Table 2.

Patient-rated scores for perceived needs towards the services of general practice pharmacists.

Perceived Needs	Patients Who Had Seen the Pharmacist n = 46 Median (Range)	Patients Who Had Not Seen the Pharmacist n = 40 Median (Range)	Mann-Whitney U Test p-Value
Improving the safety of medicines	9 (4–10)	8 (5–10)	0.005
Improving the effectiveness of medicines	9 (4–10)	8 (5–10)	0.013
Assessing potential or actual adverse effects of medicines	9 (4–10)	8 (5–10)	0.002
Developing a plan with doctors to manage a medical condition	9 (4–10)	7 (3–10)	0.002
Providing education about medicines	9 (4–10)	8 (3–10)	0.002
Providing education to modify lifestyle	8 (2–10)	5 (0–10)	0.002