Table 2.

Sources, modes of delivery and clarity of drug information received by patients’

		Number (%)
		All adults	Males	Females
Drug information obtained/given by,
Prescribing doctor		66 (33.0%)	41 (36.3%)	25 (28.7%)
Dispensing pharmacist		200 (100%)	113 (100%)	87 (100%)
Reading Prescription Card/Clinic Note Book		38 (19.0%)	24 (21.2%)	14 (16.1%)
Family members		16 (8.0%)	7 (6.2%)	9 (10.3%)
General practitioner/family doctor		14 (7.0%)	8 (7.1%)	6 (6.9%)
Modes of drug information delivery,
Prescribing doctor	– Verbal only	65 (98.5%)	40 (35.4%)	25 (28.7%)
	Written only	1 (1.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0%)
	Both	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Dispensing pharmacist	– Verbal only	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (2.3%)
	Written only	156 (78.0%)	83 (73.5%)	73 (83.9%)
	Both	41 (20.5%)	29 (25.7%)	12 (13.8%)
Language used is understandable and clear,
Prescribing doctor		66 (100%)	41 (100%)	25 (100%)
Dispensing pharmacist		186 (93.0%)	107 (94.7%)	79 (90.8%)