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Table 1 The scenario employed in the simulated study, Gondar, 2018

From: Assessment of community pharmacy professionals’ knowledge and counseling skills achievement towards headache management: a cross-sectional and simulated-client based mixed study

Intermittent headache

The SP is a 20-year-old male with a complaint of an intermittent (moderate–to-severe) headache for 04 days duration. The SP is currently taking paracetamol to alleviate his symptom. Yet, he sensed that he needs a more effective treatment and, hence, visited a community pharmacy.

The pharmacist was given the following information when asked:

The SP had no other previous or current medical condition. The SP did not drink coffee and alcohol and was non-smoker.

The headache started 04 days back and the SP had the symptom for most of the days.

The pain was described as mild, dull, low intensity, and affecting both sides of the head.

Paracetamol was the only medication the SP was taking during that time.

There were no special factors that trigger/worsen the headache.

The patient did not visit a hospital for this cause.