Community Pharmacists’ Perceptions about Pharmaceutical Care of Traditional Medicine Products: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Guangzhou, China

Table 5

Respondents’ practice behaviors in relation to pharmaceutical care of TM products ().

Items	(%)
(1) How often do you sell TM products in the pharmacy?
Never	4 (2%)
Whenever deemed appropriate	123 (53%)
Only upon customers’ requests	60 (26%)
To all customers	44 (19%)
(2) How often do you discuss the use of TM products with your customers?
Never	3 (1%)
Whenever deemed appropriate	120 (52%)
Only upon customers’ requests	82 (36%)
To all customers	26 (11%)
(3) How often do you advise customers about appropriate dosing and duration of treatment with TM products?
Never	3 (1%)
Whenever deemed appropriate	130 (57%)
Only upon customers’ requests	77 (33%)
To all customers	21 (9%)
(4) How often do you advise customers about common side effects of TM products?
Never	5 (2%)
Whenever deemed appropriate	118 (51%)
Only upon customers’ requests	87 (38%)
To all customers	210 (9%)
(5) How often do you advise customers about important interactions between TM products and conventional medicines?
Never	14 (6%)
Whenever deemed appropriate	102 (44%)
Only upon customers’ requests	96 (42%)
To all customers	19 (8%)