Table 2.
Utilization of information community technology in community pharmacies (N=60).
| Variable | n (%) | ||
| Locatable via GPS and other navigation systems |
|
59 (98) | |
| Online advertisement medium |
|
||
|
|
28 (47) | ||
|
|
1 (2) | ||
|
|
1 (2) | ||
|
|
None | 30 (50) | |
| Electronic payment systems |
|
55 (92) | |
| Tablet- or pill-counting machine |
|
5 (8) | |
| Barcode reading system for medicines/health products |
|
47 (78) | |
| Automated/unit-dose packaging machine |
|
3 (5) | |
| Labeling machine |
|
16 (27) | |
| Computer with internet facilities |
|
56 (93) | |
| Electronic patient record system |
|
46 (77) | |
| Online account of the clients |
|
34 (57) | |
| Communication with regular clients |
|
||
|
|
Phone | 50 (83) | |
|
|
12 (20) | ||
|
|
9 (15) | ||
|
|
Text message | 22 (37) | |
|
|
Walk-in | 26 (43) | |
|
|
1 (2) | ||
|
|
Fax | 1 (2) | |
|
|
No communication | 1 (2) | |
| Online store of the pharmacy |
|
16 (27) | |
| Mobile or online apps for pharmacy store |
|
13 (22) | |
| Receipt of patient information from different mobile health apps |
|
11 (18) | |
| Website/software for drug information |
|
52 (87) | |
| Common website/software and sources for drug information |
|
||
|
|
MIMSa | 41 (68) | |
|
|
Google search | 13 (22) | |
|
|
Medscape | 2 (3) | |
|
|
National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency | 3 (5) | |
|
|
Micromedex, Lexicomp | 1 (2) | |
|
|
British National Formulary | 1 (2) | |
|
|
NHSb Health | 1 (2) | |
|
|
Up-to-Date | 1 (2) | |
|
|
PubMed, NICEc | 1 (2) | |
| Use of common online business platforms to sell products/medicines |
|
||
|
|
Lazada | 10 (17) | |
|
|
Shopee | 6 (10) | |
|
|
Esyms | 8 (13) | |
|
|
11street | 2 (3) | |
|
|
None | 40 (67) | |
| Software/programs for logistics and accounting |
|
41 (68) | |
aMIMS: Monthly Index of Medical Specialties.
bNHS: National Health Service.
cNICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.