Table 2 Top 10 medications prescribed in the different categories of pharmacies
Medication | Overall | Number of times prescribed (Rank) % from total medications prescribed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Privately Owned | State owned (‘Rajya Osusala’ – SPC) | SPC Franchisee | ||
Atorvastatin | 280 (1) 3.9% | 116 (1) 3.8% | 106 (1) 5.3% | 58 (4) 2.4% |
Losartan | 229 (2) 3.2% | 82 (5) 2.7% | 83 (2) 4.1% | 64 (2) 2.9% |
Metformin | 219 (3) 3.0% | 95 (3) 3.1% | 67 (4) 3.3% | 57 (5) 2.6% |
Paracetamol | 193 (4) 2.7% | 99 (2) 3.3% | 28 (9) 1.4% | 66 (1) 3.0% |
Omeprazole | 186 (5) 2.6% | 85 (4) 2.8% | 39 (8) 1.9% | 62 (3) 2.8% |
Aspirin | 179 (6) 2.5% | 72 (6) 2.4% | 75 (3) 3.7% | 32 (10) 1.4% |
Domperidone | 149 (7) 2.0% | NA | 43 (7) 2.1% | 55 (6) 2.5% |
Clopidogrel | 133 (8) 1.8% | NA | 55 (5) 2.7% | 34 (9) 1.5% |
Cetirizine | 119 (9) 1.6% | 54 (10) 1.8% | NA | 44 (7) 2.0% |
Gliclazide | 110 (10) 1.5% | 43 2.4% | 47 (6) 2.3% | NA |
Amoxycillin | NA | 56 (8) 1.9% | NA | NA |
Co-amoxyclav | NA | 55 (9) 1.8% | NA | 42 (8) 1.9% |
Diclofenac sodium | NA | 70 (7) 2.3% | NA | NA |
Furosemide | NA | NA | 25 (10) 1.2% | NA |