Research Article

Prevalence and Predictors of Storage of Unused Medicines among Households in Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 3

Types of unused medicines at households in sampled woreda-kebeles, Awi zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2018, N = 90.

Name of medicineTherapeutic categoryUnitFrequencyPercentageQuantity left

Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml syrupAntibioticBottle44.44
Amoxicillin 250 mg capsulesAntibioticCapsule55.660
Amoxicillin 500 mg capsulesAntibioticCapsule1112.2104
Amox + clavulanic acid 625 mg tabletAntibioticTablet11.15
Ampicillin 500 mg capsulesAntibioticCapsule11.12
Azithromycin 250 mg tabletAntibioticTablet11.14
Berantin coughAntitussiveBottle11.11
Ceftriaxone 1 g injectionAntibioticVial11.11
Chloramphenicol 250 mg capsulesAntibioticCapsule11.18
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg tabletAntibioticTablet33.330
Clobetasol propionateCorticosteroidTube11.13
Cotrimoxazole 240 mg/5 ml oral susp.AntibioticBottle44.44
Cotrimoxazole 480 mg tabletAntibioticBottle11.110
Coartem 140 mg tabletAntimalarialTablet55.624
Doxycycline 100 mg capsulesAntibioticCapsule44.440
Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tabletDiureticTablet11.110
Ibuprofen 400 mg tabletAntipainTablet11.110
Indomethacin 25 mg tabletAntipainTablet11.19
Iron tabletNutritional supp.Tablet11.13
Iron with folic acid tabletNutritional supp.Tablet44.4108
Methyldopa 250 mg tabletAntihypertensiveTablet11.120
Metronidazole 250 mg capsulesAntibioticCapsule55.652
Metronidazole 125 mg/5 ml bottleAntibioticBottle11.11
Norfloxacin 400 mg tabletAntibioticTablet11.113
Omeprazole 20 mg capsuleAntigastric ulcerCapsule44.491
Microgynon/levonorgestrel/0.15 mg tab.ContraceptiveTablet11.128
Oral rehydration salts (ORS)Nutritional supp.Sachet22.22
Paracetamol 100 mg tabletAntipainTablet11.16
Paracetamol 500 mg tabletsAntipainTablet1213.3100
Spironolactone 25 mg tabletDiureticTablet11.110
Tramadol 50 mg capsuleAntipainCapsule22.248
TTC eye ointmentAntibioticTube33.34
TTC HCl creamAntibioticTube11.11
Zinc sulphate 20 mg tabletNutritional supp.Tablet33.320
Total90100.0836