Consumer Preferences and Perceptions towards the use Colored Oral Solid Dosage Forms in Baghdad

Autor: Inas Rifaat Ibrahim,*, Mohamed Izham M.I & Mahmoud Al-Haddad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Archives of Pharmacy Practice, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 15-19 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-080X
Popis: Objective: The main aims of this study were to determine consumers’ preferences and perceptions in Baghdad towards the color of Oral Solid Dosage Form.Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted using a self–administered questionnaire. A convenient sampling method was adopted to approach the consumers visiting the community pharmacies in Baghdad.The data collected was analyzed using SPSS version 16 ®. Anon-parametric statistics i.e [Chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests] were used to evaluate the association of demographic variables with respondents perceptions toward physical characteristics of Oral Solid Dosage Form.Results: Colored OSDF was preferred by 76.4% of consumers.Significant differences in this preference were found among genders (P=0.029); age (P
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