Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01338-4 (2020)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Impact of guideline awareness in public pharmacies on couns eling of patients with acute 
or chronic constipation in a survey of pharmacy personnel  
 
Version: 1 Date: 16 Apr 2020  
 
Reviewer: Giuseppe Chiarioni  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
I read with interest the MS "Impact of guideline awareness in public pharmacies o n counseling 
of patients with acute or chronic constipation in a survey of pharmacy personnel" by Ederlin M 
and coworkers. Over -the-counter Tx is commonly first choice for constipation and the 
Pharmacist is front -line for best approach. This study is well organized and developed, thus 
supprting the extensive use of guidelines at all level of care to improve constipation 
management. I have no major point about it. I wonder whether Authors feel that a dedicated App 
for mobiles could be of help and I would lik e to have their view shared in the discussion. No 
other suggestions on this side.  
 
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Yes 
 
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Yes 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
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Yes 
 
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additional statistical review?  
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I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
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Acceptable  
 
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