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Table 3 Availability of Medicines (%) by Therapeutic Category in Public Health Facilities

From: Availability of medicines in public sector health facilities of two North Indian States

Drug category

Punjab

Haryana

PHC

CHC

DH

MC

Total

PHC

CHC

DH

MC

Total

Analgesic/Anti-Pyretic/NSAID

74.3

49.1

61.1

0

58.7

70.0

43.6

47.2

33.3

53.6

Anti-bacterial

50.8

52.5

54.2

12.5

50.7

59.1

59.8

59.7

62.5

59.6

Anti-allergic

49.6

58.3

63.9

8.3

53.4

59.7

62.0

66.2

75.0

61.8

Vitamins & Minerals

53.7

46.5

50.0

0

49.2

60.4

60.6

68.5

44.4

61.4

Anti-asthmatic

31.0

36.4

47.2

0

34.2

50.0

54.5

72.2

50.0

54.6

Antacid

42.9

41.2

40.5

0

40.0

71.2

66.7

69.0

71.4

69.1

Anti-helminthic/Anti-parasitic

90.5

68.2

70.8

0

77.0

54.5

72.7

66.7

75.0

63.0

Anti-fungal

0.0

31.8

50.0

0

36.1

0.0

50.0

41.7

50.0

47.2

Anti-spasmodic

71.4

68.2

75.0

0

69.2

63.6

63.6

75.0

0.0

63.8

Anti-emetic

90.5

90.9

100.0

0

89.7

77.3

77.3

66.7

100.0

76.3

ORS

61.9

54.5

83.3

0

61.5

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Anti-hypertensive

60.5

61.4

61.7

0

59.1

59.7

58.6

55.0

60.0

58.5

Anti-diabetic

35.2

54.5

63.3

0

44.1

38.2

49.1

76.7

40.0

47.0

Thrombolytic

0.0

4.3

20.0

0

9.9

0.0

10.2

46.7

50.0

26.6

Antidepressant/Anti-psychotic/Antiepileptic

31.9

30.1

41.7

0

32.2

27.7

34.1

47.6

64.3

34.4

Anti-viral

0.0

29.2

33.3

0

28.9

0.0

13.6

27.8

0.0

18.6

Uterotonics

88.1

83.8

63.3

0

76.3

68.2

66.7

66.7

80.0

67.9

Other endocrine medicines

9.5

2.4

4.8

0

5.9

13.6

21.2

28.6

14.3

19.6

Miscellaneous

34.9

34.5

38.2

5.9

34.4

35.4

39.4

37.3

23.5

36.5

Anti-cancer medicines

0.0

0.0

4.2

25

4.4

0.0

9.1

4.2

25.0

7.7

Anaesthetic agents

28.6

34.1

45.8

25

32.7

27.3

29.5

66.7

50.0

34.4

Total

48.1

44.0

47.8

4.4

45.2

50.9

49.3

54.1

50.6

51.1

  1. Note: Figures given in the table are percentages. Overall, 2 MC, 12 DH, 22 CHC and 44 PHC were covered in this study in the two states Punjab and Haryana. Where; PHC = Primary Health Centre, CHC = Community Health Centre, DH = District Hospital, MC = Medical College