Table 4.
Pharmacology availability
Medications | No of sites (%) |
Oral route | |
Ibuprofen | 38 (100) |
Paracetamol | 38 (100) |
Morphine | 38 (100) |
Sucrose | 32 (84) |
Codeine | 26 (68) |
Diclofenac sodium | 22 (58) |
Tramadol | 16 (42) |
Dihydrocodeine | 3 (8) |
Intravenous route | |
Morphine | 38 (100) |
Paracetamol | 35 (92) |
Ketamine | 30 (79) |
Propofol | 24 (63) |
Fentanyl | 24 (63) |
Rectal route | |
Paracetamol | 38 (100) |
Diclofenac sodium | 29 (76) |
Other routes | |
Intranasal—diamorphine/fentanyl | 38 (100) |
Inhaled—nitrous oxide/entonox | 38 (100) |
Topical anaesthesia (eg, tetracaine, lidocaine±prilocaine) | 38 (100) |
Topical wound anaesthesia (eg, lidocaine, epinephrine and tetracaine gel, tetracaine, epinephrine and cocaine gel) | 29 (76) |