Evidence of abuse of PM noticed by doctors | Number (%) of doctors who are aware |
Some patients were receiving prescription for the same prescription medicine from other undisclosed doctors | (7.5) |
Frequent unscheduled visits/consultations by some patients to request for refills of prescription medicines | (17.6) |
Some patients regularly claim to have lost their prescription forms and request for replacement | (17.1) |
Some patients consume prescription medicines much faster than indicated | (16.5) |
Evidence of abuse of PM noticed by pharmacists/PPMVs | Number (%) of pharmacists/PPMVs etc who are aware |
Some customers were buying prescription medicines more frequently than normal | (25.3) |
Some customers came to purchase the same type of prescription medicine with multiple prescriptions made by the same or different doctors | (19.7) |
Some customers presented forged or altered prescription forms | (11.2) |
Some customers were buying large quantities of cough medicines or cold medicines at a single purchase | (7.5) |
Some customers were buying cough medicines or cold medicines too frequently than normal | (16.5) |