Type of quality defect | Medicines marketed by manufacturers (n=122) | Medicines marketed by distributors (n=26) | p Value* |
---|---|---|---|
Number of medicines (%) | Number of medicines (%) | ||
Stability | 191 (31) | 14 (37) | 0.476 |
Contamination | 134 (22) | 5 (13) | 0.228 |
Minor packaging | 69 (11) | 2 (5) | 0.417 |
Major packaging | 60 (10) | 5 (13) | 0.573 |
Active ingredient | 59 (10) | 3 (8) | 1.000 |
Delivery | 34 (5) | 1 (3) | 0.714 |
Others | 64 (11) | 8 (21) | 0.058 |
Total | 611 (100) | 38 (100) |
*A significant difference was defined at a p value <0.05.