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Table 1 Consumer, pharmacist and GP preferences on CMI provider (role)

From: Enhancing provision of written medicine information in Australia: pharmacist, general practitioner and consumer perceptions of the barriers and facilitators

CMI Provider

Consumer n = 500 (%)

Pharmacist n = 349 (%) (Missing n = 25)

GP n = 181 (%) (Missing n = 20)

Consumer: Who would you like to receive CMI from?

Pharmacist/GP: Where do you think customers/patients should receive their CMI?

Pharmacist only

167 (33.4)

188 (53.8)

23 (12.7)

Doctor only

129 (25.8)

5 (1.4)

20 (11.1)

Both doctor and pharmacist

71 (14.2)

98 (28.1)

84 (46.4)

Neither doctor or pharmacist

12 (2.4)

NA

NA

Package insert

116 (23.2)

32 (9.2)

29 (16.0)

Internet website for CMI

3 (0.6)

0

1 (0.6)

Patients should not receive CMI

NA

1 (0.3)

4 (2.2)

Missing value

2 (0.4)

25 (7.2)

20 (11.0)

TOTAL

500 (100)

349 (100)

181 (100)

  1. NA: Not asked.