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Table 1 Top 10 drugs in prescriptions dispensed at SPC Anuradhapura 2015

From: Drug utilization, prescription errors and potential drug-drug interactions: an experience in rural Sri Lanka

Total

Government

Private & Unclassified

Drug

% (n = 3668)

Drug

% (n = 519)

Drug

% (n = 3149)

Atorvastatin

4.0

Atorvastatin

7.1

Atorvastatin

3.5

Losartan

3.8

Losartan

7.1

Metformin

3.5

Metformin

3.6

Aspirin

6.5

Losartan

3.3

Pantoprazole

2.9

Metformin

4.2

Pantoprazole

2.9

Aspirin

2.7

Clopidogrel

3.3

Gliclazide

2.5

Gliclazide

2.5

Pantoprazole

2.9

Aspirin

2.1

Diclofenac sodium

1.8

Gliclazide

2.7

Diclofenac sodium

1.9

Celecoxib

1.6

Amlodipine

2.5

Celecoxib

1.7

Clopidogrel

1.6

Domperidone

2.5

Esomeprazole

1.6

Omeprazole

1.6

Omeprazole

2.1

Prednisolone

1.6