Pentazocine Misuse among Sickle Cell Disease Patients and The Role of Lack of Enforcement of Opioid Dispensing Regulations by Community Pharmacies: A Descriptive Observational Study
Table 3
Factors sustaining pentazocine misuse.
Variables
Frequency
Percentage
Circumstances that necessitated self - use of pentazocine
Shame of repeated hospital visits for pain crises
7
33.3
Unsatisfactory hospital care
1
4.7
Lack of funds to visit hospital
8
38.0
My caregiver treats me at home via a nearby health worker
10
47.6
Fellow SCD patient encourages me to use it
8
38.0
I have unhindered access to it from the pharmacy
16
76.1
Source of fund to procure pentazocine
Out of pocket
4
19.0
Caregivers/friends
17
80.9
Buy on credit
3
14.2
Begging
8
38.0
Stealing
7
33.3
Requires current prescription by a doctor to buy it
2
9.5
Gets pain relieve with other analgesia without pentazocine
11
52.3
Pentazocine is preferred to other analgesics because
