| Services of Information (by rank) | 1 Doctor's advice
2 Advice of Parent
3 Knowledge of OTC drugs
4 Proximity of Drugstore
5 Advice of a Friend
6 Advice of Drugstore Personnel
7 Television Advertisement
8 Radio Advertisement
9 Newspaper Advertisement
10 Outdoor Advertisement
11 Comics Advertisement
12 Drugstore Display |
| Self-Medication Practices (by rank) | 1 Necessary Remedy
2 Temporary Remedy
3 Safe and Convenient
4 Illegal
5 Dangerous |
| Places which are considered convenient or
advantageous in buying OTC drugs by rank | 1 Drugstore
2 Sari-sari store
3 Grocery/Supermarket |
| Intentions/Purposes of Buying OTC
Drugs | 1 To seek immediate relief of minor ailments
2 To save time and efforts going to a
doctor's clinic
3 To save money on prescription drugs.
4 To avoid consultation of doctors. |
| Primary Basis of buying OTC Drugs | 1 Effectiveness of the product
2 Safety of the product
3 Price of the product
4 Popularity of the products
5 Presentation of the product
6 Manufacture of the product |
| Frequency in buying OTC drugs | 1 Only when necessary
2 Twice a month
3 Once a month
4 Three times a week
5 Two times a week
6 Once a week |
| Rank Common Ailments | 1 Headache
2 Fever
3 Colds
4 Flu
5 Sore throat
6 Itchiness
7 Skin rashes
8 Diarrhea
9 Sore eyes
10 Muscle
11 Pimples
12 Minor burns
13 Abdominal pains
14 Dysmenorrhea
15 Athletes foot
16 Poor appetite |
| Rank Percentage in buying OTC Drugs | 1 Small percentage
2 Five percent
3 Ten percent
4 Fifteen percent
5 Over twenty percent |
