Table 1.

All self care/ambulatory conditions currently being covered in Canadian pharmacy school curricula

Topic area	Percentage of schools	Topic area	Percentage of schools
Acne	100	Insect bites/stings	80
Allergic rhinitis	100	Lactose intolerance	50
Atopic dermatitis	100	Leg cramps	20
Allergic contract dermatitis	90	Lice	100
Burns (uncomplicated)	90	Low back pain	80
Calluses and corns	90	Musculoskeletal strains and sprains	90
Common cold	100	N&V of pregnancy, unspecified	80
Complementary and alternative therapies	60	Nutritional supplements/herbal remedies	50
Conjunctivitis: bacterial, viral, allergic	90	Obesity	50
Constipation	90	Onychomycosis	70
Contraception	90	Oral aphthous ulcers	70
Cough	100	Oral thrush	80
Diabetes care	70	Oral/dental care	70
Diaper dermatitis (irritant contact dermatitis, Candida)	90	Otic disorders	90
Diarrhea, noninfectious	90	Pinworms and threadworms	70
Diarrhea, infectious	90	Seborrheic dermatitis	90
Dysmenorrhea	90	Shingles	80
Emergency contraception (oral)	90	Sleep disorders, minor	80
Erectile dysfunction	80	Smoking cessation	100
Eyelid conditions	70	Sore throat/pharyngitis	70
Fever management	90	Sunburn/sunscreens	90
Foot care	100	Superficial bacterial skin infections: impetigo and folliculitis	100
Fungal skin infections (superficial; self-treatable)	90	Superficial wound care	80
Gas/bloating	70	Teething	40
Hair loss	30	Tinea corporis infection (ringworm)	80
Headache	100	Tinea cruris skin infection (jock itch)	80
Heartburn/GERD	100	Tinea pedis infection (athlete’s foot)	90
Hemorrhoids	100	UTI (cystitis)—acute, uncomplicated	90
Herpes labialis (cold sores)	80	Urticaria	70
Home diagnostics	60	Vitamins/minerals	70
Hormonal contraception	90	Vulvovaginal candidiasis (vaginal yeast infection)	90
Impacted ear wax	60	Warts (excluding facial and genital)	100
Infant colic	80	Xerophthalmia (dry eyes)	80
Infant nutrition	70	Other	0
Influenza	90

GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; N&V, nausea & vomiting; UTI, urinary tract infection.