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Table 2 Completeness of prescriptions among private community pharmacies (N = 1000 prescriptions)

From: Assessment of prescription completeness and drug use pattern using WHO prescribing indicators in private community pharmacies in Addis Ababa: a cross-sectional study

Patient information parameters

N (%)

Treatment information parameters

N (%)

Full name

1000 (100)

Drug name, strength

994 (99.4)

Sex

992 (99.2)

Dose

906 (90.6)

Age

990 (99.0)

Frequency

982 (98.2)

Card number

418 (41.8)

Dosage form

442 (44.2)

Diagnosis

410 (41.0)

Professional information

Prescribers parameters

N (%)

Dispensers parameters

N (%)

Full name

334 (33.4)

Full name

86 (8.6)

Qualification

288 (28.8)

Qualification

12 (1.2)

Date

808 (80.8)

Date

9 (0.6)

Signature

964 (96.4)

Signature

116 (11.6)