Veterinary Drug Prescribing Practices at Selected District Veterinary Clinics of Rift Valley Areas of Ethiopia

Table 1

Commonly prescribed drugs at Batu and Arsi-Negelle district veterinary clinics between the period of September 2012 to February 2015.

Commonly prescribed drugs	Total N (%)	Name of clinics
		Batu N (%)	Arsi-Negelle N (%)
Total drugs	3811	1199 (31.5%)	2612 (68.5%)
Oxytetracycline	1637 (43.0%)	736 (45.0%)	901 (55.0%)
Ivermectin	671 (17.6%)	111 (16.5%)	560 (83.5%)
Penstrep	389 (10.2%)	187 (48.1%)	202 (52.9%)
Sulfa drug	247 (6.5%)	100 (40.5%)	147 (59.51%)
Albendazole	51 (1.3%)	6 (11.8%)	45 (88.2%)
Others	816 (21.4%)	59 (7.2%)	757 (92.8%)

N = frequency; others = penicillin, tricalbendazole, multivitamin, tetraconazole, copper sulfate, anesthetic agents, diminazene aceturate, intramammary infusion, digestion powder, vitamin K, and calcium borogluconate.