Availability of medicines in public sector health facilities of two North Indian States

Table 4 Availability of Medicines (any one drug available within the therapeutic Category) by Therapeutic Category at different level of public health facilities

Drug category	Punjab					Haryana
Drug category	PHC	CHC	DH	MC	Total	PHC	CHC	DH	MC	Total
Analgesic/Anti-Pyretic/NSAID	100	100	100	0	98	100	100	100	100	100
Anti-bacterial	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Anti-allergic	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Vitamins& Minerals	100	100	100	0	98	100	100	100	100	100
Anti-asthmatic	95	100	100	0	95	86	100	100	100	93
Antacid	95	100	100	0	95	91	100	100	100	95
Anti-helminthic/Anti-parasitic	95	100	100	0	95	95	100	100	100	98
Anti-fungal	0	64	83	0	30	0	100	83	100	43
Anti-spasmodic	91	82	100	0	88	91	100	100	0	93
Anti-emetic	95	91	100	0	93	91	91	83	100	90
ORS	64	64	83	0	65	100	100	100	100	100
Anti-hypertensive	100	100	100	0	98	100	100	100	100	100
Anti-diabetic	100	100	100	0	98	91	100	100	100	95
Thrombolytic	5	27	83	0	23	0	55	100	100	33
Anti-depressants/Antipsychotics	100	100	100	0	98	100	100	100	100	100
Anti-viral	0	73	100	0	35	0	27	83	0	20
Uterotonics	91	100	83	0	90	86	100	100	100	93
Endocrine medicines	32	18	17	0	25	32	55	83	100	48
Miscellaneous	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Anti-cancer medicines	0	0	17	100	5	0	9	17	100	8
Anaesthetic agents	95	100	100	100	98	73	82	100	100	80
Total	74	82	89	24	77	73	87	93	90	80

Note: Figures given in the table are percentages. Overall, 2 MC, 12 DH, 22 CHC and 44 PHC were covered in this study in the two states Punjab and Haryana. Where; PHC = Primary Health Centre, CHC = Community Health Centre, DH = District Hospital, MC = Medical College

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