Design and evaluation of a new mobile application to improve the management of minor ailments: a pilot study

Table 1 Checklist for assessing pharmacists’ role in management of diarrhea

Parameter		Pre application	Post application
Diagnostic (assessment) questions	Who is the patient?
	What are the disease symptoms?
	How long is the duration of diarrhea?
	What is the action taken by the patient?
	What is the patient’s medical history?
	What’s the patient’s medication history?
	Recent history of antibiotic usage
	Recent history of travel abroad
Action of the pharmacist	Treatment of the case
Action of the pharmacist	Referral to the physician
Advising the patient about the non pharmacological measures	Mentioned appropriately
	Mentioned inappropriately
	Not mentioned
The dispensed product to treat diarrhea	Antimotility agent (appropriate treatment)
	Products other than antimotility agents
	Dispensing an additional product with the antimotility agent
Appropriateness of the dispensed OTC medication (no contraindication and/or no drug interaction)	Appropriate
	Inappropriate
Patient education about drug dose	Mentioned appropriately
	Mentioned inappropriately
	Not mentioned
Patient education about drug dosing frequency	Mentioned appropriately
	Mentioned inappropriately
	Not mentioned
Patient education about the duration of taking the dispensed medication	Mentioned appropriately
	Mentioned inappropriately
	Not mentioned
Patient education about the possible medication side effects	Mentioned appropriately
	Mentioned inappropriately
	Not mentioned

Mentioned appropriately: the information was given to the SP was correct and complete; mentioned inappropriately: the information was given to the SP either incorrect and/or incomplete

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