Table 4.
HH storage of medications (antibiotics).
| Storage of medications | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Do you currently keep antibiotics at home? | |
| Yes | 80 (83.3) |
| No | 16 (16.6) |
| If yes, are you willing to show it/them to me? | |
| Yes | 94 (97.9) |
| No | 2 (2.1) |
| Dosage form | |
| Oral | 93 (96.9) |
| Other | 3 (2.9) |
| Status of antibiotics | |
| On use (first user) | 50 (52.1) |
| On use (another person and for future use) | 46 (48.9) |
| Purpose of antibiotic use? | |
| For current illness | 88 (91.7) |
| For future illness | 3 (3.1) |
| Don't remember | 3 (3.1) |
| For emergency use | 2 (2.1) |
| Who advised you to get the medicine? | |
| Physician | 52 (54.2) |
| Pharmacy/drug outlet staff | 41 (42.7) |
| Family/relatives/friends | 3 (3.1) |
| How have you got antibiotics? | |
| With prescription | 73 (76) |
| Without prescription | 23 (24) |
| From where you have got antibiotics? (Source) | |
| Pharmacy | 21 (21.9) |
| Drug store (small outlet) | 75 (78.1) |
| When/How long has it been? | |
| For the last 10 days | 36 (37.5) |
| For last 20 days | 35 (36.5) |
| From last month | 17 (17.7) |
| More than 1 month | 8 (8.3) |
| Why was this source chosen? | |
| Easy access | 75 (78.1) |
| Due to need | 21 (21.9) |
| Type of package? | |
| Blister pack | 32 (33.3) |
| Strip pack | 47 (49) |
| Bottle | 15 (15.6) |
| Bottle and Strip | 2 (2.1) |
| Storage place | |
| Open place | 5 (5.2) |
| Cabinet | 6 (6.3) |
| Room | 85 (88.5) |
| Antibiotics name | |
| J01CA (penicillin) | 11 (11.5) |
| J01CA04 (amoxicillin) | 18 (18.7) |
| J01CR (amoxicillin + clavulanic acid) | 30 (31.2) |
| J01FA10 (azithromycin) | 38 (39.6) |
| J01FA09 (clarithromycin) | 6 (6.3) |
| J01FA01(erythromycin) | 6 (6.3) |
| J01AA07 (tetracycline) | 8 (8.3) |
| J01AA02 (doxycycline) | 13 (13.5) |
| J01MA02 (ciprofloxacin) | 24 (25) |
| J01MA12 (levofloxacin) | 12 (12.5) |
| J01MA01(ofloxacin) | 13 (13.5) |
| J01DB05 (cefadroxil) | 5 (5.2) |
| J01DD04 (ceftriaxone) | 23 (24) |
| J01DD08 (cefixime) | 12 (12.5) |
| J01FF01 (clindamycin) | 2 (2.1) |
| J01XA01 (vancomycin) | 6 (6.3) |
| J01XD01 (metronidazole) | 31 (32.3) |
| More than one antibiotic | |
| J01MA02 + J01XD01 | 19 (19.8) |
| J01CA04+ J01FA09 + J01MA12 + J01FA10 + J01XD01 | 14 (14.6) |
| Number of unnecessary HH storage of antibiotics | |
| 1–2 | 62 (64.6) |
| 3–4 | 29 (30.2) |
| 5–6 | 5 (5.2) |