Table 2.
Consumers purchasing experience with online pharmacy.*.
| Items | N (%) |
|---|---|
| When was the last time you purchased from online pharmacies? | |
| Within the past 3 months | 140 (53.4) |
| Within the past 6 months | 50 (19.1) |
| Within a year or more | 72 (27.5) |
| Approximately during the last three months, what is the monthly average of your orders from online pharmacies? | |
| I haven’t ordered from them in the past 3 months | 94 (35.9) |
| Once | 93 (35.5) |
| Twice | 45 (17.1) |
| Three times or more | 30 (11.5) |
| If online pharmacies provide the service of dispensing and delivering medicines prescribed by hospitals, would you accept this service? | |
| Yes, or Maybe | 256 (97.7) |
| No | 6 (2.3) |
| Have you ordered prescribed medications from online pharmacies? | |
| Yes | 59 (22.5) |
| No | 203 (77.5) |
| When you ordered prescribed medications from online pharmacy, were you counseled by pharmacists about the medication?** | |
| Yes | 38 (64.4) |
| No | 21 (35.6) |
| When you ordered prescribed medications from online pharmacy, were instructive labels placed on the medication received?** | |
| Yes | 47 (79.7) |
| No | 12 (20.3) |
*
These questions were asked to participants who have purchased from OPs only (n = 262/487).
**
This include participants who have ordered prescribed medication only (n = 59/262).