Evaluation of Medication Package Inserts in Ethiopia

Table 1

Presence of required information in medication package inserts (n = 200).

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Indications	200	100
Formulation	200	100
Country of origin	200	100
Name and address of the manufacturer	200	100
Active ingredient	196	98
Drug dose	186	93
Storage conditions	186	93
Mechanism of action	147	73.5
Directions for use	125	62.5
Inactive ingredients	106	53
Pharmacokinetic information	106	53
Date of last revision	79	39.5
Duration of treatment	68	34
Container package description	57	28.5
Shelf life	32	16
Provision of full information on request	28	14
Sources of information/reference	4	2
Local language translation	2	1
Retail price of the drug	0	0