Table 2.
Community pharmacists’ attitude towards prescribing acid suppressing medications.
| Questions | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Do you prescribe acid suppression drugs for your patients? | |
| Yes | 1149 (94.3) |
| No | 70 (5.7) |
| What percentage of patients require acid suppression drugs? | |
| 90–100% | 46 (3.8) |
| 60–89% | 269 (22.1) |
| 30–59% | 537 (44.1) |
| Less than 30% | 367 (30.1) |
| Most common indication for prescribing acid suppression drugs (more than one answer) | |
| Acute gastritis | 934 (68.4) |
| Stress ulcer prophylaxis | 135 (11.1) |
| Along with NSAIDs | 216 (17.7) |
| Others | 31 (2.5) |
| Acid suppression drug that are preferably prescribed | |
| PPI | 799 (65.5) |
| H2 receptor blocker | 394 (32.3) |
| Others | 26 (2.1) |
| Do you read package insert of the acid suppression drugs before prescribing them | |
| Yes | 822 (67.4) |
| No, not required | 290 (23.8) |
| No, don’t have time | 70 (5.7) |
| No, never thought of it | 37 (3.0) |
| Most common route of administration preferred by you | |
| Oral | 1209 (99.2) |
| Parenteral | 10 (0.8) |
| Duration of prescribing acid suppression drugs | |
| Less than 1 week | 315 (25.8) |
| 1–2 weeks | 669 (54.9) |
| 2–4 weeks | 205 (16.8) |
| More than 4 weeks | 30 (2.5) |