Table 2. Consumption of different pharmacological sub-groups of antibacterials in the country and public and private sectors.
| ATC code | ATC level 3 classification of ABAs | ABA consumption volume in DDD per million | DDD per 1000s population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public sector (%) | Private sector (%) | Total (%) | |||||||
| J01A | Tetracycline’s | 5.94 | (6.06) | 14.89 | 0.01 | 20.83 | (6.04) | 0.98 | |
| J01B | Amphenicols | 0.00 | (0.00) | 0.19 | 5.90 | 0.19 | (0.06) | 0.01 | |
| J01C | Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins | 57.38 | (58.57) | 67.80 | 2.62 | 125.18 | (36.31) | 5.90 | |
| J01D | Other Beta-lactam antibacterials | 13.38 | (13.66) | 42.20 | 0.10 | 55.58 | (16.12) | 2.62 | |
| J01E | Sulfonamides and trimethoprim | 0.50 | (0.51) | 1.71 | 3.22 | 2.21 | (0.64) | 0.10 | |
| J01F | Macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramins | 7.69 | (7.78) | 60.57 | 0.01 | 68.26 | (19.80) | 3.22 | |
| J01G | Aminoglycoside antibacterials | 0.14 | (0.14) | 0.00 | 2.51 | 0.14 | (0.04) | 0.01 | |
| J01M | Quinolone antibacterials | 6.66 | (6.82) | 46.57 | 0.90 | 53.23 | (15.44) | 2.51 | |
| J01X | Other antibacterials | 6.28 | (6.41) | 12.84 | 16.26 | 19.12 | (5.55) | 0.90 | |
| Total | 97.96 | 100.00 | 246.76 | 0.98 | 344.72 | 100.00 | 16.26 | ||