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Table 4 Distribution of patient care indicators in five community pharmacies in Southern India

From: Assessment of current prescribing practices using World Health Organization core drug use and complementary indicators in selected rural community pharmacies in Southern India

Patient care indicators

Total number of prescriptions (N = 1052)

Percentage (%)

Consultation time (Minutes)

 0–5

 6–10

 11–15

230

822

0

21.9

78.1

0.0

Dispensing time (Minutes)

 0–5

 6–10

184

868

17.5

82.5

Ratio of drugs prescribed/dispensed

3936/3927

99.8 %