Table 2 CP reported monthly sales, dispensing practices, and barriers to counseling

Dispensing and sales of TCS (monthly average)

Median (IQR)

Non-prescription TCS (%)

60.0 (30.0–90.0)

Pharmacist’s recommendation (%)

50.0 (30.0–70.0)

Counseling preparation time (minutes)

5.0 (5.0–8.0)

Time spent counseling for each prescription TCS (minutes)

5.0 (4.0–10.0)

Time spent counseling for each non-prescription TCS (minutes)

5.0 (3.0–8.0)

Barriers

Frequency (%)

Patient’s negative perception of topical corticosteroids

100 (65.4)

Lack of time for counseling

76 (49.7

Lack of counseling material

62 (40.5)

Presume patients already know about topical corticosteroids

47 (30.7)

Doctor’s negative perceptions of pharmacists’ counseling

21 (13.7)