Over the Counter Sale of Antibiotics at Drug Stores Found in Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Simulated Client Visit Study

Table 3

Pharmacy professional counseling and explanation to simulated clinical scenarios at drug stores found in Mizan-Aman town, Southwest Ethiopia, March 14-28, 2018.

Pharmacy professional Statements	Number (%) of drug stores providing antibiotics
	Clinical case presented
	Sore throat (n= 14)	UTI (n=17)	Acute diarrhea (n=16)
Only explained how to take the antibiotics	9(64.3%)	15(88.2%)	5(31.2%)
Explained both how to take the antibiotics and duration of treatment	1(7.1%)	-	4(25%)
Explained only instruction on side effects of dispensed antibiotic(s)	1(7.1%)	1(5.9%)	1(6.2%)
Providing no counseling regarding dispensed antibiotics	3(21.4%)	1(5.9%)	3(18.7%)
Other(s)	-	-	3(18.7%)

Explained how to take the antibiotics as well as duration and side effects and explained how to take the antibiotics and side effects.