TABLE 3.
AVERAGE COST OF PRESCRIPTION FOR DIARRHOEA ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF DRUGS PER PRESCRIPTION
Number of drugs per prescription | Number of prescriptions | Cost of prescription |
|
---|---|---|---|
Mean (Rs.) | Median (Rs.) | ||
1 | 6 | 11.4 | 10.0 |
2 | 19 | 10.4 | 11.5 |
3 | 29 | 18.9 | 16.6 |
4 | 8 | 24.3 | 20.2 |
5 | 2 | 49.1 | 49.1 |
While total number of prescriptions for diarrhoea is 292, cost information could be worked out only for 64 as complete details like dosage, formulation etc. were not available for other prescriptions.