A survey with the primary objective of studying the perception of the general public towards the dispensing doctors’ practice as carried out in Penang recently. Below is the response to various questions

In the table below, SA = Strongly Agree; AG = Agree; DS = Disagree; SD = Strongly Disagree.

Table is courtesy of the authors - see below

An important opinion is that only 26.8% of the respondents said “yes” to the question about whether they agree to the implementation of dispensing separation in Penang. The remaining 73.2% said no. Also only 54.3% of the respondents thought that a pharmacist is more reliable than a doctor in explaining the uses and side effects of medicines and drugs.


Source: Hassali MA, Shafie A A, Palaian S, Awaisu A. (Corresponding author email: azmihassali@usm.my)
Public Opinion on Dispensing Doctors in Malaysia. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2009 Oct (3): 1776-1778