Are there differences in the treatment information received to support guided self-management between asthma and allergy patients?: A community pharmacy survey in Finland

•More often, asthma patients receive written action plans than allergy patients.•Allergy patients received treatment information more commonly from written sources than asthma patients.•Community pharmacists have a crucial role for asthma and specially for allergy patients to support the self-management.•Special focus should be given by health care professionals to patients who have not received written action plans.