Table 3.
Availability of Guidelines and Sources of Drug Information for Updating the Pharmacists and Druggists in Community Drug Retail Outlets in Study Towns
| Items | Frequency in Total | Study Towns (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidelines and Lists | Adola | Bule Hora | Dilla | Yabelo | |
| List of OTC Drugs | 35 (76.1%) | 63.7% | 62.5% | 88.8% | 77.7% |
| Good Dispensing Manual | 33 (71.7%) | 90.9% | 50.0% | 72.2% | 66.6% |
| STG and Formulary List | 31 (67.4%) | 54.5% | 75.0% | 77.7% | 55.5% |
| Sources of information | |||||
| Standard Reference Books | 21 (45.7%) | 27.3% | 87.5% | 55.5% | 11.1% |
| Internet access | 20 (43.5%) | 54.5% | 0.00% | 44.4% | 66.6% |
| Periodic Bulletin | 5 (10.9%) | 18.2% | 12.5% | 0.00% | 22.2% |