Table 2 Compliance with recommendation status of ethanol in oral formulations
No of drugs indicating ethanol concentration | Concentration of ethanol stated | Approx. volume of alcohol in 5 ml dose | No that recommended formulation for age group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0–< 6 year | 6–< 12 years | ≥ 12 year | ||||||
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
1 | Up to 0.5% | 0.025 ml | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | 1–5% | 0.05–0.25 ml | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
6 | 6–10% | 0.3–0.5 ml | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
5 | > 10% | > 0.5 ml | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
N = 26 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | ||