Knowledge of community pharmacists about the risks of medication use during pregnancy in central region of Saudi Arabia

Alrabiah, Ziyad; Alghadeer, Sultan; Wajid, Syed; Alqahtani, Ali; Almotari, Naif; AlHwerani, AbdAllh; Babelghaith, Salmeen D

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2017.05.005

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“…One study was conducted in Riyadh, Buraydah and Hail, one in Riyadh and Jeddah and one in Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah and Madina . Majority of studies were questionnaire‐based surveys . Five studies used simulated patient methodology, while two studies used face to face interview and questionnaire‐based survey as their evaluation method .…”

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“…Community pharmacist's knowledge and practices of pharmaceutical care were evaluated by two studies . There were five studies which targeted specific areas of pharmaceutical care like community pharmacist's knowledge attitude and practices to provide medication counselling and patient education in oral health, herbal products, pregnancy and mental illnesses . All studies included in this review represented community pharmacist's knowledge, role, attitude and professional practices towards the patient‐centred care.…”

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“…One study by Alrabiah et al . found that only 54% of the community pharmacists ask female patients about pregnancy status before dispensing medicines.…”

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“…assessed that the role of community pharmacist in managing asthmatic patients was inadequate. Nine studies performed in different cities and regions of Saudi Arabia observed that the role of community pharmacists in providing effective medication counselling to pregnant women, cardiac and patients with diabetes and mentally ill patients specifically was limited and deficient of patient‐centred care practices …”

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Community pharmacist's knowledge, attitude, roles and practices towards patient-centred care in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review of the literature

Rasheed

Hasan

Babar

2018

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

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Objectives This study aimed to evaluate published original studies in Saudi Arabia about knowledge, attitude, roles and practices of community pharmacists in providing patient‐centred care services. Methods Systematic searching of original studies published between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2017 using electronic databases: PubMed, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Scopus, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, TRiP database, Springer Link and Google Scholar. Studies were included if they outlined community pharmacist's knowledge, role, attitude and professional practice behaviours towards patient‐centred care provided by pharmacists alone or in collaboration with other healthcare professional (s). The studies were identified, and data were extracted independently by two reviewers. The modified Newcastle‐Ottawa scale for cross‐sectional studies was used to assess the quality of each study. Key findings Twenty‐four original studies conducted in Saudi Arabia were included. Majority of studies were questionnaire‐based surveys (62.5%). One quarter of the studies investigated knowledge, roles and attitude of community pharmacists about irrational dispensing and prescribing of antibiotics and prescription only medicines. Included studies highlighted numerous gaps in knowledge, attitude, roles and practices of community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia in providing efficient patient‐centred care services. Lack of knowledge and time, absence of pharmacy information database, deficiency of continued professional development training, unavailability of adverse drug reaction reporting forms and professional and cultural issues were some of the barriers in providing patient‐centred care. Conclusions The studies showed that although community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia do provide medicine counselling and other patient‐centred care services; however, these services need substantial improvement. This review may be useful for policy makers, regulators, pharmacy educators and researchers in understanding the work being performed in the community pharmacy setting in Saudi Arabia.

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“…One study by Alrabiah et al . found that only 54% of the community pharmacists ask female patients about pregnancy status before dispensing medicines.…”

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Community pharmacist's knowledge, attitude, roles and practices towards patient-centred care in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review of the literature

Rasheed

Hasan

Babar

2018

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“…Some patients approach pharmacists as the first step in seeking medical advice for their symptoms (13). Furthermore, studies have identified pharmacists as a primary health care provider in answering drug-related queries and counselling pregnant women on their medications (13,14).…”

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Knowledge and practice characteristics of pharmacists in Qatar towards medication use in pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey

Rouf¹,

Thomas²,

Elkassem³

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East Mediterr Health J

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Women’s Health from a Pharmacy Perspective

Whitfield

Clavarino²

2022

Encyclopedia of Evidence in Pharmaceutical Public Health and Health Services Research in Pharmacy

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Knowledge of community pharmacists about the risks of medication use during pregnancy in central region of Saudi Arabia

Abstract: Community Pharmacists are the most accessible health care providers who can help pregnant women with their medications use there are still gaps in knowledge where educational interventions are needed.

Cited by 21 publications

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Community pharmacist's knowledge, attitude, roles and practices towards patient-centred care in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review of the literature

Community pharmacist's knowledge, attitude, roles and practices towards patient-centred care in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review of the literature

Knowledge and practice characteristics of pharmacists in Qatar towards medication use in pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey

Women’s Health from a Pharmacy Perspective

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