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Table 1 District wise distribution of pharmacies and number of prescriptions collected

From: WHO/INRUD Core drug use indicators and commonly prescribed medicines: a National Survey from Sri Lanka

District

Number of prescriptions

Total

% from total planned

Privately owned

State owned (‘Rajya Osusala’ – SPC)

SPC Franchisee

1. Ampara

30

30

NA

60

100

2. Anuradhapura

30

30

29

89

98.9

3. Badulla

30

30

29

89

98.9

4. Batticaloa

60

NA

NA

60

100

5. Colombo

55

60

57

172

95.6

6. Galle

60

60

58

178

98.9

7. Gampaha

60

59

57

176

97.8

8. Hambantota

29

25

28

82

91.1

9. Jaffna

30

30

25

85

94.4

10. Kalutara

59

58

56

173

96.1

11. Kandy

60

30

57

147

98.0

12. Kegalle

30

NA

28

58

96.7

13. Kilinochchi

58

NA

NA

58

96.7

14. Kurunegala

55

29

57

141

 

15. Mannar

60

0

0

60

100

16. Mullaitivu

17. Matale

30

NA

28

58

96.7

18. Matara

30

30

29

89

98.9

19. Monaragala

30

NA

28

58

96.7

20. Nuwara Eliya

57

NA

NA

57

95.0

21. Polonnaruwa

30

30

29

89

98.9

22. Puttalam

30

NA

29

59

98.3

23. Ratnapura

57

58

59

174

96.7

24. Trincomalee

30

NA

28

58

96.7

25. Vavuniya

58

NA

NA

58

96.7

Total

1058

559

711

2328

97.0

  1. NA Not available, SPC State Pharmaceuticals Corporation