Research Article
Evaluation of Medication Package Inserts in Ethiopia
Table 1
Presence of required information in medication package inserts (nā=ā200).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Indications | 200 | 100 | Formulation | 200 | 100 | Country of origin | 200 | 100 | Name and address of the manufacturer | 200 | 100 | Active ingredient | 196 | 98 | Drug dose | 186 | 93 | Storage conditions | 186 | 93 | Mechanism of action | 147 | 73.5 | Directions for use | 125 | 62.5 | Inactive ingredients | 106 | 53 | Pharmacokinetic information | 106 | 53 | Date of last revision | 79 | 39.5 | Duration of treatment | 68 | 34 | Container package description | 57 | 28.5 | Shelf life | 32 | 16 | Provision of full information on request | 28 | 14 | Sources of information/reference | 4 | 2 | Local language translation | 2 | 1 | Retail price of the drug | 0 | 0 |
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