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Table 5 Health facility indicator results from 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

Indicators

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Health Facility Indicator (N = 3936)

 1. Drugs available in formulary

 2. Drugs not available in formulary

3927

9

99.8

0.2

Complementary Indicator (N = 1052)

 1. Number of patients treated without drug

 2. Number of patient treated with drugs

 3. Injectable drug cost (Rs)

0

1052

0.0

100

  <25

  26–50

  51–75

195

40

8

80.2

16.5

3.3

Ratio of drugs dispensed/prescribed

3927/3936

99.8 %