Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Table. 2. Table 2

Experiences of outpatient visit and medicine prescription/dispensing services in patients with chronic disease

		N	%

Total		80	100.0
Type of outpatient healthcare facilities	Clinic	49	61.2
	Hospital	31	38.8
Distance to the clinic/hospital	By walk	40	50.0
	By mobile vehicle	40	50.0
Frequency of outpatient visit	Once a month	22	27.5
	Once every 2 months	17	21.3
	Once every 3 months	27	33.7
	Once every 4~6 months	10	12.5
	Once a year	4	5.0
No. of prescription days	1 month (30 days)	30	37.5
	2 months (60 days)	18	22.5
	3 months (90 days)	20	25.0
	4~6 months (180 days)	8	10.0
	1 year (360 days)	3	3.7
	Other	1	1.3
No. of prescription drug	1-2	54	67.5
	3-4	18	22.5
	5-6	8	10.0
Experience of prescription drug change for the past year	Yes	22	27.5
	No	58	72.5
Packaging type of dispensed drug in pharmacy	Unopened original package	13	16.3
	Repacked in unit dose	30	37.5
	Repacked in non-original small bottle or zipper bag	37	46.2
Prescription fill pharmacy location	Close to home	6	7.5
	Close to the hospital/clinic	74	92.5
Remaining dose of medication at the time of the next prescription visit	Almost 0	67	83.7
	About 1/4	9	11.3
	About 1/3	4	5.0
	About 1/2	0	0.0
Experience of deterioration during medication storage at home	Yes	6	7.5
	No	74	92.5