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1. When you get a prescription/order for a product containing a combination
of two ingredients, how often does the prescriber write the dosage strength
of BOTH ingredients for each combination type below?
A. For a product with only one dosage strength combination available
(e.g., DYAZIDE 37.5/25 or COMBIVIR 150/300)
| Almost always |
11% |
| Frequently |
10% |
| Never |
26% |
| Sometimes |
36% |
B. For a product with one ingredient with a fixed dosage strength and
the other ingredient with varying dosage strengths (e.g., AVALIDE or COAPROVEL)
| Almost always |
34% |
| Frequently |
24% |
| Never |
6% |
| Sometimes |
19% |
C. For a product where the strengths of both ingredients vary (e.g.,
SINEMET or AVANDAMET)
| Almost always |
60% |
| Frequently |
10% |
| Never |
6% |
| Sometimes |
7% |
2. What do you do if you receive a prescription for a combination product
with the wrong dosage strength listed for ONE of the ingredients?
| dispense the drug after calling the prescriber to |
1% |
| dispense the drug after calling the prescriber to verify the correct dosage |
69% |
| dispense the drug after verifying with the patient the correct dosage |
5% |
| dispense the drug based on the closest available strength for that product |
2% |
| dispensed the drug after verifying with the patien |
1% |
| do not dispense the drug |
3% |
| Other |
3% |
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