Access to antibiotics in New Delhi, India: implications for antibiotic policy

Table 6 Availability of surveyed antibiotics in primary, secondary and tertiary care facilities of two public sectors in Delhi, India

Antibiotic name	GNCT Delhi			MCD
	Pr. care	Second care	Tertiary care	Pr. care	Second care	Tertiary care
	(n = 32)	(n = 7)	(n = 1)	(n = 36)	(n = 3)	(n = 1)
1. amoxicillin 250 + clavulanic acid$	21.9%	42.9%	Available	52.8%	66.7%	Available
2. Amoxicillin 250#	71.9%	57.1%	Available	19.4%	33.3%	N.A
3. Amoxicillin 500#	81.3%	85.7%	Available	30.6%	66.7%	Available
4. Amoxicillin suspension#	62.5%	100.0%	Available	5.6%	0.0%	N.A
5. Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid	31.3%	14.3%	N.A	58.3%	66.7%	Available
Syrup$	31.3%	14.3%	N.A	58.3%	66.7%	Available
6. Ampicillin suspension#	25.0%	0.0%	N.A	2.8%	0.0%	N.A
7. Azithromycin@	0.0%	14.3%	Available	2.8%	0.0%	N.A
8. Benzathine Penicillin Powder#	0.0%	0.0%	N.A	0.0%	0.0%	N.A
9. Cefixime$	21.9%	14.3%	N.A	25.0%	66.7%	Available
10. Ceftriaxone injection@*	0.0%	57.1%	Available	0.0%	0.0%	N.A
11. Cefuroxime axetil@*	43.8%	71.4%	N.A	47.2%	66.7%	N.A
12. Cefuroxime suspension@*	0.0%	28.6%	N.A	0.0%	0.0%	N.A
13.Cephalexin#*	43.8%	71.4%	N.A	19.4%	33.3%	N.A
14. Cephalexin syrup#*	53.1%	14.3%	Available	8.3%	0.0%	N.A
15. Ciprofloxacin#	37.5%	100.0%	Available	72.2%	100.0%	Available
16. Co-trimoxazole suspension#	56.3%	85.7%	Available	2.8%	0.0%	N.A
17. Doxycycline#	50.0%	71.4%	Available	69.4%	100.0%	Available
18. Erythromycin powder for suspension#	40.6%	42.9%	Available	0.0%	0.0%	N.A
19. Erythromycin stearate#	43.8%	57.1%	Available	0.0%	0.0%	N.A
20. Gentamicin eye drops@	59.4%	71.4%	Available	11.1%	33.3%	N.A
21. Gentamicin injection@	3.1%	28.6%	Available	0.0%	0.0%	N.A
22. Norfloxacin#	84.4%	85.7%	Available	2.8%	0.0%	N.A
23. Ofloxacin@	37.5%	71.4%	Available	47.2%	66.7%	Available
24. Roxithromycin#	40.6%	71.4%	N.A	8.3%	0.0%	N.A

$Not in the Delhi State EML 2007 for Hospitals and dispensaries.
# For primary care (dispensaries) Delhi State EML2007.
#* Reserve antibiotics for restricted use in primary care.
@Antibiotics for hospital; these are in addition to antibiotics for primary care facilities.
* Reserve antibiotics to be used only in case of significant resistance to other antibiotics.

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