Table 5.

ABC-VEN Analysis of Pharmaceuticals at Dessie Referral Hospital by Category (2013–2017)

Year	Category	Number of Items	% of Items	ADE	% of ADE
2013	Category 1	129	42.57	270,513.82	80.98
	Category 2	171	56.44	63,223.41	18.93
	Category 3	3	0.99	319.31	0.10
	Total	303	100.00	334,056.55	100.00
2014	Category 1	175	49.58	381,815.66	86.56
	Category 2	176	49.86	58,716.16	13.31
	Category 3	2	0.57	576.44	0.13
	Total	353	100.00	441,108.25	100.00
2015	Category 1	175	41.47	457,299.63	86.06
	Category 2	235	55.69	73,097.66	13.76
	Category 3	12	2.84	1004.90	0.19
	Total	422	100.00	531,402.19	100.00
2016	Category 1	158	43.05	526,725.29	83.86
	Category 2	206	56.13	101,129.80	16.10
	Category 3	3	0.82	221.57	0.04
	Total	367	100.00	628,076.66	100.00
2017	Category 1	134	41.88	632,051.24	84.25
	Category 2	179	55.94	115,794.15	15.43
	Category 3	7	2.19	2361.75	0.31
	Total	320	100.00	750,207.14	100.00