Information given by pharmacists when patients were purchasing asthma medication (n=417, response rate 76%)
Often or always | Seldom or never | |
Use of prescribed medication | 90% | 10% |
Compliance with medication | 92% | 8% |
Correct use of preventers and relievers | 93% | 7% |
Correct use of inhalers | 65% | 35% |
Inhalation technique | 35% | 65% |
Use of PEF measurements | 14% | 86% |
Treatment problems and referral to own doctor if needed | 86% | 14% |
Use of education material, actively offered | 44% | 56% |
Availability of educational material in the pharmacy | 82% | 18% |