Table 4A.
Current practices of dispensing CAM products among a national sample of community pharmacists in Lebanon (n=310)
| Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | No | |
| Do you sell CAM products in your pharmacy? | 109 (35.2) | 104 (33.5) | 70 (22.6) | 15 (4.8) | 12 (3.9) |
| Do you get inquiries from patients regarding the use of CAM products? | 92 (29.7) | 92 (29.7) | 69 (22.3) | 38 (12.3) | 19 (6.1) |
| Do you advise patients on safe use of CAM products? | 126 (40.6) | 74 (23.9) | 72 (23.2) | 22 (7.1) | 16 (5.2) |
| Do you ask your patient about their feedback after their use of CAM products? | 136 (43.9) | 57 (18.4) | 56 (18.1) | 43 (13.9) | 18 (5.8) |
| Do you report any adverse effect occurred with patients using CAM products? | 30 (9.7) | 23 (7.4) | 27 (8.7) | 43 (13.9) | 187 (60.3) |
| Do you get referrals from naturopath to your pharmacy? | 21 (6.8) | 38 (12.3) | 52 (16.8) | 42 (13.5) | 157 (50.6) |
| Do you check for CAM product–drug interaction? | 121 (39.0) | 66 (21.3) | 44 (14.2) | 38 (12.3) | 41 (13.2) |
CAM, complementary and alternative medicine.