Table 3 The Assessments of Quality of the PODs
From: Reuse of patients’ own drugs in hospitals in Ghana; the evidence to support policy
Components | Number PODS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
PODs available at the hospital N (%) | PODs made available at the hospital based on request from the researcher N (%) | ||
Label present on the container of PODs | Yes, complete | 254 (30.1) | 155 (18.3) |
Yes, incomplete | 203 (24) | 125 (14.8) | |
No | 67 (7.9) | 41 (4.9) | |
Instruction for use | Legible | 247 (29.2) | 151 (17.9) |
Illegible | 277 (32.9) | 170 (20.1) | |
PODs clean and intact | Yes | 500 (57.2) | 307 (36.3) |
No | 24 (2.8) | 14 (4.9) | |
Expiry date identified | Yes | 467 (39.5) | 286 (33.8) |
No | 57 (6.7) | 35 (4.1) | |
PODs expired | Yes | 38 (4.5) | 24 (2.8) |
No | 453 (53.6) | 277 (32.9) | |
Not Sure | 33 (3.9) | 20 (2.4) | |