Table 3

Details of samples of medicines collected from different sampling points

Serial numberName of the moleculeSource and number of samples collected from each source
Government district hospital (tablets in numbers)Private pharmacyJanatha Bazar
Most sold
(tablets in numbers)
Least expensive
(tablets in numbers)
Branded drug outlet
(tablets in numbers)
Generic outlet
(tablets in numbers)
1Metformin hydrochloride 500 mg300300300300300
2Glibenclamide 5 mg300300300300300
3Atenolol 50 mg308*308308308308
4Amlodipine 5 mg300300300300300
  • *Atenolol 50 mg packaged with 14 tablets in each strip, hence 14×22=308; for remaining all tablets each strip packaged with 15 tablets 15×20=300.