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Evaluation of the experience of online buyers from Metro Manila : attitude and practice in purchasing over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in online stores / Jeanica May B. Orozco, Maria Angelica L. Pagtakhan, Christian Jeremy V. Seeping, Karianne Czarina D. Tabifranca and Princess Joy B. Tiongson.

Contributor(s): Language: english Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City: School of Pharmacy, FEU-NRMF, 2021.Description: illustrations, tables; 28 cmContent type:
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Summary: Abstract: Panic buying of goods and medications arose when community quarantine was imposed because of COVID-19 pandemic. With the urge to purchase the essential need but stuck at home, people search for ways to meet their needs. People started utilizing online stores to buy their needs, and one of them was OTC medications to maintain an optimal health. This study used Descriptive Correlational method and disseminated survey questionnaires to online buyers from Metro Manila to assess their attitude, practice and experience in purchasing OTC drugs online and to identify if there is a significant relationship in their attitude and practice to their experience. A total of 157 respondents completed the survey. The sub-variables of attitude - preferred medium, influences, and perceived relative merits - showed significant relationship with the experience. The sub-variables of practice - commonly purchased OTC drugs, assessment of the authenticity and safety of drug product, and establishment of trust to seller demonstrated significant relationship with the experience, as well. Using Multiple Regression Analysis, the overall attitude and practice revealed a significant relationship with the experience. The growing usage of online stores compensates for the limited movement outside and supplies in physical stores. As the online buyers of OTC drugs develop their attitude and practice in purchasing in online stores, so is their experience. Regulatory agencies must advise the public to opt for legitimate pharmacies and online sellers must adhere to the requirements of regulatory agencies to assure the online buyers that the products being sold online are authentic and safe.
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PH 2021 0002 Assessment of the knowledge and attitude of Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation pharmacy students on the use of a prototype pharmacovigilance mobile application / PH 2021 0003 Drug development process for COVID-19 informer website : evaluation of effective user engagement for the first to third year students of the school of pharmacy of FEU-NRMF / PH 2021 0004 Assessment of patient satisfaction in patient-centered community pharmacy services during COVID-19 in West Triangle Quezon City : a cross-sectional study / PH 2021 0005 Evaluation of the experience of online buyers from Metro Manila : attitude and practice in purchasing over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in online stores / PH 2021 0006 Assessment of the knowledge, attitude, and willingness to take future vaccination of North Matrix Ville I residents in Caloocan City / PH 2021 0007 Analysis of purchasing behavior influence and effects of skin whitening products on generation-z students at Far Eastern University - Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation / PH 2021 0009 Assessment of patient-perceived barriers to counseling services offered by community pharmacies in Fairview, Quezon City /

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Abstract: Panic buying of goods and medications arose when community quarantine was imposed because of COVID-19 pandemic. With the urge to purchase the essential need but stuck at home, people search for ways to meet their needs. People started utilizing online stores to buy their needs, and one of them was OTC medications to maintain an optimal health. This study used Descriptive Correlational method and disseminated survey questionnaires to online buyers from Metro Manila to assess their attitude, practice and experience in purchasing OTC drugs online and to identify if there is a significant relationship in their attitude and practice to their experience. A total of 157 respondents completed the survey. The sub-variables of attitude - preferred medium, influences, and perceived relative merits - showed significant relationship with the experience. The sub-variables of practice - commonly purchased OTC drugs, assessment of the authenticity and safety of drug product, and establishment of trust to seller demonstrated significant relationship with the experience, as well. Using Multiple Regression Analysis, the overall attitude and practice revealed a significant relationship with the experience. The growing usage of online stores compensates for the limited movement outside and supplies in physical stores. As the online buyers of OTC drugs develop their attitude and practice in purchasing in online stores, so is their experience. Regulatory agencies must advise the public to opt for legitimate pharmacies and online sellers must adhere to the requirements of regulatory agencies to assure the online buyers that the products being sold online are authentic and safe.

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