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Table 3 Prevalence of pharmacies that is compliant with the prescription requirement in dispensing of pethidine from self-reports versus simulated clients. The complement of each proportion gives the prevalence of pharmacies that are non-compliant

From: Compliance of private pharmacies in Uganda with controlled prescription drugs regulations: a mixed-methods study

Source of data on pethidine dispensing practice

Sample size, N1

Frequency n (%)

Self-reported dispensing with no prescription

28

22 (78.6)

Dispensing to simulated client with no prescription

27

22 (81.5)

Dispensing to simulated client with ineligible prescription

27

17 (63.0)

Wholesale supply to simulated client with ineligible bulk purchase order

9

5 (55.6)

  1. 1Only the pharmacies that self-reported possession of pethidine stocks in the questionnaire survey were subjected to simulated client investigation
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

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