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Table 5 Antimicrobial agents being prescribed at the selected primary health care centers

From: Antimicrobial use by WHO methodology at primary health care centers: a cross sectional study in Punjab, Pakistan

Sr. No.

ATCa Code

Antimicrobial name

RHCs b(n = 3711)

BHUs c(n = 4525)

Outpatients (n = 5853)

Inpatients (n = 2383)

All (N = 8236)

1

J01AA02

Doxycycline

131 (3.5)

97 (2.1)

228 (3.9)

–

228 (2.8)

2

J01CA01

Ampicillin

304 (8.2)

464 (10.3)

768 (13.1)

–

768 (9.3)

3

J01CR02

Amoxiclav

497 (13.4)

679 (15.0)

863 (14.7)

313 (13.1)

1176 (14.3)

4

J01DB09

Cephradine

207 (5.6)

109 (2.4)

297 (5.1)

19 (0.8)

316 (3.8)

5

J01DD01

Cefotaxime

134 (3.6)

77 (1.7)

89 (1.5)

122 (5.1)

211 (2.6)

6

J01DD04

Ceftriaxone

488 (13.2)

643 (14.2)

522 (8.9)

609 (25.6)

1131 (13.7)

7

J01EE01

Cotrimoxazole

53 (1.4)

31 (0.7)

69 (1.2)

15 (0.6)

84 (1.0)

8

J01FA09

Clarithromycin

219 (5.9)

242 (5.3)

418 (7.1)

43 (1.8)

461 (5.6)

9

J01FF01

Clindamycin

123 (3.3)

91 (2.0)

214 (3.7)

–

214 (2.6)

10

J01FF02

Lincomycin

212 (5.7)

197 (4.4)

409 (7.0)

–

409 (5.0)

11

J01GB03

Gentamicin

79 (2.1)

42 (0.9)

–

121 (5.1)

121 (1.5)

12

J01GB06

Amikacin

29 (0.8)

14 (0.3)

25 (0.4)

18 (0.8)

43 (0.5)

13

J01MA02

Ciprofloxacin

451 (12.2)

906 (20.0)

1163 (19.9)

194 (8.1)

1357 (16.5)

14

J01MA14

Moxifloxacin

113 (3.0)

124 (2.7)

108 (1.8)

129 (5.4)

237 (2.9)

15

J01XD01

Metronidazole

671 (18.1)

809 (17.9)

680 (11.6)

800 (33.6)

1480 (18.0)

  1. aAnatomical therapeutic chemical classification system. bRural health centers; cBasic health units