Incorporating an Immunization Course in the Pharmacy Curriculum: Malaysian Experience

Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba; Bahari, Mohd Baidi; Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod; Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad

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“…It is unclear whether travel health is taught in undergraduate pharmacy courses in Malaysia, but there is lack of education and training in related topics such as immunisation at local pharmacy schools . On the other hand, the introduction of a community pharmacy‐based travel health and vaccination on a trial basis at two selected locations in Scotland, United Kingdom had initiated the establishment of community pharmacy travel medicine services and continuing professional development certification in travel health.…”

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Provision of travel medicine advice through community pharmacies: assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Malaysia

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2016

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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There are gaps in the knowledge and practice of travel medicine among Malaysian pharmacists. Positive attitudes of pharmacists towards travel medicine and appropriate interventions, such as incorporation of travel medicine in local pharmacy curricula, continuous pharmacy education or certified training may improve the quality of travel advice given and allow pharmacists to be recognised as a credible source of information on travel medicine.

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Provision of travel medicine advice through community pharmacies: assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Malaysia

Taha

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2016

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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“…At present, GINA recommends COVID-19 vaccination for patients with asthma as long as they have no previous history of an immediate or severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or any of its excipients ( 14 ). Despite the fact that Malaysian pharmacists are not authorised as vaccination providers based on National Immunisation Programme regulations, they hold strong positions as advocates for vaccination ( 73 ). Functionally, pharmacists are easily accessible to patients with asthma upon ambulatory care to provide counselling on immunisation risk and benefits, dispel misinformation about the vaccine and disease, and strongly recommend COVID-19 vaccination ( 74 ).…”

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Emerging Roles of Malaysian Pharmacists in Asthma Management Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

Md Khairi,

Gnanasan

2023

MJMS

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The arrival of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 adversely affected every aspect of human life, including the management of asthma. The pandemic has forced clinicians to revisit the application of high-risk aerosol-generating procedures in asthma management, including spirometry and nebuliser therapy. The use of commercial spacers with pressurised metereddose inhalers to replace nebulisation is limited by the high cost and pandemic-induced stock unavailability of these inhalers. The need for social distancing, healthcare reserves reallocation, and scarce personal protective equipment has promote increased telemedicine uptake for patients’ asthma control and monitoring. Malaysian pharmacists have been providing longterm care of asthma through the introduction of the respiratory Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic (MTAC) to empower patients’ general health literacy, train and regularly evaluate their inhalation technique, and reinforce the importance of medication compliance. To minimise the use of unplanned healthcare resources and avoidable COVID-19 infection exposure, Malaysian pharmacists need to better support asthma self-management via increased uptake of written Asthma Action Plans (AAPs). Pharmacist-led asthma treatment step-down to attain the lowest effective dose of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) has become increasingly relevant during the pandemic, as its prolonged use carries risk of numerous side effects and possible hospitalisation. Telepharmacy offers a promising model for exploration and an alternative to the traditional service delivery of asthma education. Despite not being authorised as vaccinators, Malaysian pharmacists hold strong positions in COVID-19 immunisation programmes for pharmacovigilance and advocacy. The pandemic demands an increased role for pharmacists within medication management to prevent patients from the stockpiling that can cause adverse effects on pharmaceutical supply chain. This review intends to summarise the impact of COVID-19 on asthma management, with a focus on the transitional roles of Malaysian pharmacists before and after the pandemic era.

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“…In tandem with the evolvement of medicine, pharmacists are responsible for ensuring the safe and effective use of medications [1,2], and they play a key role in providing healthcare to the public as a frontliner, educator and clinician [3][4][5][6][7][8]. For instance, in community pharmacies, pharmacists dispense prescription and over-the-counter medications, compound extemporaneous preparation [9][10][11], provide medication, immunization, travel medicine and disease advice to patients [12][13][14][15], and offer other value added services such as medication adherence tool, blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring [16][17][18]. It is worth noting that with the implementation of Regulation 23 of Poison Regulation as early as year 1952, dispensing separation have been fully implemented in all public hospitals whereby all supply of medications should be solely on prescription and the supply to be recorded, labelled and dispensed at the pharmacy.…”

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Chan

Long

2022

Mal J Pharm

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Malaysia currently has a total 19,260 registered pharmacists with active practising certificate which is regulated by the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia and relevant pharmacy laws and regulations. In tandem with the evolvement of medicine, pharmacists are responsible for ensuring the safe and effective use of medications [1,2], and they play a key role in providing healthcare to the public as a frontliner, educator and clinician [3][4][5][6][7][8]. For instance, in community pharmacies, pharmacists dispense prescription and over-the-counter medications, compound extemporaneous preparation [9][10][11], provide medication, immunization, travel medicine and disease advice to patients [12][13][14][15], and offer other value added services such as medication adherence tool, blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring [16][17][18]. It is worth noting that with the implementation of Regulation 23 of Poison Regulation as early as year 1952, dispensing separation have been fully implemented in all public hospitals whereby all supply of medications should be solely on prescription and the supply to be recorded, labelled and dispensed at the pharmacy. With medication dispensing as the core professional duties, hospital pharmacists are also responsible for the procurement, storage, and distribution of medications, as well as the preparation of radioactive diagnostic, cytotoxic drug and sterile products [5]. They also actively involved in patient care, such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacotherapy services, medication therapy adherence clinic, medication reconciliation, reviewing medication orders and providing drug and poison information to healthcare professionals [19,20].

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Incorporating an Immunization Course in the Pharmacy Curriculum: Malaysian Experience

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Provision of travel medicine advice through community pharmacies: assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Malaysia

Provision of travel medicine advice through community pharmacies: assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Malaysia

Emerging Roles of Malaysian Pharmacists in Asthma Management Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

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