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 4
Pharmaceutical outlets’ report on pentazocine dispensing and laws guiding it.
Variables
Frequency
Percentage
Pharmacy outlet registered and supervised by a licensed pharmacist
9
100
Adequate knowledge of controlled medicine use in Nigeria and laws guiding dispensing them
8
88.8
Aware that pentazocine is a controlled drug
9
100
Aware that pentazocine can only be dispensed with authorized prescription
9
100
Retails pentazocine on prescription
Always
1
11.1
Not always
7
77.8
No response
1
11.1
Reasons for retailing pentazocine without prescription
It is a health worker
8
88.8
Pity for patients in pain
5
55.5
Familiar with the patient
3
33.3
Sources of pentazocine supply
Open market
1
11.1
Bigger pharmaceutical companies
6
66.6
Authorized government agent
2
22.2
Rating effectiveness of state and federal task force on pentazocine regulation
