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Table 2 List of antibiotics that SACMO and CHCP are permitted to prescribe

From: Barriers and facilitators to adherence to national drug policies on antibiotic prescribing and dispensing in Bangladesh

 

Name of antibiotics

Community healthcare providers (CHCP)

Sub-Assistant Community Medical Officers (SACMO)

1

Albendazole

Albendazole

2

–

Amoxiclav

3

Amoxycillin

Amoxycillin

4

–

Benzathine penicillin

5

–

cephalexin

6

–

Ciprofloxacin

7

Doxycycline

Doxycycline

8

–

Erythromycin

9

–

Gentamycin

10

Metronidazole

Metronidazole

11

Neomycin sulphate with bacitracin

Neomycin sulphate with bacitracin

12

Phenoxymethyl penicillin

Phenoxymethyl penicillin

13

Primaquine

Primaquine

14

–

Procaine Penicillin

15

Rifampicina

Rifampicin

16

Rifampicin + isoniazid + pyrazinamidea

Rifampicin + isoniazid + pyrazinamide

17

Rifampicin + isoniazid + ethambutola

Rifampicin + isoniazid + ethambutol

18

–

Silver sulfadiazine

  1. aCHCPs cannot initiate treatment but provide follow-up medicine