Table 5.

Comparison of dispensing practice by the pharmacist between ADDS and TDDS

Variable	ADDS (24) n (%)	TDDS (18) n (%)	Degrees of freedom	Chi-square value	p value
Average number of prescriptions dispensed per day
Less than 10	1 (4.16)	2 (11.11)	5	12.59	0.027
10-20	1 (4.16)	0
21-30	1 (4.16)	7 (38.88)
31-40	5 (20.83)	4 (22.22)
41-50	5 (20.83)	0
More than 50	11 (45.83)	5 (27.77)
Average time for dispensing each prescription
Less than one minute	2 (8.33)	2 (11.11)	2	2.13	0.343
1-5 minutes	16 (66.66)	8 (44.44)
6 to 10 minutes	6 (25)	8 (44.44)
More than 10 minutes	0	0
Average number of drugs contained in each prescription
1-5 drugs	11(45.83)	12(66.66)	2	8.61	0.013
6-10 drugs	13(54.16)	3(16.66)
11-15 drugs	0(0)	3(16.66)
More than 15 drugs	0	0
Average time for labelling in each prescription
Less than one minute	11(45.83)	2(11.11)	2	6.21
1-5 minutes	11(45.83)	12(66.66)
6 to 10 minutes	2(8.33)	4(22.22)
More than 10 minutes	0	0
Average number of prescription error detected per day
None	3(12.5)	0	3	3.74	0.290
1-5	14(58.33)	10(55.55)
5-10	3(12.5)	5(27.77)
More than 10	4(16.66)	2(11.11)
Average number of dispensing high alert medication per day
1-5 drugs	6(25)	3(16.66)	3	0.82	0.842
6-10 drugs	8(33.33)	8(44.44)
11-15 drugs	5(20.83)	3(16.66)
More than 15 drugs	5(20.83)	3(16.66)
Average time for patient counselling for each patient
Less than one minute	2(8.33)	1(5.55)	3	4.86	0.181
1-5 minutes	19(79.16)	10(55.55)
6 to 10 minutes	3(12.5)	5(27.77)
More than 10 minutes	0	2(11.11)
Number of pharmacists in your pharmacy usually review the drugs before dispensing
None	1(4.16)	1(5.55)	3	0.89	0.825
One	12(50)	6(33.33)
Two	8(33.33)	7(38.88)
More than Two	3(12.5)	3(16.66)
Inventory control duration
Daily	13(54.16)	1(5.55)	3	13.06	0.004
Once in a week	6(25)	5(27.77)
Twice in a week	2(8.33)	7(38.88)
Once in a month	3(12.5)	5(27.77)

χ2 – Chi-square statistics on distribution of categorical variable; p < 0.05 in bold letters was considered as statistically significant