Home Page About Us Services Question-ERR Contact Us News and Info Links

Question-ERR® - August 2004
Results

<< Back to list   |   Print

Prescribing Combination Products

Country of Practice
USA 63%
International 22%

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%