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. 2021 May 13;10(1):17–22. doi: 10.4103/jrpp.JRPP_20_92

Table 1.

Utilization changes for medicines and personal protective equipment between the beginning of March and end of June 2020

Antimalarials Antibiotics Analgesics Vitamins/Immune boosters Face masks/PPE
No change (n) 4 28
Increase in utilization (not specified) (n) 1
Up to 2-fold increase (n) 3
2-fold to 3-fold increase (n) 9 1
3-fold to 4-fold increase (n) 7 8 5 1
4-fold to 5-fold increase (n) 2 5 1 3 3
5-fold to 6-fold increase (n) 15 1 17 4
6 or fold increase (n) 6 4 22
Total (n) 30 30 30 30 30
No change/decrease (n) 0 4 28 0 0
% of total 0% 13.3% 93.3% 0% 0
Increase (%) 100% 86.7% 6.7% 100% 100%
% increase 3-fold or greater 100% 46.7% 3.3% 96.7% 100%

n=number, PPE: personal protective equipment