Table 3 Assessment of the pharmacist’s role in treatment of diarrhea
Parameter | Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-application N(%) | Post-application N(%) | P value | Pre-application N(%) | Post-application N(%) | P value | ||
Action of the pharmacist | Treatment of the case | 15 (100) | 15 (100) | 1.0 | 13 (86.67) | 15 (100) | 0.480 |
Referral to the physician | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2a | 0 (0.0) | |||
Advising the patient about the non pharmacological measures | Appropriate | 2 (13.33) | 14 (93.33) | 0.002 | 1 (6.67) | 15 (100) | 0.001 |
Inappropriateb | 13 (86.67) | 1 (6.67) | 14 (93.33) | 0 (0) | |||
The dispensed product to treat diarrheaa | Antimotility agent (appropriate treatment) | 13 (86.67) | 15 (100) | 0.480 | 11 (73.33) | 15 (100) | 0.134 |
Products other than antimotility (Antibiotics, laxatives, antiemetics) | 2 (13.33) | 0 (0.0) | 0.480 | 2 (13.33) | 0 (0.0) | 0.480 | |
Dispensing an additional product (e.g ORS) with the antimotility agent | 2 (13.33) | 0 (0.0) | 0.480 | 6 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.041 | |
Appropriateness of the dispensed antimotility to the patient case (no contraindication or drug interaction) | Appropriate | 7 (53.85) | 15 (100) | 0.000^ | 8 (72.73) | 15 (100) | 0.000^ |
In appropriate | 6 (46.15) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (27.27) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Overall treatment of the case | No. of medications dispensed | 1.13 ± 0.35 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 0.157 | 1.46 ± 0.52 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 0.014 |
Appropriate treatment of the casec | 7 (46.67) | 14 (93.33) | 0.023 | 8 (53.33) | 15 (100) | 0.023 | |