Table 1 Characteristics of Pharmacy Survey Respondents in Pune, India*
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Private Single Establishment | 200 (96.6) |
Position of respondent | Â |
   Owner | 183 (88.4) |
   Employee | 24 (11.6) |
Utilities that are present on site | Â |
   Refrigerator | 207 (100.0) |
   Air Conditioner | 26 (12.6) |
   Computer | 96 (46.4) |
   Internet Access | 20 (9.7) |
   Back-up Generator | 74 (35.7) |
Median number of prescriptions filled per month (IQR) | 1500 (600, 2400) |
Size of pharmacy | Â |
   Small (< 2000 prescriptions filled/month) | 139 (67.1) |
   Large (≥2000 prescriptions filled/month) | 68 (32.9) |
Pharmacist on site | 205 (99.0) |
Years in business | Â |
   < 5 years | 57 (27.5) |
   5 - 15 years | 93 (45.0) |
   > 15 years | 57 (27.5) |
Verification of authenticity of prescription | Â |
   Never | 10 (4.8) |
   Sometimes | 37 (17.9) |
   Always | 157 (75.8) |
Highest training of pharmacists at establishment (N = 175) | Â |
   Diploma | 147 (84.0) |
   Bachelors Degree | 24 (13.7) |
   Post-graduate Degree | 4 (2.3) |
Pharmacies that sell non-allopathic medicine for HIV | 6 (2.9) |
Pharmacies that stock ARV | 73 (35.3) |
Pharmacies that order upon request but do not stock | 38 (18.4) |
Median number of ARV prescriptions filled per month (range) | 2 (0, 100) |
Respondent could name at least one OI drug correctly (N = 206) | 134 (65.1) |
Respondents who said they could name ARV drugs | 134 (64.7) |
Pharmacists could actually name ARV drugs | Â |
   At least one drug | 131 (63.3) |
   At least three drugs | 55 (26.6) |
   Five drugs | 5 (2.4) |