Table 5 Strategies used to patient counseling during drug dispensing (n = 625)
Strategies for pharmacist’s counseling during drug dispensing | Pharmacists (%) |
|---|---|
Verbal information | 611 (97.76%) |
Written information | 412 (65.92%) |
Practical demonstration of correct drug handling | 358 (57.28%) |
Provision of pictograms (image or symbol representing a word or phrase) and/or other illustrations | 143 (22.88%) |
Provision of a timetable for organize a medication schedule | 183 (29.28%) |
Information material (e.g., pamphlet, flyer, among others) | 66 (10.56%) |
Diary for self-monitoring (diary for the patient to record symptoms, clinical parameters) | 37 (5.92%) |