Details of medicines available at PHCs
| S No. | Name of the medicine | Medicine included in EML, Karnataka (yes/no)* | Medicine included in NEML (yes/no)† | Availability checked at PHC (yes/no) | Number (%) of PHCs this medicine was available in during the visit (n=39) |
| 1 | Tab atenolol 50 mg | Yes | Yes | Yes | 24 (61.5%) |
| 2 | Tab amlodipine besylate 5 mg | Yes | Yes | Yes | 19 (48.7%) |
| 3 | Tab metformin 500 mg | Yes | Yes | Yes | 17 (43.5%) |
| 4 | Tab glibenclamide 5 mg | Yes | Yes | 2 (5.1%) | |
| 5 | Tab atorvastatin 10 mg | Yes | No | Yes | 2 (5.1%) |
| 6 | Tab enalapril maleate 10 mg | Yes | Yes‡ | Yes | 1 (2.5%) |
| 7 | Tab hydrochlorathiazide 50 mg | No | Yes | Yes | 0 |
| 8 | Tab losartan 50 mg | Yes | No | Yes | 0 |
| 9 | Tab pioglitazone 1 mg | Yes§ | No | Yes | 0 |
| 10 | Tab glimepiride 1 mg | Yes | No | Yes | 0 |
| 11 | Tab methyldopa 250 mg | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable |
| 12 | Inj insulin 40 IU/ml | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 (2.5%) |
| 13 | Inj premix (30:70) insulin 40 IU/ml | Yes | Yes | No | Not applicable |
*Medicine included in the state essential medicine list 2014–2015.29
†Medicine included in the Indian NEML.30
‡NEML includes only 2.5 mg and 5 mg dosage for tablet enalapril maleate.
§Tab pioglitazone is included in the state essential medicines list but is supposed to be available only at secondary and tertiary centres.
EML, essential medicines list ; PHC, primary health centre.