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Table 1 Distribution of drugs purchased in the 4 weeks of drug surveillance in the retail outlets studied

From: Exposure to anti-malarial drugs and monitoring of adverse drug reactions using toll-free mobile phone calls in private retail sector in Sagamu, Nigeria: implications for pharmacovigilance

Classes

Complete treatment dosages

Percentage (%)

Analgesics

1916

15.8

Antibiotics

1837

15.2

Anti-malarials

1500

12.4

Haematinics

870

7.2

Herbal preparations

71

0.6

NSAIDs

1273

10.5

Vitamins

1612

13.3

Others

(1-269)*

0.0-2.2

  1. * = Purchase of other classes of drugs (e.g antidiabetics, haematinics and hormonal drugs) from these drug outlets ranges from 1 to 269 sales.