Table 4

Pharmacy customers using CMs: attitudes to the pharmacists role in provision of CMs

Responses

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree or disagree

Disagree

Strong disagree

N (%)*

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

My pharmacist is fully aware of any CMs I use

79 (11)

164 (22)

193 (26)

192 (25)

120 (16)

I feel comfortable telling my pharmacist about my use of CMs

165 (22)

372 (50)

140 (19)

46 (6)

19 (3)

It is important for pharmacists to be aware of the CMs people use

290 (39)

337 (46)

91 (12)

21 (3)

3 (0)

My pharmacist encourages questions about CMs

88 (12)

201 (27)

295 (40)

112 (15)

37 (5)

My pharmacist provides useful information about CMs

103 (14)

250 (34)

261 (36)

91 (12)

27 (4)

I think it is important for a natural medicine practitioner to be located in a pharmacy where they sell CMs

179 (24)

300 (41)

185 (25)

63 (9)

11 (1)

I trust my pharmacists' advice about CMs

156 (21)

348 (47)

160 (22)

57 (8)

17 (2)

It is important for pharmacists to be knowledgeable about CMs

299 (41)

383 (52)

44 (6)

10 (1)

2 (0)

Pharmacy assistants give me more advice about CMs than my pharmacist

61 (8)

204 (28)

332 (45)

111 (15)

26 (4)

My pharmacist does not give me information about CMs

40 (5)

145 (20)'

281 (39)

197 (27)

66 (9)

Braun et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2010 10:38   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-10-38