Variables | Number of Patients (%) total = 252 | Number of Pharmacists (%) total = 620 | p-value* |
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Counseling methodsa | |||
Verbal | 229 (90.4) | 599 (96.2) | < 0.001 |
Medication information printed on the prescription bag | 139 (54.8) | 308 (49.4) | 0.142 |
Additional printout or stickers | 18 (7.1) | 155 (24.8) | < 0.001 |
Physical demonstration | 7 (2.8) | 91 (14.6) | < 0.001 |
Mobile application | 0 (0) | 73 (11.8) | < 0.001 |
Visual and auditory materials | 1 (0.4) | 13 (2.0) | 0.070 |
Othersb | 1 (0.4) | 22 (3.5) | 0.008 |
Missing data | 2 (0.8) | 6 (1.0) | |
Total | 465 (156.7) | 1261 (203.3) | |
Sources of drug information obtained | |||
Portal site search (e.g., Google) | 130 (51.6) | - | |
Inquiry to pharmacists | 69 (27.4) | - | |
Inquiry to doctors | 27 (10.7) | - | |
Medical website | 22 (8.7) | - | |
Government website (e.g., Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) | 2 (0.8) | - | |
Othersc | 1 (0.4) | - | |
Missing data | 1 (0.4) | - | |
Total | 252 (100.0) | - |