Table 5.
Clinical conditions cited by pharmacists for dispensing vitamin supplements as OTC medicines (n=274).
| Clinical Conditions | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Hair and Nail loss | 26 (9.5) |
| Pregnancy | 25 (9.1) |
| Heavy Smoking | 17 (6.2) |
| Loss of Appetite | 17 (6.2) |
| Elderly condition | 17 (6.2) |
| Lactation | 10 (3.7) |
| General Malaise | 4 (1.5) |
| Prophylactic antioxidant | 4 (1.5) |
| Weight gain | 3 (1.1) |
| Cold | 3 (1.1) |
| Diabetes | 3 (1.1) |
| URTI/UTI | 3 (1.1) |
| Anaemia | 2 (0.7) |
| Hypertension | 2 (0.7) |
| Reducing cholesterol | 2 (0.7) |
| Increasing immunity | 2 (0.7) |
| Miscellaneous* | 134 (48.9) |
| URTI, upper respiratory tract infections; UTI, urinary tract
infection; *, unspecified patient/ consumer requests. | |