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Table 1 Anti-malarial drugs available in drug shops in Bugoye sub-county

From: Private sector drug shops frequently dispense parenteral anti-malarials in a rural region of Western Uganda

Drug name

Formulation

Adult coursesa

Costb (median, IQR)

Drug shops (n, %)

Oral formulations

 Amodiaquine

Tablet

9.5 (6 tablets)

2.08 (1.46–2.78)

6/48 (13)

 Artemether

Tablet

0 (12 tablets)

1.81 (1.32–2.78)

2/48 (4)

 Artemether/lumefantrine

Tablet

316.8 (24 tablets)

1.11 (1.11–1.28)

47/48 (98)

 Chloroquine

Tablet

6.1 (10 tablets)

1.11 (0.83–1.11)

4/48 (8)

 Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine

Tablet

15.6 (9 tablets)

4.17 (4.17–6.94)

7/48 (15)

 Quinine

Syrup

99 (1 bottle)

1.11 (1.11–1.39)

48/48 (100)

 Quinine

Tablet

31.7 (30 tablets)

2.50 (2.08–2.50)

43/48 (90)

 Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine

Tablet

243.8 (3 tablets)

0.42 (0.42–0.54)

42/48 (88)

Parenteral formulations

 Artemether

Parenteral

6.5 (6 ampules)

4.58 (3.13–8.33)

9/48 (19)

 Artesunate

Parenteral

13.8 (6 ampules)

13.33 (13.33–13.33)

22/48 (46)

 Quinine

Parenteral

60.7 (3 ampules)

8.06 (5.56–8.33)

45/48 (94)

  1. aNumber (and definition) of adult courses available in all drug shops
  2. bCost in US dollars of a single adult course of specified anti-malarial