Table 1.

Knowledge assessment scale of dispensers working at community pharmacies in the three cities

Scale	Indicator	Description	Islamabad		Peshawar		Lahore		Composite
			F	%	F	%	F	%	F	%
Knowledge about storage temperature	Medications to be kept in fridge	Yes	36	28.8	31	25.8	59	44.4	123	33.2
	Sale of vaccine	Yes	68	54.4	44	37	81	60.9	188	50.7
	Temperature range for vaccine storage	Yes	66	52.8	13	10.8	46	34.6	123	33.2
	Room temperature range	Yes	92	73.6	29	24.2	70	52.6	186	50.1
	Fridge temperature	Yes	70	56.0	19	15.8	39	29.3	127	34.2
Knowledge about prescription terminologies	OTC	Know	10	8	8	6.7	23	17.3	41	11.1
	POM	Know	1	0.6	14	11.7	7	5.3	22	5.9
	t.i.d	Know	73	62.4	98	81.7	74	55.6	245	66
	b.i.d	Know	70	60	94	78.3	75	56.4	239	64.4
	q.i.d	Know	48	35.2	36	30	30	22.6	106	28.6
	h.s	Know	33	27.2	1	0.8	12	9	46	12.4
	q.d	Know	10	8.8	9	7.5	25	18.8	44	11.9
	Sos	Know	47	40	55	45.8	51	38.3	153	41.2
	p.r.n	Know	6	5.6	1	0.8	9	6.8	16	4.3
Knowledge about status of drugs	Panadol	Know	103	85.6	78	65	97	72.9	278	74.9
	Brufen	Know	102	84	70	58.3	93	69.1	265	71.4
	Dulcolax	Know	85	69.4	48	40	70	52.6	203	54.7
	Surbex T	Know	83	68.8	48	40	67	50.4	198	53.4
	Klaricid	Know	85	72	86	71.7	67	50.4	238	64.2
	Lexotanil	Know	111	92.8	88	73.3	91	68.4	290	78.2
	Deltacortil	Know	104	87.2	89	74.2	79	59.4	272	73.3
	Septran	Know	44	37.6	58	48.3	31	23.3	133	35.8
	Fansidar	Know	72	60.8	76	63.3	58	43.6	206	55.5
	Augmentin	Know	64	54.6	72	60	48	36.1	184	49.6
	Flagyl	Know	32	25.6	35	29.4	17	12.8	84	22.6
	Lomotil	Know	45	38.4	35	29.2	55	41.4	135	36.4