Research Article
Comparison of the Knowledge and Practices in Medicine Dispensing between Retail Medicine Shops and Model Pharmacies in Dhaka Metropolis
Table 5
Underlying reasons for selling and buying medicines without a prescription.
| | Reason for selling drugs without a prescription by dispensers (pharmacists/chemists/owner) | Provider interview method | Client simulation method | | Retail medicine shop (n = 24) | Model pharmacy (n = 7) | Retail medicine shop (n = 62) | Model pharmacy (n = 50) |
| | For basic need | 10 (41.7%) | 3 (42.9%) | 32 (51.6%) | 0 (0%) | | Negligence of legislation | 2 (8.3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) | | For financial purpose | 5 (20.8%) | 2 (28.6%) | 7 (11.3%) | 0 (0%) | | Above all | 7 (29.2%) | 2 (28.6%) | 21 (33.9%) | 50 (100%) | | Ways of taking medicine by clients without doctor’s advice | (n = 32) | (n = 22) | (n = 74) | (n = 57) | | Own opinion | 18 (20%) | 8 (8.89%) | 23 (25.56%) | 2 (2.22%) | | Previous prescription | 1 (1.11%) | 2 (2.22%) | 25 (27.78%) | 19 (21.11%) | | Pharmacists or chemist or medicine retailers’ suggestions | 13 (14.44%) | 12 (13.33%) | 26 (28.89%) | 36 (40%) | | Factors influencing clients’ reason of taking medication without doctor’s suggestion | (n = 32) | (n = 22) | (n = 74) | (n = 57) | | Financial reason | 6 (6.67%) | 03 (3.33%) | 15 (16.67%) | 20 (22.22%) | | Neglect hazards | 14 (15.56%) | 13 (14.44%) | 12 (13.33%) | 15 (16.67%) | | Old prescription | 9 (10%) | 05 (5.56%) | 29 (32.22%) | 19 (21.11%) | | All of the above | 3 (3.33%) | 01 (1.11%) | 18 (20%) | 03 (3.33%) |
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