Table 4.
The results of physico-chemical quality of veterinary medicines samples (n = 953)
| Category | Samples testeda | Pass | Fail | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample source | |||||
| Pre-registration | 411 | 396 | 96.4% | 15 | 3.6% |
| Re-registration | 98 | 90 | 91.8% | 8 | 8.2% |
| Consignment check | 84 | 80 | 95.2% | 4 | 4.8% |
| Post-market survey | 360 | 321 | 89.2% | 39 | 10.8% |
| Supply chain levels | |||||
| Importer | 647 | 618 | 95.5% | 29 | 4.5% |
| Wholesaler | 30 | 24 | 80.0% | 6 | 20.0% |
| Retailer | 276 | 245 | 88.8% | 31 | 11.2% |
| Therapeutic category | |||||
| Acaricides | 19 | 15 | 78.9% | 4 | 21.1% |
| Anthelmintics | 488 | 450 | 92.2% | 38 | 7.8% |
| Antibacterials | 314 | 299 | 95.2% | 15 | 4.8% |
| Antiprotozoals | 106 | 98 | 92.5% | 8 | 7.5% |
| Miscellaneousb | 26 | 25 | 96.2% | 1 | 3.8% |
| Stated production origins | |||||
| African countries | 47 | 44 | 93.6% | 3 | 6.4% |
| Asia countries | 692 | 639 | 92.3% | 53 | 7.7% |
| European countries | 176 | 169 | 96.0% | 7 | 4.0% |
| Latin America countries | 11 | 10 | 9.9% | 1 | 9.1% |
| Middle East countries | 27 | 25 | 92.6% | 2 | 7.4% |
aIndicates number of samples of veterinary medicines categorized under the same or different therapeutic group
bIncludes vitamins, synchromate hormones, disinfectants, anaesthesia