Type of advice provided by drug outlet staff when dispensing antibiotics without prescription
Type of advice provided when drug outlet staff dispensed antibiotics | Number of interactions N (%) n=342 | 95% CI |
No advice at all | 148 (43.3%) | 38.0% to 49.0% |
Dosage (frequency) | 169 (49.4%) | 44.1% to 55.0% |
Duration | 127 (37.1%) | 32% to 42.6% |
Directions (before or after meal, mixed with water, etc) | 90 (26.3%) | 21.8% to 31.4% |
Drug allergies | 12 (3.5%) | 1.8% to 6.1% |
Side effects | 4 (1.2%) | 0.3% to 3.0% |