Table 1.
Respondents’ characteristics
| Characteristic | Responses | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Had other medical conditions | No | 60.8 | 183 |
| Yes | 38.5 | 116 | |
| Prefer not to disclose | 0.7 | 2.0 | |
| Approximate number of occasions in past 12 months when respondents reported running out of their medication | 0 | 188 | 62.5 |
| 1 | 52 | 17.3 | |
| 2 | 33 | 11.0 | |
| >2 | 25 | 8.3 | |
| Prefer not to disclose | 3 | 1.0 | |
| If impractical to see usual doctor, action taken by respondents to acquire further medication supply | Nil, stop treatment | 40 | 35.4 |
| Ask pharmacist | 37 | 33.6 | |
| See after hours doctor | 8 | 7.1 | |
| See another doctor | 17 | 15.0 | |
| Borrow | 4 | 3.5 | |
| Other | 5 | 4.4 | |
| Prefer not to disclose | 1 | 0.9 | |
| Regular customer of a pharmacy | No | 42 | 14.0 |
| Yes | 259 | 86.0 |