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Table 2 Most commonly prescribed antibiotics at the medical outpatient pharmacy of Hawassa University Referral Hospital from September 2007 to September 2009

From: Assessment of drug use pattern using WHO prescribing indicators at Hawassa University teaching and referral hospital, south Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Commonly prescribed antibiotics

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Amoxicillin

138

16.4

Ampicillin

126

15

Gentamicin

125

14.9

Chloramphenicol

98

11.6

Cloxacillin

71

8.4

Crystalline penicillin

61

7.3

Ciprofloxacin

57

6.7

Ceftriaxone

48

5.9

Doxycycline

47

5.6

Cotrimoxazole

38

4.5

Erythromycin

14

1.6

Cephalexin

10

1.2

Metronidazole

8

0.9

Total

841

100