Table 1 Characteristics of antibiotic products purchased by simulated clients at medicine outlets in Surabaya, Indonesia
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Antibiotic samples |
Amoxicillin 500 mg (10 tablets) N = 20 |
Chloramphenicol 250 mg (20 caps.c) N = 23 |
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg (10 tablets) N = 19 |
Co- trimoxazole 480 mg (10 tablets) N= 20 |
Tetracycline 250 mg (10 caps.) N = 19 |
Tetracycline 500 mg (10 caps.) N = 3 |
Total N = 104 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine outlet | |||||||
| pharmacy/kiosk/drug store | 9/11/0 | 19/4/0 | 17/2/0 | 20/0/0 | 8/10/1 | 2/1/0 | 75/28/1 |
| Prescription | |||||||
| yes/no | 5/15 | 5/18 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 4/15 | 1/2 | 25/79 |
| Packaging | |||||||
| blister/plastic bag | 20/0 | 14/9 | 19/0 | 20/0 | 12/7 | 2/1 | 87/17 |
| Registration | |||||||
| generic/branded generic | 20/0 | 18/5 | 19/0 | 17/3 | 7/12 | 2/1 | 83/21 |
| Pricea/sample | |||||||
| range | 290-5000 | 150-1000 | 400-8000 | 145-870 | 138-1000 | 300-750 | 138-8000 |
| median (IQR)b | 500 (313-700) | 325 (250-500) | 850 (500-850) | 223 (200-405) | 800 (150-900) | 400(300-750) | 500 (250-800) |