Table 2.

Services to be provided by pharmacists in the primary hospitals

Pharmacists’ services	Details	Methods
Diabetes education	□ Disease introduction □ Control target of blood glucose □ The types and principles of hypoglycemic agents □ Self-monitoring of blood glucose	□ Educate patients of diabetes management in the collaborative clinic. The knowledge will be printed out and given to patients for home study
Medication guidance	□ The importance of medication adherence □ Administration methods(oral & injection medication) □ Administration timing □ The injection technique of insulin □ Drug-drug interaction □ Drug storage	□ Create a WeChat group with all the enrolled patients in, and pharmacists will share diabetes knowledge periodically
Lifestyle intervention	□ Exercise □ Diet	□ Educate patients in the collaborative clinic □ Help patients make a healthy lifestyle plan
ADR * & complications identification and treatment	□ Recognition and prevention of hypoglycemia □ Identification and processing of complications of diabetes □ Identification and processing of ADR	□ Educate patients in the collaborative clinic □ Call the pharmacist if an emergency event occurs

PS: ADR Adverse drug reaction