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Table 3 The distribution of anti-malarial drugs purchased (in packs of a complete treatment dosage) from the private retail drug 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

Anti-malarial drugs

Community Pharmacies (%)

N = 1141

PPMS (%)

N = 359

Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine

430 (37.7)

160 (44.6)

Chloroquine

271(23.7)

107 (29.8)

Artesunate

207(18.1)

35 (9.7)

Artemether-Lumefantrine

117(10.3)

33 (9.2)

Amodiaquine

75 (6.6)

24 (6.7)

Quinine

28 (2.4)

0 (0)

Herbal preparations

7 (0.6)

0 (0)

Halofantrine

2 (0.1)

1 (0.2)

Proguanil

3 (0.2)

0 (0)

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