A pseudo-customer cross-sectional study to evaluate the community pharmacist's management of migraine in pregnant women.

Background: To the best of our knowledge few published studies have been conducted to evaluate customer's care services in community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using the pseudo-customer model. This further indicates that there is a paucity of information available about the current care services provided by the community pharmacists particularly for pregnant women with migraine.

Objective: The main objective was to evaluate, the effectiveness of the pseudo-customer method on the care services (counseling, advice, and management) provided by the community pharmacists for migraine during pregnancy.

Antibiotic use numeracy: Developing the infectious numeracy test (INT).

Background: Inadequate numeracy is a barrier to patients' understanding of their health. No measure of numeracy related to antibiotic use is available.

Objective: to develop and validate a measure of numeracy of antibiotic use, and to make this measure available in the Arabic language and context.

A simulated patient study to evaluate community pharmacist assessment, management and advice giving to patients with asthma.

Background: Research has shown that there is an increase in the global prevalence of asthma. Pharmacists are well positioned to screen and refer patients for better management of asthma. This study aimed to evaluate community pharmacists' ability to assess the 3 C's (Control, Compliance, Complications) and offer Management and Advice for patients with asthma in the UAE.