Table 2.

Community pharmacists’ perceptions towards customer’s misuse and abuse of pregabalin.

Items	Subgroups	Sample (n = 206)	Percentage (%)
Do you receive requests to sell pregabalin with a prescription?	No, not at all	40	19.4
	Yes, sometimes	62	30.1
	Yes, usually	74	35.9
	Yes, always	30	14.6
In the last 6 months, have you received a request to sell pregabalin to someone who misused or abused them?	Yes	136	66.0
Most of the time, what is the gender of assumed pregabalin abusers who come to your pharmacy?	Male	165	80.1
Most of the time, what is the age of assumed pregabalin abusers who come to your pharmacy?	Less than 20 years	20	9.7
	20 to 30 years	128	62.1
	31 to 40 years	40	19.4
	More than 40 years	18	8.7
What is the most requested dose of pregabalin from assumed abusers who come to your pharmacy?	25 mg	6	2.9
	50 mg	23	11.2
	75 mg	72	35.0
	150 mg	73	35.4
	300 mg	32	15.5
What was indication that the assumed abusers of pregabalin claimed they had when they requested pregabalin?	Back pain	60	29.1
	Chronic pain (other than back pain)	33	16.0
	Neuropathy	44	21.4
	Epilepsy	39	18.9
	Other	30	14.6
Usually, who are the assumed abusers of pregabalin who come to your pharmacy?	Non-regular/foreign customers of the pharmacy	152	73.8
	Usual customers at the pharmacy	54	26.2