Table 2.

Compliance with recommendation status of ethanol in oral formulations

No of drugs indicating ethanol concentration	Concentration of ethanol stated	Approx. volume of alcohol in 5 ml dose	No that recommended formulation for age group
			0–< 6 year		6–< 12 years		≥ 12 year
			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
1	Up to 0.5%	0.025 ml	1	0	1	0	1	0
14	1–5%	0.05–0.25 ml	4	10	8	6	14	0
6	6–10%	0.3–0.5 ml	1	5	2	4	6	0
5	> 10%	> 0.5 ml	2	3	2	3	5	0
N = 26			7	18	4	13	5	0

No: Not recommended for use at the concentration in formulation; Yes: recommended for use at the concentration in formulation