Table 4.
Current practice towards weight management services among community pharmacists in Lebanon*. (n = 341)
| Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you dispense weight loss products at your pharmacy | 188(55.5) | 99(29.2) | 32(9.4) | 14(4.1) | 6(1.8) |
| Do your patients ask you for weight loss products | 212(62.7) | 88(26.0) | 21(6.2) | 8(2.4) | 9(2.7) |
| Do you counsel customer who request to buy products for weight management on the safe and effective use of the product | 224(66.9) | 65(19.4) | 26(7.8) | 10(3.0) | 10(3.0) |
| Do you check for drug or food interaction while dispensing weight loss product | 193(57.8) | 66(19.8) | 35(10.5) | 22(6.6) | 18(5.4) |
| Do you advice the patients to eat low calorie diet | 235(69.7) | 56(16.6) | 30(8.9) | 8(2.4) | 8(2.4) |
| Do you advice the patients to increase physical activity | 262(78.0) | 46(13.7) | 14(4.2) | 8(2.4) | 6(1.8) |
| Do you advice the patients to increase consumption of soluble fiber | 214(63.9) | 57(17.0) | 35(10.4) | 19(5.7) | 10(3.0) |
| Do you provide weight measurements for patients | 222(66.1) | 46(13.7) | 22(6.5) | 14(4.2) | 32(9.5) |
| Do you provide height measurements for patients | 150(44.6) | 45(13.4) | 18(5.4) | 23(6.8) | 100(29.8) |
| Do you provide waist circumference measurements for patients | 21(6.3) | 15(4.5) | 25(7.5) | 34(10.1) | 240(71.6) |
| Do you provide BMI calculation for your patients | 101(30.0) | 33(9.8) | 38(11.3) | 28(8.3) | 137(40.7) |
| Do you provide blood glucose measurement at your pharmacy | 243(71.9) | 40(11.8) | 16(4.7) | 10(3.0) | 29(8.6) |
| Do you provide blood pressure measurement at your pharmacy | 253(75.1) | 47(13.9) | 13(3.9) | 3(0.9) | 21(6.2) |
| Do you provide body fat measurement at your pharmacy | 39(11.5) | 13(3.8) | 21(6.2) | 15(4.4) | 250(74.0) |
| Do you refer your patient to dieticians when needed | 156(46.3) | 69(20.5) | 58(17.2) | 17(5.0) | 37(11.0) |
| Do you ask customers for any side effect or undesirable reaction after taking weight loss products | 186(55.2) | 62(18.4) | 44(13.1) | 11(33.3) | 34(10.1) |
| Do you report any toxicity or adverse reaction of weight loss products? | 89(26.5) | 31(9.2) | 36(10.7) | 27(8.0) | 153(45.5) |
*Values in this table represent n (%)