Retard Paracetamol suspension Ranitidine