Table 4 Index of Rational Drug Prescribing (IRDP) and Index of Rational Patient-Care Drug Use (IRPCDU) across the different categories of pharmacies
|  | Overall | Privately owned | State owned (‘Rajya Osusala’ – SPC) | SPC Franchisee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescribing Indicators | ||||
 1. Index of non-polypharmacya | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.55 |
 2. Index of rational antibiotic useb | 0.98 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 0.91 |
 3. Index of safe injection usec | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 4. Index of generic prescribingd | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.35 |
 5. Index of EML prescribingd | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
 Index of rational drug prescribing (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5) | 3.58 | 3.47 | 3.56 | 3.50 |
Patient-care Indicators | ||||
 1. Index of actually dispensed drugsd | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.93 |
 2. Index of labeling of drugsd | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
 Index of Rational Patient-Care Drug Use (1 + 2) | 1.90 | 1.92 | 1.89 | 1.92 |