Table 2.
Management outcomes of all people who entered the pharmacy for headache.
| Type of support given | Patients, n (%) (N=435) |
|
| Pharmacist advice | 346 (79.5) | |
|
|
Pharmacist advice + paracetamol | 229 (52.6) |
|
|
Pharmacist advice + ibuprofen | 97 (22.3) |
|
|
Pharmacist advice + aspirin | 20 (4.6) |
| Referral to urgent medical services | 74 (17.0) | |
|
|
Referral to urgent medical services + paracetamol | 37 (8.5) |
|
|
Referral to urgent medical services + ibuprofen | 35 (8.0) |
|
|
Referral to urgent medical services + aspirin | 2 (0.5) |
| Referral to GPa | 15 (3.5) | |
|
|
Referral to GP + paracetamol | 9 (2.1) |
|
|
Referral to GP + ibuprofen | 4 (0.9) |
|
|
Referral to GP + aspirin | 2 (0.5) |
aGP: general practitioner.