Reasons of shortage | n* |
Raw material-related issues | 35 |
Lack of traditional distribution system | 32 |
Sudden demand fluctuation | 30 |
Poor inventory management and procurement procedure | 27 |
Product’s financial non-viability or low price | 26 |
Marketing influenced prescribing | 22 |
Production hurdles | 17 |
*’n’ refers to the frequency of reported reason among total respondents. Each answer was quantified once per respondent.