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. 2023 May 31;2023(5):CD014513. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014513

Javaid 2019.

Methods RCT (NA clusters and NA providers), conducted in 1) A primary care facility, Murad Clinic Shalamar link road, Lahore, Pakistan. 2) The clinical setup consisted of 3 physicians, 1 qualified dispenser, 1 co‐ordinator, 1 patient facilitator, 1 lab technician and 1 pathologist. All patients first approached patients’ facilitator and later transferred to co‐ordinator for consulting physician, which after consultation contacted the co‐ordinator again to get medicine from dispenser and later to a pharmacist. The last part is only applicable for the patients of intervention arm for education and counselling. In Pakistan.
2 arms: 1. Control arm (routine care) and 2. Intervention arm (pharmaceutical care plan) 
Participants Control arm N: 150
Intervention arm N: 150, NA, NA
Diabetes type: 2
Mean age: 50.4 ± 9.2
% Male: 33.6
Longest follow‐up: 9 months
Interventions Control arm: (routine care)
1) Patient reminders
Intervention arm: (pharmaceutical care plan)
1) Case management
2) Team change
3) Facilitated relay of clinical information
4) Patient education 
5) Promotion of self‐management
6) Patient reminders
Outcomes 1) Glycated haemoglobin
2) Systolic blood pressure
3) Diastolic blood pressure
4) Low‐density lipoprotein
5) Hypertension control
Notes Extracted