keyur otc project - to study the extent of self medication

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Self medication in INDIAN CONTEXT

In economically deprived communities, most episodes of illnesses are treated by self-medication.

Due to the Illiteracy and high cost of modern medicines urban areas, difficulties arise in accessing

modern healthcare. Drug retail shops frequently serve as the public's first point of contact with the

healthcare system. In India, pharmacists and pharmacy attendants play an important role in

fostering self-medication among the public. Combination preparations containing 'hidden' classes

of drugs and food supplements or tonics of doubtful value were commonly used in India. Non-

doctor prescribing of medicines is also common in developing countries. A "doctor" in this context

is defined as someone who has obtained a bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery (MBBS)

degree in allopathic medicine. In India, certified health assistants (CHAs) and community health

volunteers (CHVs) carry out preventive and curative health activities in rural areas.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners are found in both the rural and

urban areas. They occupy an important place in the village community. 'Compounders' who have

worked for some time under practitioners in cities and have now set up their own clinic, as well as

CHAs and medical shop owners are easily accessible providers of healthcare in such rural areas.


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INTRODUCTION TO SELF MEDICATION

Definitions:-

Self medication is the use by lay persons of non prescription medicines for symptoms and minor

ailments, with those persons bearing the full responsibility for his or her own treatment. Or The

selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat self recognizable illnesses and symptoms.

Or The treatment of common health problems with medicines especially designed and labeled for

use without medical supervision and approved as self and effective for such use.- By World self

medication industry (WSMI) In India, though the phrase has no legal recognition, all the drugs

that are not included in the list of prescription drugs are considered as

non-prescription drugs (or OTC drugs). Prescription Drugs are those that fall under two schedules

of the Drug and Cosmetics Rules, 1945: Schedule H and Schedule X. Drugs falling under Schedule

G require the following mandatory text on the label: Caution: It is dangerous to take this

preparation except under medical supervision and hence are not advertised to the public

voluntarily by the industry. In India, the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and

cosmetics are regulated by the Drugs and Cosmetics Act (DCA) and its subordinate legislation, the

Drugs and Cosmetics Rules (DCR). Prescription to OTC Switch Medicines for self-medication are

often called 'nonprescription' or 'over the counter' (OTC) and are available without a doctor's

prescription through pharmacies. India is inching the OTC way. Indian OTC healthcare is in

nascent stages and ranks 11th in the global OTC market. But, urban India is catching up with the

concept, thanks to the advent of technology, improving literacy levels, increasing health awareness

and high work stress levels. In fact, Indian consumers, today, are confident about sharing

healthcare responsibility, especially in case of common ailments. Considering the changing

mindset and likely changes in regulatory framework, such as, OTC guidelines and open

distribution, it is reasonable to estimate that within the next ten years, India will become a major

contributor to the world of OTC market. Currently, aches/pains, cough, colds, hyperacidity, minortopical infections, and indigestion are major OTC categories. Emerging categories include cuts,

wounds and burns, muscle pains and sprains, diarrhea and constipation. There are many

Prescription products, which could be revitalized through OTC switches. An analytical

interpretation of various data placed the focus on vitamins, cough & cold, antacids, antipyretics

and NSAIDs as opportunity areas for switch in India.


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Research PROBLEM and OBJECTIVES

PROBLEM:

- What is the extent of Self Medication in consumer market?

- What are Consumer Attitudes toward the Self Medication?

OBJECTIVES:

-To determine which types of medicine(s) used frequently by

consumers as self medication.

-To determine consumers behavior with respect to self medication.

-To identify factors contributing to consumers to choose self

medication.

-To identify the source from where patient(s) gets information for

self medication.

-To determine in which proportion various class of drugs used in self

medication.


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RESEARCH STRUCTURE

Methodology:

1. Gather secondary data on Self Medication from books, research

articles, and websites.

2. Survey of Consumers and Retailers, a structured questionnaire being

administered to the respondents.

Sampling:

1. Sampling unit:

Consumers (male, female, above 18 yrs) selected from different

territory of Surat city.

Retailers (Chemists) selected from different territory of Surat city

as per the convenience.

2. Sample size:

Consumer 200

Chemist 050

Total: - 250

3. Sampling procedure:

Simple Random sampling technique

Study design:

Descriptive & Exploratory

Contact Method:

Personal Interview

Telephonic Interview

E-mail

Data Analysis Tool:

Cluster Analysis by SPSS data analysis tool and EXCEL.


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DATA ANALYSIS

This survey on Extent and attitudes of consumer towards self medication carried out by using

200 Consumers and 50 Chemist, in Ahmedabad territory during the period of June-July, 2010.

There are separate questionnaire developed for both different group of respondent. The outcomes

derived from analyzing collected data are as follows. Note: I denote the basic findings with A. and

Survey findings with B.


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A.: BASIC FINDINGS

A..1: Gender of respondent

Gender Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative

%

Valid MALE 144 72 72 72

FEMALE 56 28 28 100

TOTAL 200 100 100

A..2: Marital status of the respondent

Marital status Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative %

Valid Single 69 34 34.2 34.2

Married 121 60.5 60.8 95

Window 3 1.5 1.5 96.7

Divorced 7 3.5 3.5 100Total 200 99.5 100


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A..3: Age group of respondent

Age Frequency Percent Valid percent Cumulative%

Valid 18-30 73 36.5 36.5 36.5

30-40 71 35.5 35.5 72

40-50 41 20.5 20.5 92.5

Above 50 15 7.5 7.5 100

Total 200 100 100

A..4: Family income of respondent


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Income per

year

Frequency Percent Valid percent Cumulative%

Valid 300,000 17 8.5 8.5 100

Total 200 100 100

B.: SURVEY FINDINGS

B..1: Have you ever used or bought medicine without a medical

prescription?

Frequency Percent Valid percent Cumulative %

Valid YES 171 85.5 85.5 85.5

NO 29 14.5 14.5 100

Total 200 100 100


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Consumer survey indicates that there were 171 out of 200 took drugs for healing some basic

ailment like common cold, pain, acidity, infection etc as self medication in the past. From further

analysis it was found that there is no significance difference in self medication consumption

between single and married respondent. It was also shows; there are significant relationship of

extend of self medication with gender, age, and family income. Self medication was more

prevailed in male (90%) as compare to female (70%). Extend of self medication increases with

increase in age, and decreases with increase in family income.

And chemist survey point out that there were 47 out of 50 chemists sells medicines to their

customers without medical prescription. And Out of total customer visited to drug store per day,

31% of them came for self medication.

B..2: Who is going to use that medicine, which you bought without

medical prescription?

Frequency Percent Valid% Cumulative%

Valid Self 74 37.5 43.4 43.4

Self+someone

else

2 1 1.2 44.6

Family member 35 18 20.8 65.4

Self+family

member

53 26.5 30.6 96

Someone else 7 3.5 4 100

Total 171 86.5 100

Missing 29 13.5

Total 200 100


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On asking that who is going use that medicine, which you bought without medical prescription

various respondent gives response as per above table. In this case maximum respondents bought

medicine for him/her self and secondaly for his/her family member. Someone else included his/her

boss, manager or friend etc.

B..3: Have you ever taken the advice from pharmacist or sales pearson in order to take medicine?


Valid YES 137 68.5 71.8 71.8

NO 63 31.5 28.2 100

Total 200 100 100


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When any respondent walked to take self medication, He/she was lacking the knowledge about the

drugs which they took in self medication. It was supported by research data that, Out of 47, 42consumers (72%) ask for advice related to safety of drugs, rout of administration and/ or a

particular drug. There were 60%, 83% and 52% of respondent ask for rout of administration, safety

of drugs and its alternative drugs respectively. And 29% of respondent ask for other advice like

illness specific drugs, duration of drug therapy to cure the illness etc.

B..4: Have you ever received unwanted advice in the drug stores?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative%

Valid YES 49 24.5 19.3 19.3

NO 151 75.5 80.7 100

Total 200 100 100


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81% respondents said that they didnt get any type of unwanted advise in the drug store, whenhe/she bought a medicine without medical prescription. In this case unfortunately, we have to

conclude that there were no ethical practice in this field of drug seling because, many of the drugs

they were sold had side effects and complications, which required physician supervision in order to

take those drugs. Possibly reason would be a business loss because of cut throat competition and

lack of regulatory activity of such practices.

B..5: From where you got the information about self medication?

Information or knowledge about the drugs play vital role in self medication because, you have to

directly approach the chemist to buy a medicine. So in this survey I was included some questions

about the possible source like past prescription, advertisement and third party with orders. When it

was asked to respondent, from where you got the information about the drugs for self medication

out of 176 responses; 74 said that it was from past prescription, 26 from advertisement, 60 from

third party and 20 respond it was obtained from other sources like CIMS, IDR, Drug Today and

Internet etc. Every source of information expanded as given below.


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B.5.1: If respondent got the information from past prescription

than, whose past prescription he/she was used?

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative%

Valid Self 64 32 86.5 86.5

Other 10 5 13.5 100

Total 74 37 100

Missing 126 63

Total 200 100

Out of 74 respondent, 64 were used his/her own prescription as source of information for self

medication and remaining 10 were used others (any family members, friends, neighbors etc)

prescription to got information about self medication.


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B..5.2: If respondent got the information from advertisement,

Than which advertisement media they were used?


Valid Television 7 3.5 28 28

Television+news

paper

1 0.5 4 32

News paper 13 6.5 52 84

Magazine 4 2 16 100

Total 25 12.5 100

Missing 175 87.5

Total 200 100

Out of 26 respondent 8, 14 and 4 got the information from television, news paper and magazine

respectively. Media will be widely used potential source of Information for self medication.

B..5.3: If respondent got the information from third party, than from whom?



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Valid Neighbor 5 2.5 8.8 8.8

Neighbor +

friend +

relative

1 0.5 1.8 10.5

Friend 38 19 66.7 77.2Friend +

Relative

1 0.5 1.8 78.9

Relative 12 6 21.1 100

Total 57 28.5 100

Missing 143 71.5

Total 200 100

Out of 60 respondents, 6, 40, 14 respondents got the information from neighbor, friend and

relatives respectively. When someone used third party as a source of information then most

probably it will be his/ her friend.

B..6: Extent of Self medication

Class No. of respondent

Analgesic 127

Common cold 139


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For headache 120

Antacids(for acidity) 47

Anti-biotic 52

Vitamins/minerals 41

Dermatological 35

Anti asthmatic drug 26Herbal/Ayurvedic 113

Anti emetic 43

B..6.1: Which class of drug(s) you have already self medicated?

There are so many therapeutic classes of drugs in which consumer take the self medication.

Amongst them I choose some classes for survey according to its important and frequency of use.

Consumer survey indicate that out of 171 responses, 123(74%) respondent said that they had taken

analgesic drugs and 139 (81%) respondent said that they had taken drugs for the common cold in

the past as self medication. and 120(70%), 47(27%), 52(30%), 41(24%), 35(20%), 26(15%),


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43(25%) respondents said that they had taken drugs for headache, acidity, infection, vitamin

deficiency, skin problems, asthma, vomiting respectively. So according to consumer survey there

was maximum market share in common cold sector in field of self medication. And second is for

pain killers which the consumer is used as self medication. In this survey out of 171 respondents

who were took self medication in the past, 113 (66%) respondent use herbal/Ayurvedic drugs in

the management illness.

B..6.2: Which classes of drugs patient buys for self medication?

Above chart is obtained from the survey of 50 chemist and it is indicate the sales of various classes

of drugs used in self medication. According to data there were analgesics on the first position insales with 94% of total chemist who sold drugs in self medication. And drugs used in common

cold closely next to it with 93% of chemist. There were antacids with 70%, anti emetics with 40%,

anti asthmatics with 29%, vitamins with 53%, dermatological with 56% and Antibiotics with 64%

of chemist sale the drugs of these classes.


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B..6.3: Market status of various classes of drugs used in the Self medication.

In above section we represent the relative market position of different classes of drugs. Now we

will look at the market share of various drugs in the particular classes. In each class I choose some

drugs according to frequently of use in the self medication and remaining drugs I was

covered with others.

B..6.3.1: ANALGESICS

Class/Drugs N=50

Sale Not Sale

Analgesic

PCM 42 8Ibuprofen 39 11

Nimesulide 23 27

Asppirin 1 49

Diclophenac Sodium 22 28

Acetyl Salicylic Acid 13 37

Algine 17 33


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In case of ANALGESIC, following drugs were most frequently sale by chemist like Paracetemol

(PCM), Ibuprofen, Nimesulide and Diclophenac Sodium. Others were algine, aspirin and acetyl

salicylic acid. Amongst them PCM is on the first position with 27% of total analgesic selling. Than

Ibuprofen Nimesulide and Diclophenac sodium were on the declining ordinal position with 25%,

15% and 14% of total selling respectively.


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B..6.3.2: Drugs used COMMON COLD

Class/Drugs N=50

Sale Not SaleCOMMON COLD

CTZ 31 19

I-CTZ 28 22

Corex 14 36

D-cold 17 33

Cold off 12 38

Action 500 2 48

CE cold 1 49

CPM 2 48

In case of drugs used in COMMON COLD, following drugs were most frequently sale by chemist

like Cetrizin (CTZ), Levo-certizin (I-CTZ), Corex and D- cold. Whereas others included Cold off,


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Action 500, CE cold, Chlorpheneramine Meleate (CPM). Amongst them Cetrizin is on the first

position with 29% of total selling. Than Levo-cetrizin (l-CTZ), D-cold and Corez were on the

declining ordinal position with 26%, 16% and 13% of total selling respectively.

B..6.3.3: ANTACID

Class/Drugs N=50

Sale Not Sale

ANTACID

Omeprazole 29 21

Ranitidine 25 25

ENO 18 32

Digene 3 47

Gelusine 2 48

In case of drugs used as ANTACID, following drugs were most frequently sale by chemist like

Omeprazole, Ranitidine and ENO. Whereas others included Digene, gelusin etc. Amongst them

Omeprazole is on the first position with 38% of total selling. Than Ranitidine and ENO were on

the declining ordinal position with 32% and 23% of total selling respectively.


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B..6.3.4: ANTI-EMETICS

Class/Drugs N=50

Sale Not Sale

ANTI-EMETIC

Ondansetron 15 35Domperidone 15 35

In case of drugs used as ANTI-EMETICS, following drugs were most frequently sale by chemist

like Ondansetron and Domperidone. These both are on the same position with 50-50 % of total

selling.

B..6.3.5: ANTIASTHMATIC

Class/Drugs N=50

Sale Not Sale

ANTI-ASTHMATIC

Salbutamol 11 39

Pheneramine meleate 2 48


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In case of drugs used as ANTI-ASTHMATIC, following drugs were most frequently sale by

chemist like Salbutamol and Pheneramine meleate. Amongst both Salbutamol is on the first

position with 85% of total selling and Than Pheneramine meleate with 15% of total selling.


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B..6.3.6: VITAMINES

Class/Drugs N=50Sale Not Sale

VITAMINES

B-Complex 24 26

Folic Acid 15 35

I-vita 5 45

Neuro Bion Forte 3 47

A torider Z 11 39

ABDEC 1 49

In case of drugs used as VITAMINES suppliments, following drugs were most frequently sale by

chemist like B-Complex, Folic acid and A to Z. Whereas others included I-vita, Neurobion forte,

ABDEC etc. Amongst them B- Complex is on the first position with 41% of total selling. Than

Folic acid and A to Z were on the declining ordinal position with 25% and 19% of total selling

respectively.

B..6.3.7: DERMATOLOGICAL


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Class/Drugs N=50

Sale Not Sale

DERMATOLOGICAL

Fluconazole 25 25

Miconazole 16 34

Neomycine 17 33B-tex 1 49

Quadriderm 2 48

Zole F 1 49

Erithromycine 2 48

In case of drugs used as DERMATOLOGICAL, following drugs were most frequently sales by

chemist like Fluconazole, Miconazole and Neomycine. Whereas others included B-tex,

Quadriderm, Erithromycine etc. Amongst them Fluconazole is on the first position with 39% of

total selling of dermatological. And Neomycine and Miconazole were on the declining ordinal

position with 27% and 25% of total selling respectively.


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B..6.3.8: ANTIBIOTICS

Class/Drugs N=50Sale Not Sale

ANTIBIOTICS

Ampiciline 20 30

Amoxociline 19 31

Ofloxaciline 15 35

Cipprofloxaciline 16 34

Clindamycine 9 41

Peniciline 10 40

Cloxaciline 7 43

Gentamycine 2 48

Levofloxacine 1 49Cefadroxile 3 47

Metronidazole 1 49

In case of drugs used as ANTIBIOTICS, following drufs were most frequently sale by chemist like

Ampiciline, Ofloxacine, Ciprofloxacine, Penicillin. Whereas others included Clindamycine,

Cloxacilin, Cefadroxile metronidazole etc. Amongst them Ampiciline is on the first position with


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19% of total selling. Than Amoxicillin, Ciprofloxacine, Ofloxacine and Penicilline were on the

declining ordinal position with 18%, 16%, 15% and 10% of total selling respectively.

B..7: The factors, which are affect respondent to choose self medication without physician

consultancy.

There were many types of factors which affect the respondent to choose self medication as an

alternative of conventional health care chain. Those included Economic Condition of the

respondent, the time it takes to see a doctor, Desire of respondent to be self reliant, Advertizing of

drugs and its formulation in media, distrust of conventional drugs and Routine/Literacy practice by

Pharma field personnel, other educated or knowledgeable personnel.

Factors affected to choose self medication No. of respondents

Economic 113

The time it takes to see a doctor 135

Desire to be self reliant 88

Advertising 89

Distust of conventional drugs 38

Routine/Literacy practice 43

Other 3


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Amongst all possible factors which attract or causes the people to take self medication, most of the

respondent said that they had no time to follow the conventional health care chain and this

positioned at first with 79% of total respondent. And Economic, Advertising, Desire to be self

reliant, Routine/Literacy practice and distrust of conventional drugs were on the declining ordinal

position with 66%, 52%, 51%, 25% and 22% of total respondent respectively. Whereas others

included fear of the consultancy and unavailability of physician etc.

B..8: Self medication is dangerous for our health Yes or No?


Valid YES 176 88 93.6 93.6

NO 12 6 6.4 100

Total 188 94 100

Missing 12 6

Total 200 100


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The consumer response to the question self medication is dangerous for our health Yes or No,

Was very marvel with respect to extent of self medication in consumers population. Out of 188

respondents, 176 (94%) respondent accepted that Yes Self medication is dangerous for our

health and they gave the various reasons like most of the drugs have side effects, safety profile is

not known by general public, timely based dose accuracy is required etc. Only 12 (6%) respond

with No answer, backed up by argument that they never severe side effects or complication till

date.


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RESULT

There were 171, out of 200 consumers took drugs in self medication for healing some basicailment like common cold, pain, acidity, infection etc. in the past.

Out of 47, 42 consumers (72%) ask for advice related to safety of drugs, rout of

administration and/ or alternatives of that particular drug.

81% of the total respondents said that they didnt get any type of unwanted advice in the

drug store when he/she bought a medicine without medical prescription.

Out of 171 responses, 123(74%) respondent said that they had taken analgesic drugs and

139 (81%) respondent said that they had taken drugs for the common cold in the past as

self medication. and 120(70%), 47(27%), 52(30%), 41(24%), 35(20%), 26(15%), 43(25%)

respondents said that they had taken drugs for headache, acidity, infection, vitamin

deficiency, skin problems, asthma, vomiting respectively.

79% of respondent said that they had no time to follow the conventional health care chain

as a reason of self medication.

Out of 188 respondents, 176 (94%) respondent accepted that Yes Self medication is

dangerous for our health.


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CONCLUSION

Self medication is more prevailed in male (90%) as compare to female (70%). Extent of

self medication increases with increase in age, and decreases with increase in family

income.

In self medication maximum people buy medicine for him/her self only.

Out of total customer visited to drug store per day, 31% of them came for self medication.

Most of consumers are lacking the knowledge about the drugs which they took in self

medication.

Maximum Consumers have doubt about the safety of drugs.

There were no ethical practice in the field of drug selling because, many of the drugs they

were sold had side effects and complications, which required physician supervision in

order to take those drugs.

Maximum no. of consumer gets the information about the drugs from past prescription for

self medication.

Analgesic is on the first position in sales by chemist who sold drugs in self medication.

Maximum market share containing drugs in different classes with respect to self

medication.

Classes Max. Market share (amongst drug in that

particular class)

Analgesic Paracetamol

Common cold Cetrizin

Antacids(for acidity) Omeprazole

Antibiotic Ampicilline

Vitamins/minerals B-ComplexDermatological Fluconazole

Anti Asthmatic drug Salbutamol

Anti emetic Ondansetron/Domperidon

Chemist also sales the COREX and PENICILLIN to their customer without medical

prescription.


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Amongst all possible factors which attract or causes the people to take self medication,

most of the people say that they have no time to follow the conventional health care chain.

And next is Economic condition.

Extent of self medication is totally contrasted with attitudes toward the self medication as

per consumer survey.

Information technology also plays the role in dispersal of self medication.

STUDY LIMITATION

Only Ahmedabad based, so not representative of entire country.


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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. World Health Organization. Guidelines for the medical assessment of drugs for use in self

medication. Copenhagen; 1986.

2. World of self medication industry (www.wsmi.com)

3. International Marketing Conference on Marketing & Society, 8-10 April, 2009, IIMK

4. IDMA Bulletin ( Indian Drug Manufacturer Association )December, 2009

5. World Health Organization. The role of pharmacist in self-care and self-medication. Report of

the 4th WHO Consultative Group on the role of the Pharmacist.

6. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/3/17

7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/selfmedication


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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CHEMIST

Dear Chemist,

This is one market research survey based on self medication conducted by Student of CENTRE

FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES, GANPAT UNIVERSITY Your response for below questions

will be very valuable for us and our society.

Survey Questionnaire

1) How many Customers visited your store to buy medicine (per day)?

A) 25-50

B) 50-100

C) 100-200

D) More than 200

2) Any customer comes to your store to buy medicine without prescription?

A) If Yes than, How many......................

B) No

3) Does patient ask for advice when he or she goes through the self medication?

A) Yes

B) No

4) In above Que. If affirmative, than they ask about?

A) Administration

B) Safety of drug

C) Alternative drugs

D) Any other.

Please,specify______________________________________________


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5) Which classes of drug(s) patient buy for self medication?

Sr.no. Class Active ingredient Dosage form Company

1 Analgesic a).

b).

c).

2 Common cold a).

b).

c).

3 Antacids a).

b).

c).4 Anti emetics a).

b).

c).

5 Anti asthmatic drug a).

b).

c).

6 Vitamines/minerals a).

b).c).

7 Dermatological a).

b).

c).

8 Anti-biotic a).

b).

c).

9 Other please

specify...............

a).

b).

c).

Thank You for your cooperation.

Date: - / /200


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Place:-______________


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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CONSUMER

Dear Respondent,

This is one market research survey based on self medication conducted by Student of CENTRE

FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES, GANPAT UNIVERSITY. Your response for below questions

will be very valuable for us and our society.

Basic information

1) Gender: - Male

Female

2) Marital status: - Single

Married

Widow

Divorced/Separate

Age: - 18-30

30-40

40-50

Above 50

Family Income: - Less than 100,000

100,000-200,000

200,000-300,000

Above 300,000

Survey Questionnaire

1) Have you ever used or bought medicine without a medical prescription?

A) Yes

B) No2) Who is going to use that medicine?

A) Yourself

B) Another family member

C) Above both

D) Someone else, please specify__________________________


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3) Did you forget or lost the prescription at the time of purchase?

A) Yes

B) No

4) Have you ever taken the advice from pharmacist or sales person in order to take medicine?

A) Yes

B) No

5) Have you ever received unwanted advice in the drug stores?

A) Yes

B) No

6) From where you got the information about self medication?

A) Past Prescription

B) Advertisement

C) Third party

D) Other, Please specify_______________________________

7) In Que.-6 if ans. Choice is (A), than whose past prescription?

A) Yours

B) Someone else, Please specify________________________

8) In Que.-6 if ans. Choice is (B), than which advertisement media?

A) Television

B) News paper

C) Magazine

D) Other, Please specify_______________________________

9) In Que.-6 if ans. Choice is (C), than from whom?

A) Neighbor

B) FriendC) Relatives


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10) Mark which class of drug(s) you have already self medicated with?

Sr.no. Classes Mark Which drug

1 Analgesic2 Common cold

3 Antacids(for acidity)

4 Antibiotic

5 Vitamins/minerals

6 Dermatological

7 Anti Asthmatic drug

8 For headache

9 Anti emetic

10 Herbal/Ayurvedik

11) Mark the factors, which are affect you to choose self medication without physician

consultancy?

a) Economic

b) The time it take to see a doctor

c) Desire to be self reliant

d) Advertizing

e) Distrust of conventional drug

f) Routine/Literary practice

g) Any other, Please specify________________________________________

12) Self medication is dangerous for our health Yes or No?

Write comment on your answer.

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

Thank You for your cooperation.

Date: - / /200

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