Table 1 WHO prescribing indicator of prescription practice (N = 1200 prescriptions)
Indicators | Total drugs/prescriptions | Average/ percent | Standard values [10] |
|---|---|---|---|
Average number of drugs per prescription |  | 1.83 | 1.6–1.8 |
Drugs prescribed by generic name | 1431 | 65.3% | 100% |
Prescriptions with an antibiotic prescribed | 766 | 63.8% | 20–26.8% |
Prescriptions with injection prescribed | 137 | 11.5% | 13–24.1% |
Number of prescribed drugs from Ethiopian EML | 1730 | 78.9% | 100% |