SURVEY REPORT

STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF GYNAECOLOGISTS

SAMPLE SIZE (N) = 548 Conducted on16 and 23 February 2010 COMPILED & ANALYSED BY:
Jubin Joshi Kush Malik Mangalgauri Karnik Moin Kadri Olven Fernandes Ravi Upadhyay Ruchika Agarwal Urvil Shah

A Survey carried out by students of First Year, MBA (Pharmaceuticals Management), Section A, NMIMS, Mumbai, as a part of the coursework required for Listening to Stakeholders.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We wish to thank our Professors, Dr. (Prof.) Tarun Gupta (Professor Emeritus at School of Business Management, Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Management and Senior Prof., Marketing, SBM, NMIMS, Mumbai) and Mrs. Savita Chari for developing the research design and helping in analyzing the data obtained from fieldwork. We also thank all our respondents (Gynaecologists) located in the various zones of Mumbai and Thane for their time and co-operation, which enabled us to successfully complete the project and compile this report. The survey was carried out by all students of the First year MBAPharmaceuticals Management, Section A, NMIMS, Mumbai, batch 2009 2010.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

548 gynaecologists were interviewed in Mumbai and Thane. The following responses were obtained.
Q.1. Doctor, in your practice what age group patient you see

very often?

o 51% of the responses of Gynaecologists suggested that the patients they see very often belong to the age group 25-40 years. o 31% of the responses of Gynaecologists suggested that the patients they see very often belong to the age group 16-25 years. o 12% of the responses of Gynaecologists suggested that the patients they see very often are of the age group Above 40 years. o 6% of the responses of Gynaecologists suggested that the patients they see very often are of the age group Below 16 years. Q.2. Out of 10 women you see, how many are pregnant?

o 27% of the Gynaecologist said that out of every 10 women they see 5 are pregnant. o 17% of the Gynaecologist said that out of every 10 women they see 4 are pregnant. o 17% of the Gynaecologist said that out of every 10 women they see 6 are pregnant.

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Q.3 What do you prescribe in the first trimester?

o 98% of the Gynaecologists said that they prescribe folic acid in the first trimester. o 41% of the Gynaecologists said that they prescribe antiemetics in the first trimester. o 41% of the Gynaecologists said that they prescribe vitamins in the first trimester.

Q.4 Which pharma company visits you very regularly?

o o o o o o o

17% of gynaecologists said that Emcure visits them regularly. 9% of gynaecologists said that Cipla visits them regularly. 9% of gynaecologists said that GSK visits them regularly. 8% of gynaecologists said that Lupin visits them regularly. 7% of gynaecologists said that German remedies visits them regularly. 5% of gynaecologists said that Sun Pharma visits them regularly. 5% of gynaecologists said that Ranbaxy visits them regularly.

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Q.5 How often MR visits you, name of the MR & the company? o 40% gynaecologists said that MR visits them twice a month. o 35% gynaecologists said that MR visits them once a month. o 12% gynaecologists said that MR visits them every week. o 59% gynaecologists were not able to recall the name of the MR. o 22% gynaecologists were able to recall the name of the MR. o 9% gynaecologists said they can recognize the MR by their face.

Q.6 Which company has the best gynaec product basket, according to you? o 19% of gynaecologist said that Emcure has the best gynaec product basket. o 10% of gynaecologist said that Lupin has the best gynaec product basket. o 9% of gynaecologist said that Cipla has the best gynaec product basket. o 8% of gynaecologist said that German Remedies has the best gynaec product basket. o 7% of gynaecologist said that GSK has the best gynaec product basket.

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Q.7 a) Which haematinic you prescribe the most? Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Haematinics Orofer XT Autrin Livogen XT Fefol Ferium C-pink Vitcofol Dexorange FA 100 Solufer XT Company Emcure Wyeth Merck GSK Emcure Wanbury FDC Franco Indian Cipla Alkem Responses 221 153 76 49 40 38 26 24 24 23

b) Doctor, may I know why have you selected the above products? TOP REASONS FOR PRESCRIBING OROFER XT: It is an affordable product. It helps increase haemoglobin content of blood quickly. It has lesser side effects. TOP REASONS FOR PRESCRIBING AUTRIN: It is an affordable product. It helps increase haemoglobin content of blood quickly. It has lesser side effects.

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TOP REASONS FOR PRESCRIBING LEVOGEN XT: It is an affordable product. Due to small size of formulation, swallowing is easier. It gets absorbed quickly. Q.8 On a scale of 1 5 how important is: a) Folic Acid b) Calcium c) Iron o 100% Gynaecologist rated folic acid as most important. o 69% Gynaecologist rated calcium as most important. o 71% Gynaecologist rated Iron as most important. Q.9 Do you recommend diet to expecting mother? If yes, then generally what do you recommend? o 96% gynaecologist said they recommend diet to expecting mothers. o 4% gynaecologist said they do not recommend diet to expecting mothers. The 96% recommended the following diet o 23% responses were for high protein diet to expecting mothers. o 18% responses were for green leafy vegetables to expecting mothers. o 6% responses were for a balanced diet to expecting mothers. o 6% responses were for fruits and fruit juices to expecting mothers. o 5% responses were for milk and milk products to expecting mothers.

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Q.10 a) How often do you see a patient suffering from cervical cancer? o 29% of Gynaecologist said that they see two patients of Cervical Cancer in a year. o 23% of Gynaecologist said that they see one patient of Cervical Cancer in a year. o 8% of Gynaecologist said that they see three patients of Cervical Cancer in a year. o 8% of Gynaecologists said that they see patients of Cervical Cancer very rarely. o 8% of Gynaecologists said that they see four patients of Cervical Cancer in a year. b) Do you recommend any vaccine for cervical cancer? If yes, then which vaccine? o 70% of Gynaecologist said they recommend Cervical Vaccine to their patients. o 30% of Gynaecologist said they do not recommend Cervical Vaccine to their patients. Out of these 70 % Gynaecologist o 47% Gynecologist recommended Gardacil o 47% Gynecologist recommended Cervarix

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CONTENTS
INDEX Research Objective and Research Methodology Sample Break-up of area covered (Zone) Sample Break-up of area covered Sample Break-up of Gynaecologist (Gender) Sample Break-up of Gynaecologist ( Years of Practice) Q1. Doctor, in your practice what age group patient you see very often? Q2. Out of 10 women you see, how many are pregnant? Q3. What do you prescribe in the first trimester? Q4. Which pharma company visits you very regularly? Q5. How often MR visits you, name of the MR & the company? Q6. Which company has the best gynaec product basket, according to you? Q7. a) Which haematinic you prescribe the most? b) Doctor, may I know why have you selected the above products? Brand wise analysis of top 10 haematinics Q8. On a scale of 1 5 how important is: a) Folic Acid b) Calcium c) Iron Q9. Do you recommend diet to expecting mother? If yes, then generally what do you recommend? Q10. a) How often do you see a patient suffering from cervical cancer? b) Do you recommend any vaccine for cervical cancer? If yes then which vaccine? Conclusion Doctor list Questionnaire Page No. 11 11 12 13 13 14 16 18 21 25 30 36 41 46 55 59 64 67 69 71 84

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Research Objective
The objective of our survey was to understand the perception about of Gynaecologists in Mumbai.

Research Methodology
A structured questionnaire consisting of closed and open ended questions was designed to gather information. This data was recorded, analysed and interpreted within the scope of the given objectives. Mumbai was divided into 5 zones for this survey.

The 6 Zones included 1. Central Mumbai 2. Western Suburbs 3. Eastern Suburbs 4. South Mumbai 5. Thane District 6. Navi Mumbai

The zones consisted of the following areas.

ZONES Western Suburbs Thane District Central Mumbai Eastern Suburbs South Mumbai Navi Mumbai Total No. of Gynaecologist 221 94 87 82 45 19 548 Percentage of Gynaecologist 40% 17% 16% 15% 8% 3% 100% AREAS COVERED Andheri, Bandra, Borivali, Juhu, Goregaon, Kandivali, Santacruz, Jogeshwari, Vile Parle, Malad Bhayender, Thane, Mira Road, Dahisar, Vasai Road Sion, Dadar, Kurla Chembur, Powai, Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg , Mulund, Bhandup, Ghatkopar Charni Road, Napean sea Road, Mumbai Central Vashi

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AREA WISE SAMPLE BREAK-UP OF GYNAECOLOGIST

S. No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 26 22 25 27 28

Areas Covered
Thane Andheri Dadar Goregaon Malad Ghatkopar Chembur Jogeshwari Kurla Vile Parle Bandra Charni Road Mira road Napean sea road, Pedder road Powai, Vikhroli & Kanjurmarg Vashi Kandivali Mulund Bhandup Santacruz Sion Borivali Dahisar Bhayender Juhu Vasai Road Mumbai Central Mahim TOTAL

Total (N=548)
42 37 33 29 29 24 21 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 10 10 8 7 6 548

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SAMPLE BREAK-UP OF GYNAECOLOGIST

Gender wise sample break up of Gynaecologist
SPECIALITY Gynaecologist Percentage MALE 186 34% FEMALE 362 66% TOTAL 548 100%

Years of practice wise sample break up of Gynaecologist

YEARS OF PRACTICE Less than 5 years 42 8% 5 to 10 10 to 20 years years 71 13% 244 45% 20 to 30 years 135 25% Above 30 years 55 10% Total 548 100%

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Q1. Doctor, in your practice what age group patients you see very often?

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Q1. Doctor, in your practice what age group patients you see very often? No. of Responses = 828 S.no 1. 2. 3. 4. Age group 25-40 16-25 Above 40 Below 16 TOTAL Number of responses 421 256 103 48 828 Percentage responses 51% 31% 12% 6% 100%

Years of Practice wise Analysis Years of Experience

0.1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 20 20 to 30 Above 30 Total

Patient's Age Group (years)

Below 16 6 4 16 17 5 48 16-25 22 41 102 67 24 256 25-40 28 55 196 116 26 421 Above 40 7 8 42 34 12 102

INTERPRETATIONS:
o 51% of the responses of Gynaecologist suggested that the patients they see very often are of the age group 25-40 years. o 31% of the responses of Gynaecologist suggested that the patients they see very often are of the age group 16-25 years. o 12% of the responses of Gynaecologist suggested that the patients they see very often are of the age group Above 40 years. o 6% of the responses of Gynaecologist suggested that the patients they see very often are of the age group Below 16 years.

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Q2. Out of 10 women you see, how many are pregnant?

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Q2. Out of 10 women you see, how many are pregnant?

Pregnant women Number of Percentage of responses (Out of 10) Responses 5 147 27% 4 95 17% 6 91 17% 7 66 12% 3 59 11% 8 40 7% 2 32 6% 1 10 2% 9 7 1% 10 1 0.18% TOTAL 548 100%
INTERPRETATIONS: o 27% of the Gynaecologist said that out of every 10 women they see 5 are pregnant. o 17% of the Gynaecologist said that out of every 10 women they see 4 are pregnant. o 17% of the Gynaecologist said that out of every 10 women they see 6 are pregnant. o 12% of the Gynaecologist said that out of every 10 women they see 7 are pregnant.

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Q 3. What do you prescribe in the first trimester?

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Q3 What do you prescribe in the first trimester? Number of Responses =1245 S. Prescribed in first trimester Total Responses Percentage no (N = 1245) of responses 1. Folic acid* 542 43.5% 2. Anti emetic* 227 18.2% 3. Vitamins* 227 18.2% 4. Dehydroascorbic acid 59 4.7% 5. Progesterone* 55 4.4% 6. Calcium 46 3.7% 7. Iron 20 1.6% 8. Protein Supplements 19 1.5% 9. Doxisuccinates* 17 1.4% 10. Antacid 11 0.9% 11. Glucon-D 8 0.6% 12. Crocin 5 0.4% 13. Omega 3 fatty acids 3 0.2% 14. Zinc 2 0.2% 15. Balanced diet 1 0.1% 16. Milk 1 0.1% 17. Nuronion 1 0.1% 18. Origon 1 0.1% Total 1245 100%

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*Others

Antiemetic:
1) Doxinate 2) Domstal 3) Ondansetron 4) Ondem 5) Goodmorn 6) Stometil

Doxisuccinates:
1) Doxylamine 2) Doxirin succinate

Folic acid:
1) Folvite 2) Folate

Vitamins:
1) B complex 2) Multivitamin 3) Vitamin B12 4) Pyridoxine 5) Vitamin B 6 6) Becosules 7) B complex with zinc

Progesterone:
1) Micronized progesterone 2) Dihydro progesterone 3) Allylestraniol

Interpretation:
o 98% gynaecologists said folic acid is prescribed in the first trimester. o 41% gynaecologists said antiemetics are prescribed in the first trimester. o 41% gynaecologists said vitamins are prescribed in the first trimester.

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Q4. Which Pharma company visits you very regularly?

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Q4. Which pharma company visits you very regularly?

No. of Responses = 1430

S.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Companies visiting regularly Emcure Cipla GSK Lupin German Remedies Sun Pharma Ranbaxy FDC Mankind Glenmark Elder Wyeth Zydus Cadila MSD Intas Solvay Alkem Pfizer Alembic USV Bharat Serum Abbott Merck Franco indian Mayer Macleods Indoco Otsira

No. of Percentage responses of responses 236 17% 125 9% 123 9% 114 8% 99 7% 67 68 39 45 38 34 34 36 18 19 17 19 14 20 17 13 13 14 12 9 10 10 8 5% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

Weightage 507 280 241 239 217 156 154 92 89 89 81 77 70 43 42 38 37 33 30 30 29 28 26 22 21 18 17 16

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29 30 ****

Wockhardt Universal

8 8

1% 1% 0.4%

16 16

Other 6 responses like all companies come, no company visits me, I dont remember names, I dont want to answer etc

Companies with less than 1% responses

Charak (7) Medley (7) Novartis (7) Swizera (5) Torrent (5) Bombay Tablet (3) Centaur (3) Fortis Pharma (3) Hetero (3) Biocon (2) PDPL (2) Serum Institute (2) Unisanky o (2) Aristo (1) Articon labs (1) Astramed (1) Sanofi Aventis (1) Biochem (1) Burgeon (1) Schering Plough (1) Dabur (1) Dr. John Themis (1) (1) Duphar (1) DWD (1) Fourrts (1) Natco Pharma (1) Organon (1) Piramal healthcare (1) Shreya biotech (1)

Glen Pharma (4) Wanbury Pharmed (7) (4) Zuventus Troikaa (7) (4) DRL (5) Twilight Pharma (1) Primicer (1) VHB (4) Walter bushnell (4) Tablet india (3)

Group Pharma (1) Dyota Himalay Numandis a (1) (1) Jagat Pharma (1) Lyka (1) Megha herbals (1) Merind (1) Yash pharma (1) Ideal pharma (1) Ipca (1) J&J (1)

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Interpretations:
o 17% of gynaecologists state that Emcure visits them
regularly.

o 9% of gynaecologists state that Cipla visits them

regularly.

o 9% of gynaecologists state that GSK visits them regularly. o 8% of gynaecologists state that Lupin visits them
regularly.

o 7% of gynaecologists state that German Remedies visits

them regularly.

o 5% of gynaecologists state that Sun Pharma visits them

regularly.

o 5% of gynaecologists state that Ranbaxy visits them

regularly.

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Q5. How often MR visits you, name of the MR & the company?

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Q5. How often MR visits you, name of the MR & the company?
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S. No 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14)

Frequency of visit Every 15 days Once a month Every week Every 10 days Every 21 days Twice a week Thrice a week Everyday No company visits me 4 times a week Every 2 months MRs are not very regular Once in 3 months They come almost everyday TOTAL

Total responses 221 194 64 24 19 13 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 548

Percentage of responses 40% 35% 12% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0.40% 0.40% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 0.20% 100%

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Year of Practice Wise S. N o 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Frequency of visit Every 15 days Once a month Every week Every 10 days Every 21 days Twice a week Thrice a week Everyday No company Visits me 4 times a week Every 2 months MRs are not very regular Once in 3 months They come almost everyday Total Less than 5 yrs 19 8 6 1 3 3 1 1 1 43 5 to 10 to 20 to Abov Total 10 20 30 e 30 respons year years years years es s 23 105 54 20 221 27 13 1 3 3 1 71 87 29 10 6 4 1 1 1 244 48 11 10 6 2 2 1 1 135 24 5 2 1 1 1 1 55 194 64 24 19 13 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 548

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The following table shows how many Gynaecologists were able to recall the name of MR who visit them and correlate them to their company.

S.n o 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11

12

Medical Representativess name Total Percentag with associated company responses by e of gynaecologis Response t s Cannot recall the MR name 326 59% Can recall the MR name 118 22% Remember the MR by face only 51 9% I dont remember the MRs name but 41 7% remember the company's name Associate the MR with the product. 6 1% Can only remember by looking at 1 0.2% visiting card. Don't remember but can associate 1 0.2% the MR with the company & product. His name is too complicated but I 1 0.2% remember he is from GSK. I remember the face of Macleod MR 1 0.2% as he puts swaminarayan tilak on his forehead. I remember the name of ASM 1 0.2% (Priyank Mehta) and tilak of the MR which he puts on his forehead from Macleods. I remember the product orofer. 1 0.2% TOTAL 548 100%

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Every 15 days
S. MR name and Company No 1. Cannot recall 2. Don't remember MR name but know the name of company 3. Can recall 4. I remember the face and company of MR 5. I remember the face only 6. Associate the MR with the product 7. Remember the face of the MR 8. Can only remember by looking at visiting card 9. Can recall only company name 10. His name is too complicated but I remember he is from GSK. 11. I can relate the MR to his product Orofer from Emcure 12. I remeber the face as he puts swaminarayan tilak on his forehead from Macleods 13. I remember the name but not the company 14. I remember the name of ASM(Priyank Mehta) and tilak of the MR which he puts on his forehead from Macleods TOTAL Respons es 77 65 44 21 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 221

INTERPRETATIONS:
o 40% gynaecologists said that MR visits them twice a month. o 35% gynaecologists said that MR visits them once a month. o 12% gynaecologists said that MR visits them every week. o 59% gynaecologists were not able to recall the name of the MR. o 22% gynaecologists were able to recall the name of the MR. o 9% gynaecologists said they can recognize the MR face.
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Q6. Which company has the best Gynaec product basket, according to you?

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Q.6. Which company has the best Gynaec product basket, according to you? No. of responses= 1160
S. No
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Responses by doctor Emcure Lupin Cipla German Remedies GSK Sun Pharmaceuticals Ranbaxy Wyeth Zydus Cadila Elder Glenmark USV FDC Mankind Alembic Alkem Aristo Meyers Organic MSD Novartis Franco Indian Intas Solvay Wanbury Bharat Serum Indoco Remedies No company Pfizer Serum International Swizera Macleods Wallis

No. of responses 222 119 106 97 81 65 36 35 30 29 27 25 24 24 16 14 13 12 12 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6

Percentage of responses 19% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

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Did not remember Dr. Reddys Merck Organon India Torrent Abbott Biocon Did not answer Pharmed Universal All companies AstraZeneca Fourrts Pharma Medley Megha Healthcare Sanofi Aventis Walter & Bushnell Wockhardt Albert David Arax Bergen healthcare Difficult to say Duphar International DWD Ferring Inca life sciences J&J LG company Merind Parlep Spectra Troika TTK VHB Lifescience Yash Pharma I cant comment Total

5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1160

0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 100%

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Years of Practice wise Analysis

S. No
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

Company Name Emcure Lupin Cipla German Remedies GSK Sun Pharma Ranbaxy Wyeth Zydus Cadila Elder Glenmark USV FDC Mankind Alembic Alkem Aristo Meyers Organic MSD Novartis Franco Indian Intas Solvay Wanbury Bharat Serum Indoco Remedies No company Pfizer Serum International Swizera Macleods Wallis DNR Dr. Reddys Laboratories Merck

Less than 5 years

5 to 10 years

10 to 20 years

30 to 40 years

Above 40 years

TOTAL 221 119 106 97 81 66 36 35 30 29 27 25 24 24 16 14 13 12 12 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5

14 7 8 4 10 5 3 3 1 4 1 3 1 6 2 1 1 2 1 -

29 16 13 13 9 9 7 3 4 6 5 4 7 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 -

97 50 43 52 37 38 14 10 12 9 12 9 12 10 10 4 4 5 8 5 3 5 2 4 4 6 1 2 3 2 4 1 3

57 35 28 19 16 10 8 18 6 7 6 7 3 6 2 4 5 4 3 3 3 1 2 6 2 4 1 3 2 3 1 2 2

24 11 14 9 9 4 4 1 7 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 -

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36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68.

Organon India Torrent Abbott Biocon DNA Pharmed Universal All companies AstraZeneca Fourtts Pharma Medley Megha Healthcare Sanofi Aventis Walter & Bushnell Wockhardt Albert David Arax Bergen healthcare Difficult to say Duphar International DWD Ferring Inca life sciences J&J LG company Merind Parlep Spectra Troika TTK VHB Lifescience Yash Pharma I cant comment Total

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 84

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 148

2 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 511

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 287

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 130

5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1160

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INTERPRETATIONS o 19% of gynaecologist said that Emcure has the best gynaec product basket. o 10% of gynaecologist said that Lupin has the best gynaec product basket. o 9% of gynaecologist said that Cipla has the best gynaec product basket. o 8% of gynaecologist said that German Remedies has the best gynaec product basket. o 7% of gynaecologist said that GSK has the best gynaec product basket.

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Q.7 a)

Which haematinic you prescribe the most?

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Q.7 a) Which haematinic you prescribe the most?

S no BRAND NAMES (N=548) NUMBER PERCENT OF RESPONSES (N=940)
221 153 76 49 40 38 26 24 24 23 21 20 16 16 13 12 11 11 10 23.5 16.2 8.0 5.2 4.2 4 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19

Orofer XT (Emcure) Autrin (Wyeth) Levogen XT (Merck) Fefol (GSK) Ferium (Emcure) C pink (Wanbury) Vitcofol (FDC) Dexorange (Franco Indian) FA 100 (Cipla) Solufer XT (Alkem) RB tone Globac XT Feronia Raricap Mumfer F Softeron Ferrous sulphate Imax forte Ferrydyl

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20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Ferofast Hemfer Ferrous ascorbate Hb fast Ferfoz plus Fezard Ferrous fumarate Haem up Preganacare forte Anofer Blush Carbonil iron Cherry Ferolact Richar XT Ascorbate Fetfol Irozorb Tonoferon Feonat Fersoft Z Fesovit Fortiron

9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
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43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65

Haemozinc Iron supplements Sharkopherol Valenzia Altrin Astefer Z Bitzfer XT Capsule dexonyl Cilof XT Conviron Cosmitrax Doxcylamine Emfer Fe 3 Feronax Ferrotz Fersolate Glanden Haemobestis Healthy diet Hemobion Z Hemozinc Imferron

2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
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66 67 68 69 70 71

Inofer Irrochel Mitron XT Sfe Haemgrow Zest TOTAL

1 1 1 1 1 1 940

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 100%

INTERPRETATION:
24% gynaecologists said that they prescribe the haematinic Orofer XT. 16% gynaecologists said that they prescribe the haematinic Autrin. 8% gynaecologists said that they prescribe the haematinic Levogen XT. 5% gynaecologists said that they prescribe the haematinic Fefol. 4% gynaecologists said that they prescribe the haematinic Ferium.

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Q.7 b) Why have you selected the above products?

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Q.7 b) Why have you selected the above products? No. of responses= 1098

S no.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Reason for selecting the haematinic

It is a low price, affordable product It helps increase haemoglobin content in blood fast It has lesser side effects It is well absorbed in the body It has good patient compliance It shows good results in pregnant women It is well tolerated by pregnant women It has proper iron content It is a good quality product It is a small tablet, so easy to swallow It is a very effective product It is easily available at all chemist shops It is an old product It has great patient acceptance The medical representative promotes it well It is a fast acting molecule Patient happy with the product

No. of Percent responses

168 137 107 71 68 59 52 42 37 37 32 31 30 28 28 27 20 15.3 9.7 8.6 6.4 6.1 5.3 4.7 3.8 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.8

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

It does not cause constipation It is from a good company The amount of iron is correct It has good bioavailability It is a good brand The salt of iron is good It does not have metallic taste No specific reason It is a safe product for pregnant women It is a reliable product They come to my mind when I am prescribing Zinc is present and also in tablet form It is more potent (Orofer) Confidence in medicine with repeated use Ferrous Fumarate controls anaemia It comes on the pen as I prescribe it since a long time It is a Natural haematinic My patients don't have an issue of affordability Based on my previous experience Blush has both iron and folic acid It is approved by BNF Company treats me very well

15 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 7 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

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40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61

Contains ferrous ascorbate Increases Haemoglobin by 2-3gm every month Ferrous ascorbate gives best results Has carbonic ions in it Has had Indian Studies conducted on it Has iron fumarate Has iron fumarate and gluconate Has vitamins also I dont specifically believe in prescribing supplements I like its add ons I prescribe different product different time I took orofer when I was pregnant Is a combination of zinc, zinc is an essential element It contains ascorbate salt which increases iron absorption It contains both iron and folic acid It contains Ferrous Ascorbate which is essential in pregnancy It contains iron ascorbate It is parenteral, so more available It is very essential for pregnant women Its in my mind Its a good supplement MRs were the first ones to meet Nice experience with the drug

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

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62 63 64 65 66 67

No complaints from patients Presence of additives for better bioavailability Has zinc and vitamin B12 with folic acid Superior product Used to prescribing since a long time It has a stool softner, so patients dont complain of constipation Total

1 1 1 1 1 1

0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

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INTERPRETATIONS:
The top responses of gynaecologists for selecting a haematinic were found to be: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Low price, affordable product. Lesser incidences of side effects. Faster increase in the haemoglobin content in the blood. Good and fast absorption in the body. Good patient compliance. 168 107 95 71 68

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BRAND WISE ANALYSIS

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No. of responses=221

1
Sr no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

OROFER XT
Reasons for prescribing: It is an affordable product helps increase haemoglobin content quickly has lesser side effects It is patient compliant It shows better results It has high efficacy It gets absorbed quickly It has a good availability It is a good quality product It is from a good company The MR details well it is well tolerated by the patients It is highly acceptable to the patient Small size of the formulation makes it easy to swallow it is absorbed faster in the body It is an old product used since a long time It has a good It has good bioavailability Patient is happy with the product The product is reliable The salt used is good The product is safe to use in pregnant women No of respons es 31 27 27 19 18 15 14 12 12 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3

Emcur e

perce nt 5.85 5.09 5.09 3.58 3.4 2.83 2.64 2.26 2.26 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.32 1.13 0.94 0.94 0.75 0.75 0.57 0.57 0.57

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22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

It is a good It is a good brand Confidence in medicine with repeated use It is a very effective in increasing haemoglobin in blood Nice experience with the drug No specific reason for using it It does not cause constipation It does not have a metallic taste Company treats me very well Contains ferrous ascorbate, which helps increase haemoglobin content quickly by 23gm every month Ferrous Fumarate controls anaemia Has had Indian Studies conducted on it I took Orofer when I was pregnant (doctors response) I write all products, whatever comes to pen at that time It is parenteral, so more available Its in my mind The quantity of iron is proper (5 mg) It is low dose It is a superior product They come to my mind when I am prescribing TOTAL

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 221

0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 100

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No. of responses=153

2
Sr no.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

AUTRIN
Reason for prescribing:
It's price is affordable helps increase haemoglobin content quickly has lesser side effects It gets absorbed quickly Small size of the formulation makes it easy to swallow It is an old product used since a long time It is patient compliant It has a good availability It is a very It is very effective in increasing haemoglobin in blood it is well tolerated by the patients The quantity of iron is proper (5 mg) It shows better results It does not cause constipation No specific reason for using it Patient is happy with the product It has high efficacy It is a good quality product The product is safe to use in pregnant women It has a good It has good bioavailability It is highly acceptable to the patient The MR details well The salt used is good

Wyeth No of percent responses

40 16 15 11 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 24.24 9.70 9.09 6.67 4.85 4.24 4.24 3.64 3.64 3.03 3.03 2.42 2.42 1.82 1.82 1.82 1.82 1.21 1.21 1.21 0.61 0.61

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23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

No complaints from patients It is low dose The product is reliable Based on my previous experience It is approved by BNF It is a good It is a good brand It is absorbed faster in the body Has iron fumarate and gluconate It is from a good company It contains both iron and folic acid It is cheap and contains both folic acid and iron TOTAL

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 153

0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 100

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No. of responses= 76
3

LIVOGEN XT
Reason for prescribing:
It's price is affordable Small size of the formulation makes it easy to swallow It is patient compliant It gets absorbed quickly It shows better results it is well tolerated by the patients it is absorbed faster in the body helps increase haemoglobin content quickly The MR details well Patient is happy with the product It has a good taste, which is not metallic It has good bioavailability It is very effective in increasing haemoglobin in blood It is from a good company It is an old product used since a long time Has lesser side effects It has high efficacy It does not cause constipation It has a good availability Has iron fumarate It is highly acceptable to the patient It is low dose It is a safe product for pregnant women TOTAL 29 11 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 76

Merck
No of Percent responses
29.59 11.22 6.12 5.10 5.10 5.10 4.08 4.08 4.08 3.06 3.06 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.04 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02

S no.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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No. of responses= 49 4 S no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

FEFOL
Reason for prescribing: Has lesser side effects It's price is affordable It is a good quality product It has high efficacy The quantity of iron is proper (5 mg) It is an old product used since a long time It gets absorbed quickly It is patient compliant Helps increase haemoglobin content quickly It is well tolerated by the patients My patients have no problem of affordability so I prescribe it I write all products, whatever comes to pen at that time I prescribe it since a long time The salt of iron used is good (ferrous fumarate) Patient is happy with the product It is low dose Presence of additives for better bioavailability It shows better results Should have zinc and vitamin B12 with folic acid Small size of the formulation makes it easy to swallow I am used to prescribing It does not cause constipation Total

GSK
No of percent responses 11 18.64 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 49
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11.86 10.17 8.47 6.78 6.78 5.08 5.08 3.39 3.39 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69

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No. of responses= 40
5

FERIUM
Reason for prescribing:
It shows better results Helps increase haemoglobin content quickly It's price is affordable has lesser side effects It has good bioavailability it is well tolerated by the patients It has a good availability It is patient compliant It has a good availability It is a good brand It is a good quality product I prescribe different product different time It contains iron ascorbate TOTAL

Emcure
No of responses
8 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 40 percent 21.05 13.16 13.16 10.53 7.89 7.89 5.26 5.26 5.26 2.63 2.63 2.63 2.63

S no.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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INTERPRETATIONS: The most responses were obtained for the following products:
Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Haematinic Orofer XT Autrin Livogen XT Fefol Ferium C-pink Vitcofol Dexorange FA 100 Solufer XT Company Emcure Wyeth Merck GSK Emcure Wanbury FDC Franco Indian Cipla Alkem Responses 221 153 76 49 40 38 26 24 24 23

TOP REASONS FOR PRESCRIBING OROFER XT: It is an affordable product. It helps increase haemoglobin content of blood quickly. It has lesser side effects. TOP REASONS FOR PRESCRIBING AUTRIN: It is an affordable product. It helps increase haemoglobin content of blood quickly. It has lesser side effects. TOP REASONS FOR PRESCRIBING LEVOGEN XT: It is an affordable product. Due to small size of formulation, swallowing is easier. It gets absorbed quickly.

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Q.8 On a scale of 1 5 how important is a) Folic Acid b) Calcium c) Iron 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

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Q.8 On a scale of 1 5 how important is: a) Folic Acid

Sr. No. 1 Ratings by doctors 5 Total

Total responses by doctors 548 548

Percentage of responses 100% 100%

INTERPRETATIONS: o 100% Gynaecologist rated folic acid 5 on a scale of 1 to 5 as an important supplement in pregnancy.

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Q.8 On a scale of 1 5 how important is: b) Calcium

S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 Ratings by the doctors 5 4 3 2 1 Total

Total responses by the doctors 380 125 40 2 1 548

Percentage of responses 69% 23% 7% 0.4% 0.2% 100%

INTERPRETATIONS :
o 69% Gynaecologist rated calcium 5 on a scale of 1 to 5 as an important supplement in pregnancy. o 23% Gynecologist rated calcium 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 as an important supplement in pregnancy. o 7% Gynecologist rated calcium 3 on a scale of 1 to 5 as an important supplement in pregnancy.

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Q.8 On a scale of 1 5 how important is: c) Iron

Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 Ratings by the doctor 5 4 3 2 Total

Total responses by Percentage of the doctors responses 390 71.2% 106 19.3% 49 9% 3 0.5% 548 100%

INTERPRETATIONS: o 71% Gynaecologist rated iron 5 on a scale of 1 to 5 as an important supplement in pregnancy. o 19% Gynaecologist rated iron 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 as an important supplement in pregnancy. o 9% Gynaecologist rated iron 3 on a scale of 1 to 5 as an important supplement in pregnancy.

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Q.9 Do you recommend diet to an expecting mother? If yes, then generally what do you recommend?

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Q.9 Do you recommend diet to expecting mother?

No. of responses= 896

S. No. 1 2

Responses by the doctor Yes No Total

Total responses by the doctor 528 20 548

Percentage of responses 96% 4% 100%

If yes, then generally what do you recommend?

S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 Responses by the doctors Protein rich diet* Green leafy vegetables A balanced diet* Fruits and fruit juices Milk and milk products Green vegetables and fruits High Calcium diet Fibre rich diet Avoid junk food Eggs, sprouts, fruits , meat and fish Adequate quantity of fluids* Avoid oily and spicy food Diet rich in iron and calcium Fruits and milk products Vitamin rich diet High Iron diet Low fat diet Coconut water Nutritious diet Fibres and milk High carbohydrate diet Low salt intake Others* Total No. of responses 208 160 56 56 49 46 45 29 15 15 12 10 9 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 125 896 Percentage of responses 23% 18% 6.2% 6.2% 5.4% 5.1% 5.0% 3.2% 1.6% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% 1% 1% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 14% 100.0
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INTERPRETATIONS :
o 21% Gynaecologists said they recommend high protein diet to expecting mothers. o 18% Gynaecologists said they recommend green leafy vegetables to expecting mothers. o 6% Gynecologists said they recommend a balanced diet to expecting mothers. o 6% Gynecologists said they recommend fruits and fruit juices to expecting mothers. o 5% Gynecologists said they recommend milk and milk products to expecting mothers. o 5% Gynecologists said they recommend green vegetables and fruits to expecting mothers. o 5% Gynecologists said they recommend a high calcium diet to expecting mothers.

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Protein rich diet :

Non-veg like eggs and fish. Beans, pulses and protein powder. Like pulses, dal and cereals. With easy recepies. Protein shake.

A Balanced diet :
Like protiens, carbohydrates and fats. Like fruits, salads, beet, chapati, vegetables and high protein diet like pulses in bhaji . Like fruits, vegetables and salads.

Adequate quantity of fluids :

Adequate quantity of water (aprox. 2 liters). Drink adequate liquid. A lot of liquid diet. A lot of water & juice.

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OTHER RESPONSES :
o 1st 3 months-small frequent meals. o 1st trimester - No oily and spicy food, 2nd trimester- 5 to 6 almonds & raisins, 2 glasses of milk, curd, sprouts, bananas, green leafy vegetables. o Recommend dietician. o Whatever patient likes to have. o Keep weight in check. o I tell patients to refer to the diet chart given on website. o Proper balance diet and protein diet like eggs, cereals, pulses, diet rich in iron like beet, green leafy vegetables, milk, lots of water, balanced diet. o Plenty of fluids like coconut water, juices, etc. fruits, green leafy, vegetables, sweets, salads, chapati, rice, vegetables, dal, High protein diet like taking rajma, pulses, legumes, etc. o Not to take papaya. It can be abortificient. o Non-veg after counselling with patient only. o Not to take papaya. It can be abortificient. o No besan and maida in food. o Milk-3 cups daily, 3 fruits, salads, vegetables. o 4th month onwards high on protein, balanced diet. o Low salt intake. o DHA, lycopin, arginase, amino acid. o Wholesome diet within financial capacity. o Vit B12 for vegetarians. o Dry fruits except cashew. o Eat food in moderation. o No spicy food, no outside eatables, Home food, Rice, Chapati, Bhaji, Dal, Curd, butter milk. o Square meal. o Low fat and low calorie diet. o Healthy food like iron rich food like green leafy vegetables, spinach, jaggery, high protein rich diet like non veg, eggs, etc. o Balanced diet, fruits, more frequent meals, less spicy food, salads, beet, chapatti, vegetables, high protein diet like pulses in bhaji. o Healthy food like spinach, green leafy vegetables, jaggery, high protein rich diet like non-veg, eggs, etc. o Iron and vitamin rich diet. o High fibre diet. o Rajma and Paneer

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Q. 10 a) How often do you see a patient suffering from Cervical Cancer?

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Q. 10 a) How often do you see a patient suffering from Cervical Cancer?

S No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.

Frequency of seeing Cervical Cancer patient Twice in a year Once in a year Very rarely Thrice in a year Four in a year Once in two years Once a month No patients Six in a year No patient as of now Five in a year One in five years Not often One in three year Twice a month Ten in a year Three per month Not yet One in four year 2 out of 100 Seven in a year Nine in a year A few years back Don't see I dont get them Not seen any from last 3 years Not much,incidences have gone down Once in 2-3 weeks One in Six year Once a week Twice a week Uncommon Total

No. of responses 160 127 46 44 42 27 26 15 12 12 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 546

Percentage of responses 29% 23% 8% 8% 8% 5% 4% 3% 2% 2% 0.74% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.37% 0.37% 0.37% 0.37% 0.37% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 100.00%

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INTERPRETATIONS:
o 29% of Gynaecologist said that they see two patients of Cervical Cancer in a year. o 23% of Gynaecologist said that they see one patient of Cervical Cancer in a year. o 8% of Gynaecologist said that they see three patients of Cervical Cancer in a year. o 8% of Gynaecologist said that they see patients of Cervical Cancer very rarely. o 8% of Gynaecologist said that they see four patients of Cervical Cancer in a year.

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Q. 10 b) Do you recommend any vaccine for cervical cancer?

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Q. 10 b) Do you recommend any vaccine for cervical cancer? S. No. 1 2 Recommend Cervical Cancer vaccine Yes No Total No. of responses 384 164 548 % of responses 70% 30% 100.00%

If Yes, then which vaccine? N = 384 S. Responses No . 1 Gardacil 2 Cervarix 3 Cervical vaccines 4 HPV 5 Cervarix & Gardacil- but not sure about their efficacy 6 Gardacil or cervarix 7 Pepsimir 8 Tata vaccine Total No. of responses 213 213 12 12 1 1 1 1 454 Percentage of responses 47% 47% 3% 3% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 100%

INTERPRETATIONS: o 70% of Gynaecologist said that they recommended Cervical Vaccine to their patients. o 30% of Gynaecologist said that they do not recommended Cervical Vaccine to their patients. Out of these 70 % Gynaecologist o 47 % responses were for GARDACIL. o 47 % responses were for CERVARIX.

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CONCLUSIONS 1. Majority (82%) of gynaecologist get patients mostly in the reproductive age group. 2. Among the total women visiting gynaecolost 40-60% visits them for pregnancy. Thus, women are visiting gynaecologist for other conditions beside pregnancy too. 3. 43% of gynaecologists prescribe folic acid during the first trimester. Thus, indicating the importance of folic acid in the first trimester of pregnancy. Also if needed, gynaecologist prescribe anti-emetics to pregnant mother for morning sickness during the first trimester. 4. The top companies which visited gynaecologists in Mumbai were found to be Emcure, Cipla, Lupin, GSK and German remedies. 5. The frequency of visit of MR to gynaecologist ranges from twice a week to once a month. Also when asked to recall the name of the MR and his company; 59% gynaecologist could not recollect the name of MR or their company. 6. Gynaecoloigsts rated Emcure, Lupin, Cipla, German Remedies and GSK in Greater Mumbai for the best gynaec product basket. 7. 24% of Gynaecologists said that they prescribe Orofer XT. The other products which gynaecologists prescribed were Autrin, Levogen XT, Fefol and Ferium.

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The main reason for gynaecologists prescribing their selected brand of haematinic was found to be cost effectiveness of the medicine. The other reasons were found to be faster increase in haemoglobin content, lesser side effects, good absorption in the body and good patient compatibility. 8. While 100% Gynecologists rated folic acid most important, a majority of Gynecologists also rated calcium and iron as most important for expecting mothers. 9. Majority of Gynaecologists recommended expecting mothers a diet rich in proteins, green leafy vegetables, a balanced diet, fruits, fruit juices, milk, milk products and a diet rich in calcium. 10. Among the 548 doctors interviewed, more than 50% doctors see two to four cervical cancer patients in a year. It could indicate scope for more awareness among the Mumbai population regarding the disease. 70% gynaecologist said they recommend Gardacil as well as Cervarix for cervical cancer as a preventive measure.

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LIST OF GYNAECOLOGIST INTERVIEWED

Area Doctor's name Dr. Sreelata Gupta Dr. Vina Shinde Dr. Venkatraman Dr. Nayak Dr. Narender Jeet Dr. Deepti Joshi Dr. Sharad Joshi Dr. Aneesh Dr. Rahul Maverakar Dr. Archana Dr. Balakrishnan Dr.Bhawna Kamlesh Dr. Dilip Patel Dr. Danak Doshi Dr. Madhuban B. Desai Dr. Manoj Chauhan Dr. Neeta Sharma Dr. Kiran Dr. Lalita P Visat Dr. Ninad J Chaudhary Dr. Vaishali Chaudhary Dr. Vijaya Rani Dr. Murari S Nanavi Dr. Vispi Buhariwalla Dr. Neeta Visariya Dr. Hemanth Dugad Dr. Prachi Dixit Dr. Priti Vyas Dr. Veena Shinde Dr. Arjuna Jain Dr. Shailey Jain Dr. Sangita Singh Dr. Neelima Deshmukh Dr. Teluka Patil Dr. Annie Almeida Dr. Swati Bendkhale Dr. Parmila Kenkre Dr. Deepika Bhirke Dr. Jyoti shetty Dr.Bela Kedia Dr.Sanjana yadav shah Dr.Devidas N vadgaonkar Dr.Sunita gadre Gender F F M M M F M M M F M F M M M M F F F F F F F M F M F F F F F F F M F F F F F F F M F Years of Practice 18 16 14 13 16 17 13 16 9 8 9 8 12 14 12 18 13 17 10 10 10 12 12 12 21 20 10 18 16 30 2 10 25 25 25 25 15 15 20 27 12 24 16

Andheri (E)

Andheri (W)

Bandra (E)

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Dr.Amarish Warty Dr.Hitesh Parekh Dr.Zeenat Kazi Dr.Anjum Fatima khan Dr.Bindu Ballani Dr.Meera Agarwal Dr.Piyush Goyal Dr.Kevin Quadros Dr. JM Mathais Dr.Geni Desa Dr.Mal ronseca Dr.Nozer sheriar Dr.Ganesh Deshpane Dr.Ganesh Mane Dr. Manisha Mane Dr. Subhash Bhatia Dr. Redkar Dr. Aarti C. Gate Dr. Heart Parmar Dr. Badwaik Dr. Lalita Turkar Dr. Kishori Kadam Dr. Rane Dr. Surekha Waghmare Dr. Satish Arora Dr. Ritesh Hemani Dr. Varsha Bothra Dr. Sumitra Pawar Dr. Sachin Dalal Dr. Shankar Shetty Dr. Madhu Agarwal Dr.Rajesh Karodia Dr. Shruti Sonawne Dr. Navneet Desai Dr. S. R Desai Dr. Sharda Suvarna Dr. S.N Agarwal Dr. Asha Nagarkatti Dr. Daksha Jain Dr.Madhvi Goyal Dr. Usha Sushil Dr. Shardul Sushil Dr. Harish Shetty Dr. Sushil Dipchand Dr. Kaustubh Kulkarni M M F F F F M M F M M M M M F M F F F F F F F F M M F F M M F M F F M F M F F F F M M M M 20 21 40 3 18 12 19 20 23 25 22 17 26 5 3 23 15 15 13 12 28 10 12 12 11 15 10 7 10 12 25 18 5 2 25 20 40 20 13 10 20 10 23 28 20

Bandra W

Bhandup

Bhayender

Borivali

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Dr. Sharda Kulkarni Dr. Rajesh Shah Dr. Jigisha Shah Dr. Ranna Doshi Dr. Maitreyi Dhople Dr. Nilima Bapat Dr. Suhas Bapat Dr. Ashwini Ajgaonkar Dr. Abhijeet Kher Dr. Meena Kamat Dr. Surendra Patil Dr. Kekin Gala Dr. Anil P Shah Dr. Kusum Zaveri Dr. Ajit C Mehta Dr. Ismail Bandookwala Dr. Indira Hinduja Dr. Nandita Palshetkar Dr. Anjali Mehta Dr. Pradeep Mehta Dr. Asha Dalal Dr. Amit Dhurander Dr. Danny Laliwala Dr. Madhu Agarwal Dr. Madhukar Narvekar Dr. Nitin Narvekar Dr. Reshma Rao Dr. Tushar Mangeshikar Dr. Prashant Mangeshikar Dr. Pranay Shah Dr. Sandip Firake Dr. Varsha Parekh Dr. Vijay Kedare Dr. V. Devrajan Dr. Asha Joshi Dr. Suchitra Nadkarni Dr. Jyoti Kher Dr. Meenakshi Rao Dr. Shashikant Shah Dr. Pratibha J Dr. Surekha Abhyankar Dr. Vijaya U Dr. H.E.Paranjpe Dr. Bharti Rajesh Dr. Daniel J F M F F F F M F M F M M M F M M F F F M F M M F M M F M M M M F M M F F F F M F F F M F M 15 25 22 29 16 19 21 17 16 15 20 5 27 26 45 32 25 29 15 18 36 33 30 30 50 28 32 23 28 21 2 22 17 38 25 12 30 23 28 11 22 30 15 20 28

Charni Road

Chembur

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Dr. Sudha Tandon Dr. Gauri Gore Dr. Shashank H Shah Dr. Sandhya Puri Dr. Prasad Mahadevan Dr. Deepak Joshi Dr. Anjali Kulkarni Dr. Shekhar Chitre Dr. Alka Vaze Dr. K Mistrey Dr. Shilpa Abhyankar Dr. S. Godbole Dr. Noopur Gandhabhir Dr. V Boob Dr. Neela Dhalap Dr. Sheela Naik Dr. Smita Dharap Dr. Vandana Walvekar Dr. Geeta Balsarkar Dr. A Jassawala Dr. Purnima Desai Dr. Piyush Prabhat Dr. Mrs Leela Ajgaonkar Dr. Prathana Uttare Dr. jayanti Mahatre Dr.Neeraj Jain Dr. Sharad Gogate Dr. Shrikishna Purandare Dr. Mrs. Dixit Dr. Pratibha Vidya Dr. Ashwini Bhalerao Gandhi Dr. Renu Vallicha Dr. Sumati Purandare Dr. Sandip Jeste Dr. Asha Jhaveri Kothawala Dr. Shrikant Purandare Dr. Devi Bhatiya Dr. Faram Irani Dr. Gitanjali Belekar Dr. Ashoak A. Mulgaonkar Dr. Sanjay Parikh Dr. VijayaLakshmi M. Goel Dr. Sanjay R. Shah Dr. Sandhya Jain Dr. Kiran L. Shinde F F M F M M F M F F F F F F F F F F F M F M F F F M M M F F F F F M F M F M F M M F M F F 20 3 32 15 21 17 23 25 30 34 13 30 1 32 45 30 19 28 15 30 12 23 44 20 50 17 35 40 46 44 25 35 25 20 42 32 40 20 5 35 20 8 12 18 17

Dadar (E)

Dadar (w)

Dahisar

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Dr. Asha Pawar Dr. Nischal Dr. Vaidya Dr. Gauri Dr. Sunil Pakade Dr. Faisal Dr. Aparna Dr. Amin Markand Dr. Girach Dr. Asima Padhya Dr. Malti Shah Dr. Varsha Shah Dr. Ganpat sawant Dr. Prabhu Dr. Hemant Dr . Geeta Gujar Dr. Saldahna Dr. Yogini Dr. Vinod Dr. L C Shah Dr. Surendra Upadhyay Dr. Mehta Dr. Joshi Dr. Ajay Shah Dr. Anjali Dr. Bhatt Dr. Ramila Shah Dr. Vina Zaveri Dr. Meena Agarwal Dr. Jagdip Shah Dr. Reena Chauhan Dr. H. A. Deshmukh Dr. Sylvia Noronha Dr. Sudha Dattar Dr. Alka Jain Dr. Gopal Dr. Vibha Arora Dr. Aparana M. Phadke Dr. Aruna G. Tilve Dr. Darshana Kulkarni Dr. Renu Agarwal Dr. Shilpa Amekar Dr. Anand Naik Dr. Unnati .J. Shah Dr. Saroj Bhatt F M M F M M F M M F F F M M M F M F M M M M M M F M F F F M F F F F F M F F F F F F M F F 21 7 9 8 1 2 12 14 3 5 3 23 15 15 13 12 28 10 12 12 11 15 10 7 10 12 37 7 15 24 10 2 15 25 15 6 15 20 23 20 7 9 15 12 23

Ghatkopar

Goregaon(E)

Goregaon(W)

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Dr. Bhakti Tiwari Dr. Trupti Kaji Dr. Mamatha .P. Shriyan Dr. Nayesh Patani Dr. Vijay Patani Dr. Pankaj Shah Dr. Krishna Kumari Dr. Krutika Kothari Dr. B. M. Inamdar Dr. Nilima Inamdar Dr. Hansa Naik Dr. Sudhir Naik Dr. Meenal Kamble Dr. Vikas D. Mishra Dr. Meena Prabhoo Dr. Tanaaz A Bhatt Dr. Dimple Doshi Dr. Charusheela Tandekar Dr. Pratibha Rathod Dr. Parul Goel Dr. Namrata Murkey Dr. Pravina Gandhi Dr. Omna Sheregar Dr. Jayesh Sheth Dr. Madhuri Bhende Dr. Aarti Gulhane Dr. Rekha Villkhoo Dr. Seemi Siddique Dr. Vaishali Choudhary Dr. Udhavraj Dr. Sunanda Modi Dr. Alka Jain Dr. Dimple Doshi Dr. Vidhu Khandelwal Dr. Jayanti Kamat Dr. Uma Savant Dr. Vrushali Rane Dr. V. G. Pisat Dr. Madhuri Joshi Dr. Charusheela Gaikwad Dr. Mayuri Bharde Dr. Usha Mitra Dr. Swati Shah Dr. Aditi Parmar Dr. Hemlata Hardasani F F F M M M F F M F F M F F F F F F F F F F F M F F F F F M F F F F F F F M F F F F F F F 20 4 10 8 28 18 18 15 14 10 20 16 10 12 12 8 10 15 20 14 10 19 20 18 14 10 23 16 15 10 15 10 12 13 14 15 17 30 14 30 3 35 15 15 12

Jogeshwari

Juhu

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Dr. Shyam Desai Dr. Janak Doshi Dr.Priti Kadam Dr.Ami J Shah Dr. Manisha K Desai Dr. Meenal Parikh Dr.Biren Shah Dr.Amul Rawal Dr.Prashant Bhamare Dr.Kavita M Gantara Dr.Monali Mahale Dr.Shilpi N Bhatia Dr.Nileema Bhamare Dr.Naresh M Bhatia Dr.Dilip Raichura Dr.Nikhil Shah Dr.Vidya Patil Dr.Himanshu Shah Dr.K.M.Shah Dr.Anil Thakkar Dr. Manisha Bandgar Dr. Ila A Tyagi Chanchala Shetty Dr. S.R.Sarvan Dr. Preeti deshpande Dr. Suvarna kadam Dr. Sunita Bhalerao Dr. Yogini Firake Dr. Priya Nirgudkar Dr. Noorjahan Khan Dr. Bhavin Desai Dr. Sameer Deshpande Dr. Sangeeta Deshpande Dr. Saroj Bandedkar Dr. Shagufta Ansari Dr. Anjali Malavade Dr. Shobhna Shinde Dr. Shifa Khan Dr. Suman Bijlani Dr. Uma Agashe Dr. Tahira Alam Dr. Rupal Chirmade Dr. Mira Raisinghani Dr. Prarthana Uttare Dr. Reshma Hussain M M F M F F M M M F F F F M M M F M M M F F F F F F F F F F F M F F F F F F F F F F F F F 35 24 20 17 12 22 14 25 32 20 16 29 16 27 26 15 15 30 20 32 15 12 12 35 2 18 15 7 6 15 25 12 12 16 9 13 2 5 15 31 5 7 30 20 13

Kandivali

Kanjurmarg Kanjurmarg,Vikhroli

Kurla

Mahim

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Dr. Swapnil Malkar Dr. A.Koppikar Dr.V.M.Borkar Dr. Rajan gupte Dr. Mukesh Agarwal Dr. Anil Thakker Dr. Arun Apte Dr. Bharti Mehta Dr. Binu Mathai Dr. Biten Gariba Dr. Antony Fernandes Dr. Seema Gadiwan Dr. Jyoti Shah Dr. Usha Paralkar Dr. Saroj Vasa Dr. Vivek Salunke Dr. Lata Khanvelkar Dr. Neelam Singh Dr. Mukesh Gupta Dr. Michael Jones Dr. Smitra Kamte Dr. Jagdish Gada Dr. Ramesh Relan Dr. Sarina Relan Dr. Ashima Mallik Dr. Neha Shah Dr. Asha Sarik Dr. Nehal Sarik Dr. Varsha Hariani Dr. Nikhil Datar Dr. Deviyani Patel Dr. Pinki Shah Dr. Rakesh Pandia Dr. Z.A Khatri Dr. S. Shelar Dr. Divya Shivdasani Dr. Jyotika Kaku Dr. Shubhangi Salunke Dr. Rajesh Kaku Dr. R.K Chaube Dr. Sunita Chajjed Dr. Seema Rai Dr. Madhu Vyas Dr. Rachna Sharma Dr. Bharti Chaugle F M M M M M M F F M M F F F F M F F M M F M M F F F F F F M F F M F F F F F M M F F F F F 7 30 30 18 20 17 19 12 13 24 16 26 16 28 15 12 21 29 13 10 17 21 25 20 5 4 20 7 12 20 10 10 25 20 17 12 22 14 25 32 5 16 29 16 27

Malad (W)

Malad(E)

Mira road

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Dr. Chaula Mehta Dr. Shipra Tyagi Dr. Jayshree Gadari Dr. Bhagyashree Shah Dr. Urmila Sankhe Dr. Neelima Gohil Dr. R.K Suri Dr. Meghal Goswami Dr. Dipa Patil Dr. Rama Thakker Dr. Meghasham Redkar Dr. Sandeep Patil Dr. Sameer Pradhan Dr. Pradnya Rahaney Dr. Hema Shah Dr. Veena Kayarkar Dr. Anita Kharat Dr. Shradhdha Upasni Dr. Rooplaxmi Shetty Dr. Tejashree Dighe Dr. Jagruti Doshi Dr. Urvashi Shah Dr. Ashok Mehra Dr. Mahek Motwani Dr. Girish Sabnis Dr. Shafika Sameer Lambay Dr. Nazema Lalla Dr. Rajesh Lalla Dr. Shirish Sheth Dr. Meenal Pathak Dr. Kurush Paghdiwalla Dr. Anis Adam Dr. R K Bhathena Dr. Sudeshna Ray Dr. Sarita Bhalerao Dr. G Mansukhani Dr. Usha Saraiya Dr. Smitha Satishkumar Dr. M D Vora Dr. Alimchandani Dr. Duru Shah Dr. Swati Dave Dr. Geeta Bhatiya Dr. Shrikant Patil Dr. Asha Paranjpe F F F F F F F F F F M M M F F F F F F F F F M F M F F M M F M F M F F F F F M F F F F M F 26 15 15 5 20 6 12 4 10 41 35 32 13 23 26 28 11 34 20 31 18 23 26 13 28 3 18 20 35 22 20 18 25 13 15 30 30 12 35 50 30 31 46 26 14

Mulund

Mumbai Central

Napean sea road, Pedder road

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Dr. Priya Thakur Dr. Sukhpreet patel Dr. P R Batliwala Dr. S M Vora Dr. Jyoti Parekh Dr. Rishma Dhillon Pai Dr. Manohar Motwani Dr. Suchita Pisat Dr. Hira Shah Dr. Amish Doshi Dr. Rashmi Fadnavis Dr. Suruchi Desai Dr. Tushar Shah Dr. Asmita Dr. Jyoti Joglekar Dr. Kusum Doshi Dr. Falguni Sanjanwala Dr. Saurabh Sanjanwala Dr. Saryu Shah Dr. Anjali Wagh Dr. Masarani Dr. Nita Visariya Dr. Drupti Dedhia Dr. Gaikwad Dr. Namrata Dr. Kale Dr. Varsha Degwekar Aditi Singhi Padma Ramkrishnan Karuna Goyal Dr. Neerja Mistry Dr. Rekha Ambegaokar Dr. Anurag Bhathe Dr. Sudhir Gupte Dr. Hemant Brahme Dr. Sharmishtha Patel Dr. Harsha Patel Dr. A.K. Warty Dr. Sameer Pandya Dr. Rashmi Sequeira Dr. Rajul Shah Dr. Sarita Hattangadi Dr. Sejal Desai Dr. V. Majethia Dr. Shailesh Matkar F F F F F F M F M M F F M F F F F M F F M F F F F M F F F F F F M M M F F M M F F F F F M 12 18 43 27 13 19 2 20 25 30 15 28 15 30 20 10 25 15 15 20 10 16 21 17 25 20 5 20 10 2 22 5 37 18 46 31 15 12 14 20 29 9 3 20

Parle(E)

Parle(W)

Powai

Santacruz

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Dr. Rama Vaidya Dr. A. Manglunia Dr. Gouri Gore Dr. Bella Zaveri Dr. S V Chari Dr. Aspi Raimawala Dr. Anjali Bapat Dr. Manisha Nadkarni Dr. Rizwana Dr. Deepa Patrawale Dr. Punit Bhinde Dr. Pramila Bhatia Dr. Kalpana Desai Dr. Nayan Parulkar Dr. Nanda Abhiyankar Dr. Kamat Vasdeo Dr. Neelam Manek Dr. Smita Karekar Dr. Aniruddha Sathe Dr.Asha Bhanushali Dr. Lalita Deodhar Dr. Geeta Vaidya Dr. Pradeep Vaidya Dr. S.Redkar Dr. Swarupa Iyer Dr. Manasi Gore Dr. Kunda Mhaskar Dr. S. Prabhu Dr. A. Karve Dr. Vijay Bedekar Dr. Ulka Natu Dr. Prachi Rana Dr. Arun Abad Dr. Tara Birla Dr. Ajit Kanbur Dr. Sachin Gholap Dr. Prateek Tambe Dr. S Krishnakumar Dr. Sanjay P. Kinare Dr. Laxmikant Chaudhary Dr. Milind Gaitonde Dr. Nikhil Chitnis Dr. Uma aiyer Dr. Meghna Andenkar Dr. Abhijit Deodhar Dr. Aditi Deodhar F F F F F F F F F F M F F M F M F F M F F F M F F F F M F M F F M F M M M M F M M M F F M F 27 3 5 20 30 18 12 6 20 16 18 33 8 33 22 19 14 12 18 38 40 26 28 20 12 4 40 20 38 7 20 7 10 21 22 5 12 15 12 20 23 5 22 8 13 12

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Thane

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Dr. Alka Godble Dr. Sangeeta Shetty Dr. Vidya shetty Dr. Vatsala bhosale Dr. Mahesh Bedekar Dr. Madhuri Sakhardande Dr. Madhuri Bangera Dr. Nageshwari Nanda Dr. Prasad Joshi Dr. Anjali Bodas Dr. Meeta Dodeja Dr. Archana chaudhari Dr. Asha Karkhainas Dr. Smita Karekar Dr. Priya gkumar Dr. Harivadan Bhanushali Dr. Kunda R. Joshi Dr. Bharati M Fadia Dr. Shaili Mishra Dr. M. R. Akerkar Dr. B. D. Paresewar Dr. Sheela Paknikar Dr. Sonekar Dr. Shyam Kulkarni Dr. V.G. Agarwal Dr. Uday Thanawala Dr. Chaya Choudhary Dr. Alpa Wattal Dr. A.B.Tilwe Dr. Renuka Borisa Dr. Kamala Ramchandran Dr. Suhas Pingle Dr. Bandita Sinha Dr. P.M.Khopkar Dr. Rahul Wani Dr. Archana Wani Dr. P.C.Jain Dr. Pratibha Utage Dr. R.A Mhate Dr. Vandana Gawdi Dr. Anita Srivastav Dr.Leela Khopkar Dr.Jyotirmae Bajana Dr.Smita Orke Dr.Anita Soni F F F F M F F F M F F F F F F M F F F F M F F M M M F F M F F F F M M F M F F F F F F F F 24 21 18 25 10 23 18 10 15 19 5 15 27 9 15 36 30 19 10 18 5 26 8 18 20 25 21 22 22 6 20 27 9 36 8 8 35 24 18 21 20 30 12 20 17

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Vashi

Vikhroli

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Dr.Kavita Gujar Dr.Kanishka Kapasi Dr.Vanita S Raut Dr.Sachin K Ajmera Dr.Samir R Pradhan Dr.Savita Chavn Dr.Vinod G Prabhu Dr.Sita Gururaja Dr.Padma Khade F F F M M F M F F 10 26 25 10 10 5 20 15 15

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N=548 SVKMS, NMIMS University MBA, Pharmaceutical Management, 1st Year, Section A SURVEY OF PERCEPTION OF GYNAECOLOGIST. Good Morning/ Good Afternoon/ Good Evening Doctor. Q.1. Doctor, in your practice what age group patient you see very often? Below 16 yrs 16 25 yrs 25 40 yrs Above 40 yrs Q.2. Out of 10 women you see, how many are pregnant? _____________ Q.3 What do you prescribe in the first trimester? 1.______________ 2.__________________ 3._________________ Q.4 Which pharma company visits you very regularly? 1.________________ 2._________________ 3.________________ Q.5 How often MR visits you, name of the MR & the company? _______________________________________________________ Q.6 Which company has the best gynaec product basket, according to you? 1.________________ 2._______________ 3._________________ Q.7 a) Which haematinic you prescribe the most? 1._____________________ 2.____________________ b) Doctor, may I know why have you selected the above products? ___________________________________________________ Q.8 On a scale of 1 5 how important is: a) Folic Acid b) Calcium c) Iron 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 5

Q.9 Do you recommend diet to expecting mother? Y/N If yes, then generally what do you recommend? ______________________________ Q.10 a) How often do you see a patient suffering from cervical cancer? __________________ b) Do you recommend any vaccine for cervical cancer? Y/N If yes then which vaccine? _______________________________________________

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CLASSIFICATION DATA
Doctors Name: _______________________ Specialization: _______________________ Report: Y/N Years of Practice: ___________ Name of Student: _____________________ Time of survey: ______________________ Date of Survey: ______________________ Roll No.: __________ Sheet No.: ______ Male / Female Area: _____________ Email: ____________________

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