Research Article
Practice towards Rational Drug Use at Finotselam and Asirade Zewudie Hospitals Based on WHO Core Drug Use Indicators, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
List of drugs prescribed frequently in AZH, northwest Ethiopia, from October 11 to November 30, 2019.
| No. | Drug name | Dosage form | Strength | Frequency |
| 1 | Amoxicillin 500 mg | Capsule | 500 mg | 60 times | 2 | Ciprofloxacin 500 mg | Tablet | 500 mg | 47 times | 3 | Azithromycin 500 mg | Tablet | 250 mg | 33 times | 4 | Doxycycline 100 mg | Capsule | 100 mg | 32 times | 5 | Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml | Suspension | 125 mg/5 ml | 23 times | 6 | Cloxacillin 500 mg | Capsule | 500 mg | 20 times | 7 | Amoxicillin + clavulanic 125 mg + 31.5 mg/5 ml | Suspension | 156.5 mg/5 ml | 13 times | 8 | Cotrimoxazole 240 mg/5 ml | Suspension | 240 mg/5 ml | 10 times | 9 | Clarithromycin 500 mg | Tablet | 500 mg | 9 times | 10 | Amoxicillin + clavulanate (500 mg + 125 mg) | Tablet | 500 mg + 125 mg | 8 times |
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