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Table 5 Perception of doctors, patients, and medical store/pharmacy personnel about prescription, prescribed drugs and prescribing trends

From: Cross verification of prescribing trends through loop evaluation of physicians, patients and medical store personnel

Prescription aspects n (%)

Participants

SA

A

N

D

SD

NR

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)