Table 5.
Factors associated with frequency of adverse drug reactions (ADR) information provision a to patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
| No. of pharmacist (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | Regular communication | Not regular communication | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P-value |
| Provision of ADR information-related to users of non-selective NSAIDs b | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 69 (70.41) | 32 (56.14) | 1 | ||
| Male | 29 (29.59) | 25 (43.86) | 0.442 | 0.217, 0.900 | 0.024 |
| Have assistant in pharmacy | |||||
| No | 37 (38.14) | 15 (27.27) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 60 (61.86) | 40 (72.73) | 0.493 | 0.230, 1.055 | 0.068 |
| Provision of ADR information-related to users of selective COX-2 NSAIDs c | |||||
| Pharmacy owner | |||||
| No | 18 (32.73) | 46 (48.94) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 37 (67.27) | 48 (51.06) | 2.280 | 1.044, 4.983 | 0.039 |
| No. of pharmacists | |||||
| 1–2 persons | 43 (78.18) | 84 (89.36) | 1 | ||
| >2 persons | 12 (21.82) | 10 (10.64) | 3.179 | 1.153, 8.767 | 0.025 |
| Have assistant in pharmacy | |||||
| No | 26 (47.27) | 23 (25.27) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 29 (52.73) | 68 (74.73) | 0.412 | 0.199, 0.856 | 0.017 |
COX=cyclooxygenase.
a
Frequency of ADR information provision defined as providing ADR information regularly or not regularly.
b
Adjusted for sex, age, practice experience, number of pharmacist, and have assistant in pharmacy in logistic regression model.
c
Adjusted for pharmacy owner, number of pharmacist, have assistant in pharmacy, and working time in logistic regression model.