Prescription aspects n (%) | Participants | SA | A | N | D | SD | NR |
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Medicines of multinational companies are more effective | Physician | 127 (32.3) | 209(53.2) | 20(5.1) | 24 (6.1) | 4 (1.0) | 9 (2.3) |
Patient | 368 (37.5) | 372(37.9) | 174(17.7) | 46 (4.7) | 6 (0.6) | 15 (1.5) | |
Medical store | 288 (46.6) | 153(24.8) | 63(10.2) | 48 (7.8) | 39 (6.3) | 27(4.4) | |
Physicians are inclined to prescribe the economical medicines | Physician | 52(13.2) | 94(23.9) | 127(32.3) | 67 (17.0) | 20 (5.1) | 33 (8.4) |
Patient | 84 (8.6) | 160(16.3) | 90(9.2) | 322 (32.8) | 279 (28.4) | 46 (4.7) | |
Medical store | 147 (23.8) | 87(14.1) | 105(17.0) | 144 (23.3) | 120 (19.4) | 15 (2.4) | |
Medicines of multinational and local companies are equally effective | Physician | 24 (6.1) | 64(16.3) | 123(31.3) | 107 (27.2) | 54 (13.7) | 21 (5.4) |
Patient | 57 (5.8) | 228(23.2) | 237(24.2) | 366 (37.3) | 48(4.9) | 45(4.6) | |
Medical store | 201 (32.5) | 87(14.1) | 96(15.5) | 141 (22.8) | 72(11.7) | 21 (3.4) | |
Medicine of multinational companies are prescribed more due to their availability at nearby pharmacy | Physician | 48(12.2) | 159(40.5) | 85(21.6) | 48 (12.2) | 12 (3.1) | 41 (10.4) |
Patient | 261 (26.6) | 456(46.5) | 72(7.3) | 118 (12.0) | 38(3.9) | 36 (3.7) | |
Medical store | 213 (34.5) | 198(32.0) | 48(7.8) | 75(12.1) | 66 (10.7) | 18 (2.9) | |
Rational prescription practices are being followed by physicians | Physician | 105(26.7) | 151(38.4) | 100(25.4) | 12 (3.1) | 00 (0.00) | 25 (6.4) |
Patient | 174 (17.7) | 384(39.1) | 149(15.2) | 178 (18.1) | 66 (6.7) | 30 (3.1) | |
Medical store | 219 (35.4) | 129(20.9) | 105(17.0) | 93 (15.0) | 60 (9.7) | 12 (2.0) | |
High-prices local medicines are also as effective as multinational medicines | Physician | 24 (6.1) | 48(12.2) | 116(29.5) | 129 (32.8) | 47 (12.0) | 29 (7.4) |
Patient | 60 (6.1) | 320(32.6) | 258(26.3) | 245 (25.0) | 66 (6.7) | 32 (3.3) | |
Medical store | 123 (19.9) | 87(14.1) | 81(13.1) | 198 (32) | 105 (17) | 24 (3.9) | |
A liaison exists between impact of physician to influence the dispensing pattern of local pharmacy | Physician | 11 (2.8) | 44(11.2) | 47(12.0) | 172 (43.8) | 78 (19.8) | 41(10.4) |
Patient | 111 (11.3) | 259(26.4) | 178(18.1) | 286 (29.2) | 111(11.3) | 36 (3.7) | |
Medical store | 75 (12.1) | 123(19.9%) | 114(18.4) | 81 (13.1) | 30 (4.9) | 195(31.6) | |
Patient demand medicines of multinational companies | Physician | 51(13.0) | 140(35.6) | 91(23.2) | 62 (15.8) | 28 (7.1) | 21 (5.4) |
Patient | 81 (8.3) | 148(15.1) | 130(13.3) | 321 (32.7) | 243 (24.8) | 58 (5.9) | |
Medical store | 111 (18) | 87(14.1) | 63(10.2) | 165 (26.7) | 180(29.1) | 12 (2.0) |