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Knowledge of diabetes among the Thai respondents was fair. Areas of deficiency and factors associated with knowledge of diabetes were identified. Our findings would be useful in informing targeted health education programs.

The MCIDs of the LCQ-T for subacute and chronic cough are 1.1, 0.4, 0.4, and 0.4 for the total, physical, psychological, and social domains, respectively. These estimates should be useful in making meaningful interpretations of the changes in quality of life because of cough.

Pharmacists in both countries agreed that this intervention would contribute to produce positive health benefits. Differences in advantages and barriers as well as in the proportion of consumers willing to pay for the service demonstrated that it is essential for pharmacists (particularly in developing countries) to be aware of the pitfalls of copying practice initiatives in developed countries without any consideration of the local health care environment.

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