Assessment of the availability and rationality of unregistered fixed dose drug combinations in Nepal: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Table 3 Fixed-dose drug combinations available in Bhairahawa (n = 13)

S. No	Ingredients	Therapeutic class	Dose	Formulation	Price in Nepalese rupees
A	Metronidazole 100 mg + Furazolidone 30 mg	Antidiarrhoeals/GI anti-infectives	Both	Suspension	88.0
B	Ciprofloxacin 500 mg + Ornidazole 500 mg	Antibacterial	Adults	Tablet	100.0
C	Cinnarizine 20 mg + Domperidone 15 mg	Antiemetic	Adults	Tablet	180.0
D	Dextromethorphan 10 mg + Phenylepherine 5 mg + Chlorpheniramine Maleate 2 mg	Cough and cold remedies	Both	Syrup	156.0
E	Ibuprofen 400 mg + Paracetamol 325 mg + Chlorzoxazone 250 mg	Anti-inflammatory/Analgesic/Antipyretic	Adults	Tablet	40.0
F	Ofloxacin 200 mg + Ornidazole 500 mg + Lactic Acid Bacillus 60 million spores	Antibacterial	Adults	Tablet	156.0
G	Aluminium hydroxide 125 mg + Magnesium hydroxide 125 mg + Simethicone 25 mg + Lignocaine 5 mg	Drugs acting on gastrointestinal tract	Both	Suspension	87.0
H	Nimesulide 50 mg + Paracetamol 125 mg	Anti-inflammatory/Analgesic/Antipyretic	Children	Suspension	77.0
I	Aceclofenac 100 mg + Paracetamol 500 mg + Serratidopeptidase 15 mg	Anti-inflammatory/Analgesic/Antipyretic	Adults	Tablet	155.0
J	Metronidazole 100 mg + Norfloxacin 100 mg	Antidiarrhoeals/Gastro Intestinal anti-infectives	Children	Suspension	60.0
K	Ofloxacin 50 mg + Tinidazole 100 mg	Antibacterials	Children	Suspension	130.0
L	Ofloxacin 200 mg + Ornidazole 500 mg	Antibacterials	Adults	Tablet	190.0
M	Pancreatin 170 mg + Oxbile extract 50 mg + Ginger oleoresin 2 mg + Activated charcoal 50 mg	Gastrointestinal agents	Adults	Tablet	46.7