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First impression (assessing diagnosis of asthma) & degree of Control
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1
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Pharmacist asked about cough syrup?
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53 (27.2)
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2
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Pharmacist asked about albuterol inhaler?
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144 (58.5)
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3
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Pharmacist asked about previous diagnosis of asthma?
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118 (61)
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4
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Pharmacist asked about any other medications for asthma?
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51 (26)
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Assessing Compliance with medications
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5
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Pharmacist assessed adherence to usual preventer medication use?
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38 (19.5)
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6
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Pharmacist asked about inhaler technique?
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1 (0.5)
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Assessing Complications from disease & medications
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7
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Pharmacist assessed disease-related problems, e.g., cough, shortness of breath, chest tightness, etc
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53 (27.2)
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8
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Pharmacist assessed drug-related problems, e.g., hoarseness (Preventer), tachycardia (albuterol)?
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32 (16)
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Pharmacist Management of patient
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9
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Pharmacist supplied either one of the medications?
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131 (67)
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Both medication
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109 (56)
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Only cough syrup
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15 (7.7)
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Only albuterol
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7 (3.6)
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10
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Pharmacist referred patient to physician?
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126 (65)
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Pharmacist education and advice giving
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|
11
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Pharmacist provided any information about medications for asthma, what type of information?
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56 (29)
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Complete information
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1 (0.5)
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Incomplete information
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27 (14)
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Poor information
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28 (14)
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12
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Pharmacist provided any counseling on inhaler technique? What type of counseling?
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41 (21)
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Complete information
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14 (7)
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Incomplete information
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25 (13)
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Poor information
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2 (1)
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13
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Pharmacist provided any information about asthma and its trigger factors, what type of information?
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16 (8)
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Complete information
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4 (2)
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Incomplete information
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10 (5)
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Poor information
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2 (1)
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14
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Pharmacist provided information on adherence to preventer medications
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1 (0.5)
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15
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Pharmacist provided information on drug-related problems
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32 (16)
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Patient Concerns: Pharmacist education and advice giving
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16
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When asked, pharmacist provided information on asthma medications? How well and complete was the counseling?
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N = 139
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Complete information
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42 (30)
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Incomplete information
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45 (32)
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Poor information
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53 (38)
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17
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When asked, pharmacist provided comparison of medication use in asthma?
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N = 195
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Complete information
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39 (20)
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Incomplete information
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103 (53)
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Poor information
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53 (27)
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18
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When asked, pharmacist counseled on appropriate inhaler technique? How well was the counseling?
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N = 154
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Complete information
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75 (49)
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Incomplete information
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53 (34)
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Poor information
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26 (17)
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