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Presentation	Product	Chemical substance	Chapter	Items dispensed
Ethilon suture 3gauge 45cm length with 26mm reverse cutting needle 20110000217	Ethilon suture 3gauge 45cm length with 26mm reverse cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	6,154
Ethilon suture 4gauge 45cm length with 19mm reverse cutting needle 20110000216	Ethilon suture 4gauge 45cm length with 19mm reverse cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	4,976
Prolene suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 26mm curved cutting P needle 20110000315	Prolene suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 26mm curved cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	1,497
Vicryl Rapide suture 2gauge 75cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000448	Vicryl Rapide suture 2gauge 75cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	1,190
Vicryl Rapide suture 1.5gauge 75cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000458	Vicryl Rapide suture 1.5gauge 75cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	1,143
Vicryl Rapide suture 2gauge 75cm length with 26mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000446	Vicryl Rapide suture 2gauge 75cm length with 26mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	1,093
Vicryl Rapide suture 1.5gauge 75cm length with 16mm curved cutting P needle 20110000445	Vicryl Rapide suture 1.5gauge 75cm length with 16mm curved cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	1,033
Ethilon suture 5gauge 45cm length with 19mm reverse cutting needle 20110000218	Ethilon suture 5gauge 45cm length with 19mm reverse cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	689
Ethilon suture 2gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000468	Ethilon suture 2gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	660
Vicryl Plus suture 2gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000467	Vicryl Plus suture 2gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	421
Vicryl Plus suture 3gauge 70cm length with 26mm curved non cutting needle 20110000490	Vicryl Plus suture 3gauge 70cm length with 26mm curved non cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	382
Vicryl Rapide suture 1gauge 45cm length with 12mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000457	Vicryl Rapide suture 1gauge 45cm length with 12mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	351
Vicryl Plus suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting needle 20110000486	Vicryl Plus suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	266
Vicryl Plus suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 17mm curved non cutting needle 20110000485	Vicryl Plus suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 17mm curved non cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	234
Monocryl suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 16mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000462	Monocryl suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 16mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	214
Ethilon suture 6gauge 45cm length with 16mm conventional cutting needle 20110000215	Ethilon suture 6gauge 45cm length with 16mm conventional cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	212
Vicryl suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 16mm curved round bodied needle 20110000450	Vicryl suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 16mm curved round bodied needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	193
Monocryl suture 2gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000461	Monocryl suture 2gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	189
Vicryl Plus suture 3gauge 70cm length with 31mm curved non cutting needle 20110000491	Vicryl Plus suture 3gauge 70cm length with 31mm curved non cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	168
Dafilon suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 19mm 3/8 curved reverse cutting needle 20110000482	Dafilon suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 19mm 3/8 curved reverse cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	136
Vicryl suture 2gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000465	Vicryl suture 2gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	122
Vicryl Plus suture 2gauge 45cm length with 24mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000466	Vicryl Plus suture 2gauge 45cm length with 24mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	107
Dafilon suture 2gauge 45cm length with 24mm 3/8 curved reverse cutting needle 20110000483	Dafilon suture 2gauge 45cm length with 24mm 3/8 curved reverse cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	97
Monosyn suture 2gauge 70cm length with 60mm straight cutting needle 20110000470	Monosyn suture 2gauge 70cm length with 60mm straight cutting needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	82
Vicryl suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle 20110000464	Vicryl suture 1.5gauge 45cm length with 19mm curved reverse cutting P needle	Surgical Sutures	Dressings	76