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Table 1 List of medicines and commodities surveyed in Uganda, 2015, based on the standard World Health Organization/Health Action International Medicine Prices and Availability methodology

From: Availability, prices and affordability of UN Commission’s lifesaving medicines for reproductive and maternal health in Uganda

Medicine

Reproductive Health

Use

 1- Female condom (any brand)

Contraception

 2- Contraceptive implants:

  a. Etonogestrel 68 mg/rod (Implanon) OR

  b. Levonorgestrel 0.75 mg/rod (Jadelle)

Contraception

 3- Emergency contraceptive pill:

  a. Levonorgestrel (1.5 mg or 0.75 mg) tablet

Emergency contraception

Maternal Health

 4- Oxytocin injection 10 IU, 1 ml

Prevention and management of post-partum Haemorrhage

 5- Misoprostol 200 μg tablet

Prevention and management of post-partum Haemorrhage

 6- Magnesium sulphate 500 mg/ml injectable (2 ml, 5 ml, 10 ml ampoule)

Management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia