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Table 1 Availability of diabetes care essential medicines (EMs) in the central Ethiopia

From: Access to essential medicines for diabetes care: availability, price, and affordability in central Ethiopia

EMs name, strengths and dosage form

Percentage of outlets where anti-diabetic and CV risk management EMs were found

Public Health Facilities (n = 30)

Private Medicine Outlets (n = 30)

LPG medicines

LPG medicines

OB medicines

Hospital (n = 18)

HC (n = 12)

Total

Pharmacy (n = 20)

D/Store (n = 10)

Total

Pharmacy (n = 20)

D/Store (n = 10)

Total

Glibenclamide 5 mg tablet

88.9

100

93.3

100

90

96.7

45

10

33.3

Metformin 500 mg tablet

88.9

100

93.3

100

100

100

0

0

0

Metformin 850 mg tablet

0

0

0

70

50

63.3

0

0

0

Metformin 1000 mg tablet

0

0

0

75

60

70

0

0

0

Gliclazide 30 mg tablet

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gliclazide 40 mg tablet

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gliclazide 80 mg tablet

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Glimepiride 1 mg tablet

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

0

13.3

Glimepiride 2 mg tablet

22.2

0.0

13.3

75

20

56.7

50

10

36.7

Glimepiride 3 mg tablet

0

0

0

40

0

26.7

0

0

0

Glimepiride 4 mg tablet

0

0

0

55

10

40

45

0

30.0

Dapagliflozin 10 mg tablet

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

10

23.3

Glucagon 1 mg/1 ml injection

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Regular Human Insulin

88.9

8.3

56.7

70

40

60

0

0

0

Premixed Insulin 30/70

88.9

16.7

60.0

70

30

56.7

0

0

0

Isophane Human Insulin

77.8

0.0

46.7

55

30

46.7

0

0

0

Vildagliptin 50 mg tablet

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Simvastatin 20 mg tablet

16.7

8.3

13.3

65

20

50

0

0

0

Simvastatin 40 mg tablet

5.6

8.3

6.7

50

10

36.7

0

0

0

Atorvastatin 20 mg tablet

50

33.3

43.3

90

70

83.3

0

0

0

Atorvastatin 40 mg tablet

44.4

8.3

30

70

50

63.3

0

0

0

Rosuvastatin 10 mg tablet

0

0

0

20

0

13.3

0

0

0

Rosuvastatin 20 mg tablet

0

0

0

15

0

10

0

0

0

Losartan 50 mg tablet

0

0

0

35

0

23.3

0

0

0

Enalapril 5 mg tablet

72.2

83.3

76.7

90

100

93.3

0

0

0

Enalapril 10 mg tablet

33.3

16.7

26.7

80

90

83.3

0

0

0

Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tablet

88.9

91.7

90

85

70

80

0

0

0

Lisinopril 10 mg tablet

5.6

0

3.3

45

0

30

0

0

0

Lisinopril 20 mg tablet

22.2

8.3

16.7

40

0

26.7

0

0

0

Acetylsalicylic acid 81 mg tablet

88.9

33.3

66.7

95

80

90

0

0

0

Acetylsalicylic acid 100 mg tablet

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

20

36.7

Nifedipine 10 mg tablet

0

0

0

15

0

10

0

0

0

Nifedipine 20 mg tablet

88.9

100

93.3

95

100

96.7

0

0

0

Amlodipine 5 mg tablet

50

33.3

43.3

95

80

90

0

0

0

Amlodipine 10 mg tablet

22.2

16.7

20

80

70

76.7

0

0

0

Median availability

5.6

0

6.7

55

20

46.7

0

0

0