| Overall | Public General Hospital | Public Cancer Hospital | Private Cancer Hospital | Hospice Nepal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% (97) | 31% (30) | 31% (30) | 31% (30) | 7% (7) | |
% within column total (n) | |||||
Morphine formulations regularly availablea | |||||
 10 mg immediate release | 94%(90) | 100% (30) | 80% (24) | 100% (30) | 100% (6) |
 10 mg prolonged release | 97%(93) | 97% (29) | 93% (28) | 100% (30) | 100% (6) |
 30 mg prolonged release | 95%(91) | 97% (29) | 87% (26) | 100% (30) | 100% (6) |
 Morphine syrup | 100%(96) | 100% (30) | 100% (30) | 100% (30) | 100% (6) |
 Morphine injectable | 95%(91) | 93% (28) | 90% (27) | 100% (30) | 100% (6) |
 None of these are regularly available | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) |
 Unsure | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) |
Shortages within past 6 months | |||||
Morphine | |||||
 Yes | 6% (6) | 10% (3) | 7% (2) | 0%(0) | 14% (1) |
 No | 91%(88) | 87% (26) | 87% (26) | 100% (30) | 86% (6) |
 Unsure | 3% (3) | 3% (1) | 7% (2) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) |
Average duration of morphine shortage (Asked of those reporting morphine shortage) | |||||
 A few days | 50% (7) | 20% (1) | 25% (1) | – | 100% (5) |
 A few weeks | 7% (1) | 20% (1) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 A few months | 7% (1) | 20% (1) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 More than a few months | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 Unsure how long lasted | 36% (5) | 40% (2) | 75% (3) | – | 0%(0) |
Codeine | |||||
 Yes | 5% (5) | 7% (2) | 7% (2) | 0%(0) | 14% (1) |
 No | 93%(89) | 87% (26) | 93% (28) | 100% (29) | 86% (6) |
 Unsure | 2% (2) | 7% (2) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) |
Average duration of codeine shortage (Asked of those reporting codeine shortage) | |||||
 A few days | 15% (2) | 33% (2) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 A few weeks | 8% (1) | 0%(0) | 50% (1) | – | 0%(0) |
 A few months | 8% (1) | 17% (1) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 More than a few months | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 Unsure how long lasted | 69% (9) | 50% (3) | 50% (1) | – | 100% (5) |
Tramadol | |||||
 Yes | 4% (4) | 3% (1) | 7% (2) | 0%(0) | 14% (1) |
 No | 95%(92) | 93% (28) | 93% (28) | 100% (30) | 86% (6) |
 Unsure | 1% (1) | 3% (1) | 0%(0) | 0% (1) | 0%(0) |
Average duration of tramadol shortage (Asked of those reporting tramadol shortage) | |||||
 A few days | 9% (1) | 25% (1) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 A few weeks | 9% (1) | 0%(0) | 50% (1) | – | 0%(0) |
 A few months | 9% (1) | 25% (1) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 More than a few months | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | – | 0%(0) |
 Unsure how long lasted | 73% (8) | 50% (2) | 50% (1) | – | 100% (5) |
Fentanyl | |||||
 Yes | 27% (26) | 7%(2) | 23%(7) | 50%(15) | 33%(2) |
 No | 47% (45) | 53%(16) | 40%(12) | 47%(14) | 50%(3) |
 Unsure | 26% (25) | 40%(12) | 37%(11) | 3%(1) | 17%(1) |
Average duration of fentanyl shortage (Asked of those reporting fentanyl shortage) | |||||
 A few days | 32% (13) | 13%(1) | 33%(4) | 25%(4) | 80%(4) |
 A few weeks | 7% (3) | 0%(0) | 8%(1) | 6%(1) | 20%(1) |
 A few months | 24% (10) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 63%(10) | 0%(0) |
 More than a few months | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) | 0%(0) |
 Unsure how long lasted | 37% (15) | 88%(7) | 58%(7) | 6%(1) | 0%(0) |