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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
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?
Frequency Percent Valid percent Cumulative%
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?
Frequency Percent Valid percent Cumulative%
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?
Frequency Percent Valid% Cumulative%
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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?
Frequency Percent Valid% Cumulative%
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.
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Thank You for your cooperation.
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