Evaluation of the knowledge, practices, and attitudes of community pharmacists towards adverse effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): a cross-sectional study

Figures & data

Table 1 Characteristics pertaining to the demographic data and professional profiles of community pharmacists in Egypt (n = 751)

Table 2 Knowledge of community pharmacists on NSAIDs associated renal and GIT adverse effects (n = 751)

Table 3 Common practices of community pharmacists in Egypt towards NSAIDs (n = 751)

Fig. 1 Practice of community pharmacists in Egypt regarding patient education on the safe administration of NSAIDs and the potential adverse effects of NSAIDs (n = 751)

Table 4 The opinion of community pharmacists on the best approach to decrease the adverse events of NSAIDs (n = 751)

Fig. 2 Knowledge sources used by community pharmacists in Egypt (n = 751)

Table 5 Attitude of community pharmacists towards NSAIDs (n = 751)

Fig. 3 Responsible party to provide information for community pharmacists in Egypt (n = 751)

Table 6 Relation between mean knowledge, practice, and attitude scores with participants’ socio-demographic and professional characteristics

Table 7 The distribution of participants based on their level of NSAIDS-related knowledge, attitude, and practice

Table 8 Correlation between knowledge, attitude, and practice among community pharmacists

Availability of data and materials

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the authors upon reasonable request.