Community Pharmacists Attitude Towards Professional Practice in Penang, Malaysia

Ali, Abdul Nazer; Sivadasan, Shalini; Yen, Ping Ng; K, Prajapati Sunil; Yee, Ru Seah; Jia, Ying Saw; Ee, Thing Tan; Ahmed, Nazer Zulfikar

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“…Another survey from Malaysia found out the same positive attitude of the community pharmacists towards the managerial roles and dispensing responsibilities (7) . It seems the community pharmacists are well aware of their role in terms of properly practicing of dispensing to ensure the safety of the patients on one hand and the adherence to the guidelines and pertinent regulations on the other hand.…”

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“…As literature reveals, the American pharmacists have similar attitudes about the importance of managerial activities, as a key responsibility (13) . Some of the components of the managerial activities, such as the contribution of community pharmacists in drugs appropriate' storage conditions, had received similar level of attention by other studies from Malaysia and India (7,14) . The importance of proper storage conditions and their connection with the therapeutic efficacy of the products to be supplied may explain similar findings (15) .…”

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“…The questionnaire, which is adapted from previous studies (7,12,18) was initially evaluated by face and content validity tests and reliability test with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.93. The internal consistency was assessed in a pilot test of 15 participants, that were excluded from final analysis.…”

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“…To determine the cut-off points of scorings, Bloom's cut-off point method was used. The scores obtained from all 6 sections of the questionnaire between 80% and 100% were categorized as good, between 60% and 79% as moderate, and below 60% as low (7) .…”

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“…The role of pharmacists in promoting public health has been investigated by some Malaysian researchers, with a focus on the attitude of community pharmacists in Penang state (7) and else, a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study from the same state among the Penang's General Hospital pharmacists (8) . The respondents of another survey in Sabah state were consumers of pharmacy services, who responded the questions about pharmacy dispensing service charges (9) .…”

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Attitude towards professional practice among community pharmacists’ in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Objectives: This study was directed to evaluate community pharmacists’ attitudes towards professional practice and determine their observed competence in various pharmaceutical activities. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in the city of Kuala Lumpur. The questionnaire contained 40 questions splitted into six sections that addressed several aspects of practice and demographic information. The study was involved in 223 licensed pharmacists who work in community pharmacies. Data were analyzed by using SPSS. Chi-square and Pearson’s correlation tests were used for statistical significance for dichotomous data. Key findings: Among the 233 respondents in managerial activities, 194 (87%) achieved the score good, and 5 (2.2%) had the score poor. In dispensing activities, 199 (89.2%) achieved the score good, and 5 (2.2%) had the score poor. In pharmaceutical care activities, 209 (93.7%) got the score good, and 4 (1.8%) got the score poor. In inter/intra professional activities, 108 (48.4%) got the score good, and 10 (4.5%) got the score poor. In public health activities, 153 (68.6%) got the score good, and 6 (2.7%) got the score poor whereas in the maintenance of competency activities, 160 (71.7%) got the score good, and 3 (1.3%) got the score poor. Conclusions: The highest of participants got a good attitude was 93.7% for pharmaceutical care activities while the highest of participants got poor attitude was 4.5% for inter/intra professional activities. The majority of the participants are accepting the activities to maintain competence.

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Attitudes, awareness, and perceptions of general public and pharmacists toward the extended community pharmacy services and drive-thru pharmacy services: a systematic review

Ababneh

Ong

Mahmoud

et al. 2023

J of Pharm Policy and Pract

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Background Several extended and newly added pharmacy services were evaluated in different countries. This review aims to provide a summary of studies on attitudes, awareness, or perceptions toward various extended and drive-thru pharmacy services at community settings among pharmacists and the general public. Methods To find qualitative and descriptive quantitative studies, that reported on the attitudes, awareness, or perceptions of the general public and pharmacists toward the practice of any extended community pharmacy service and drive-thru pharmacy services in a community setting and conducted from March 2012 to March 2022. Researchers used databases such as Embase, Medline PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct. The reviewers extracted data independently using the PRISMA checklist. Results There were 55 studies found according to the inclusion criteria. Various extended pharmacy services (EPS) and drive-thru pharmacy services were noted in the community setting. Pharmaceutical care services and healthcare promotion services were the noticeable performed extended services. There were positive perceptions and attitudes toward extended and drive-thru pharmacy services among pharmacists and the public. However, some factors, such as lack of time and shortage of staff, affect the practice of those services. Conclusion Understanding the major concerns toward the provision of extended and drive-thru community pharmacy services and improving pharmacists’ skills through more training programs to provide such services efficiently. In the future, more reviews for EPS practice barriers are recommended to faceup all concerns and find standardized guidelines by stakeholders and organizations for efficient EPS practices.

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Community pharmacists’ attitude towards professional practice - a comparative study among two different geographical zones in Malaysia

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Ahmed

Prajapati

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Objective: To compare the differences of the community pharmacists' attitude towards their professional practice among different zones (regions).Method: This was a comparative study of cross-sectional study of two different regions, using a pre-validated self-administered questionnaire containing three constructs and 37 items. Each question/statement assessed respondents attitude towards professional practice using five point Likert scale from for very low (1) to very high (5). Descriptive statistics was done using frequency, percentage, median and IQR whereas, for inferential statistics, Mann-Whitney test was used for comparing two different set of data's.Results: Among the 300 respondents, the response rate was 85% and 87% for the two study zones. The attitude score was estimated for the three domains testing the professional practice of the respondents, and the total attitude score was arrived by summing up the three domain scores. The respondents of zone 1 showed 51%, positive attitude score, 45%, neutral attitude score and 4%, negative attitude score. On the other hand, correspondents from zone 2 showed 56%, positive attitude score, 38%, neutral attitude score and 6%, negative attitude score. It was also found that there are no significant relationship between the attitude scores and demographic variables. However, the Mann Whitney test showed a significant correlations among the total attitude score and the attitude score of the three professional practice domains with TIPM followed by TPCA and TMDA with r (300)=0.880, p<0.001, r (300)=0.864, p<.001 and r (300)=.811, p<.001 respectively. Conclusion:Majority of the respondents showed a mixed attitude score for the three constructs. Continuing education and training programs on professional practice can be an important approach in equipping community pharmacists with the knowledge, skills and behavior change needed to expand their scope of practice in providing public with better quality of therapy and also improving public health outcomes.

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Community Pharmacists Attitude Towards Professional Practice in Penang, Malaysia

Abstract: Background: Community pharmacists are the health professionals most accessible to the public. Public visit community pharmacies for their daily health care needs. Thus, community pharmacists'

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Attitude towards professional practice among community pharmacists’ in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Attitude towards professional practice among community pharmacists’ in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Attitudes, awareness, and perceptions of general public and pharmacists toward the extended community pharmacy services and drive-thru pharmacy services: a systematic review

Community pharmacists’ attitude towards professional practice - a comparative study among two different geographical zones in Malaysia

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