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Table 4 Current practice towards weight management services among community pharmacists in Lebanon*. (n = 341)

From: Role of community pharmacists in weight management: results of a national study in Lebanon

 

Always

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

No

Do you dispense weight loss products at your pharmacy

188(55.5)

99(29.2)

32(9.4)

14(4.1)

6(1.8)

Do your patients ask you for weight loss products

212(62.7)

88(26.0)

21(6.2)

8(2.4)

9(2.7)

Do you counsel customer who request to buy products for weight management on the safe and effective use of the product

224(66.9)

65(19.4)

26(7.8)

10(3.0)

10(3.0)

Do you check for drug or food interaction while dispensing weight loss product

193(57.8)

66(19.8)

35(10.5)

22(6.6)

18(5.4)

Do you advice the patients to eat low calorie diet

235(69.7)

56(16.6)

30(8.9)

8(2.4)

8(2.4)

Do you advice the patients to increase physical activity

262(78.0)

46(13.7)

14(4.2)

8(2.4)

6(1.8)

Do you advice the patients to increase consumption of soluble fiber

214(63.9)

57(17.0)

35(10.4)

19(5.7)

10(3.0)

Do you provide weight measurements for patients

222(66.1)

46(13.7)

22(6.5)

14(4.2)

32(9.5)

Do you provide height measurements for patients

150(44.6)

45(13.4)

18(5.4)

23(6.8)

100(29.8)

Do you provide waist circumference measurements for patients

21(6.3)

15(4.5)

25(7.5)

34(10.1)

240(71.6)

Do you provide BMI calculation for your patients

101(30.0)

33(9.8)

38(11.3)

28(8.3)

137(40.7)

Do you provide blood glucose measurement at your pharmacy

243(71.9)

40(11.8)

16(4.7)

10(3.0)

29(8.6)

Do you provide blood pressure measurement at your pharmacy

253(75.1)

47(13.9)

13(3.9)

3(0.9)

21(6.2)

Do you provide body fat measurement at your pharmacy

39(11.5)

13(3.8)

21(6.2)

15(4.4)

250(74.0)

Do you refer your patient to dieticians when needed

156(46.3)

69(20.5)

58(17.2)

17(5.0)

37(11.0)

Do you ask customers for any side effect or undesirable reaction after taking weight loss products

186(55.2)

62(18.4)

44(13.1)

11(33.3)

34(10.1)

Do you report any toxicity or adverse reaction of weight loss products?

89(26.5)

31(9.2)

36(10.7)

27(8.0)

153(45.5)

  1. *Values in this table represent n (%)