Table 5 Additional advice provided by pharmacists during consultations (count and %)
Advice provided | Original EpiPen | New-look EpiPen | Anapen | Total | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | (n = 87) | (n = 92) | (n = 87) | (n = 266) |  |
Do you know what you reacted to? | 66 (75.9) | 67 (72.8) | 45 (51.7) | 178 (66.9) | 0.001 |
Explain signs of anaphylaxisa | 64 (73.6) | 74 (80.4) | 36 (41.4) | 174 (65.4) | <0.001 |
Call ambulance after using epinephrine | 53 (60.9) | 60 (65.2) | 46 (52.9) | 159 (59.8) | 0.23 |
Identify expiry date of researcher’s device | 53 (60.9) | 38 (41.3) | 41 (47.1) | 132 (49.6) | 0.03 |
Are you seeing an allergy specialist? | 6 (6.9) | 16 (17.4) | 30 (34.5) | 52 (19.5) | <0.001 |
Conditions for device storage | 20 (23) | 16 (17.4) | 15 (17.2) | 51 (19.2) | 0.49 |
Side effects of epinephrine | 7 (8) | 9 (9.8) | 5 (5.7) | 21 (7.9) | 0.61 |
Do you have an anaphylaxis action plan? | 4 (4.6) | 10 (10.9) | 1 (1.1) | 15 (5.6) | 0.02b |