Misinformation about medications in rural Ghana

Qualification, knowledge and experience of dispensers working at community pharmacies in Pakistan

“…It has been a common observation that community pharmacies in low income countries usually dispense prescription only medicines on customers demand without having any concern 22. Similar findings were reported in a study from Ghana which revealed that drug retailers had little or no training in pharmacy, sale of prescription only medicines according to popular demand and provision of misinformation regarding use of medicines was a common practice 26. Although results of the present study showed that mmajority of dispensers working at community pharmacies claimed that selling POM medicines without prescription is a problem but on the other hand most of them were unaware regarding status of various prescription only medicines such as Augmentin® (Coamixiclave), Septran® (Sulfamethoxazole) and Flagyl® (Mentronidazole)were considering them as over the counter drugs and were involved in their sale without any prescription.…”

Qualification, knowledge and experience of dispensers working at community pharmacies in Pakistan

“…It has been a common observation that community pharmacies in low income countries usually dispense prescription only medicines on customers demand without having any concern 22. Similar findings were reported in a study from Ghana which revealed that drug retailers had little or no training in pharmacy, sale of prescription only medicines according to popular demand and provision of misinformation regarding use of medicines was a common practice 26. Although results of the present study showed that mmajority of dispensers working at community pharmacies claimed that selling POM medicines without prescription is a problem but on the other hand most of them were unaware regarding status of various prescription only medicines such as Augmentin® (Coamixiclave), Septran® (Sulfamethoxazole) and Flagyl® (Mentronidazole)were considering them as over the counter drugs and were involved in their sale without any prescription.…”

Interactions between patent medicine vendors and customers in urban and rural Nigeria

“…This illustrates one of the perceived benefits of Medicine vendor and customer interactions 179 (196) 77.0 Stated problems, illness complaints Self (524) 24.5 Another (196) 24.8 Presented prescription Self (524) 6.1*** Another (196) 16.8 self-care as described by Levin (1980): it enables people to have control over their health care experience. The paucity of prescription forms seen in this study was also reported from Ghana (Wolf-Gould et al 1991). This does not necessarily reflect on the utilization rate of formal health care services, since most government and private clinics do have a pharmacy.…”

Mapping private pharmacies and their characteristics in Ujjain district, Central India

“…While theoretically this means that every pharmacy must have a trained pharmacist (as a legal requirement), in practice few pharmacists were on location, and dispensing was often done by a supporting person who is less qualified [28]. Similar findings of inadequately qualified staff have been reported from other studies in India [2], as well as from other low income countries [29,30]. In a study in New Delhi India poor education of the dispensing pharmacists was identified as an important contributor for irrational use of antibiotics [31].…”

Qualification, knowledge and experience of dispensers working at community pharmacies in Pakistan

“…It has been a common observation that community pharmacies in low income countries usually dispense prescription only medicines on customers demand without having any concern 22. Similar findings were reported in a study from Ghana which revealed that drug retailers had little or no training in pharmacy, sale of prescription only medicines according to popular demand and provision of misinformation regarding use of medicines was a common practice 26. Although results of the present study showed that mmajority of dispensers working at community pharmacies claimed that selling POM medicines without prescription is a problem but on the other hand most of them were unaware regarding status of various prescription only medicines such as Augmentin® (Coamixiclave), Septran® (Sulfamethoxazole) and Flagyl® (Mentronidazole)were considering them as over the counter drugs and were involved in their sale without any prescription.…”

Interactions between patent medicine vendors and customers in urban and rural Nigeria

“…This illustrates one of the perceived benefits of Medicine vendor and customer interactions 179 (196) 77.0 Stated problems, illness complaints Self (524) 24.5 Another (196) 24.8 Presented prescription Self (524) 6.1*** Another (196) 16.8 self-care as described by Levin (1980): it enables people to have control over their health care experience. The paucity of prescription forms seen in this study was also reported from Ghana (Wolf-Gould et al 1991). This does not necessarily reflect on the utilization rate of formal health care services, since most government and private clinics do have a pharmacy.…”

Mapping private pharmacies and their characteristics in Ujjain district, Central India

“…While theoretically this means that every pharmacy must have a trained pharmacist (as a legal requirement), in practice few pharmacists were on location, and dispensing was often done by a supporting person who is less qualified [28]. Similar findings of inadequately qualified staff have been reported from other studies in India [2], as well as from other low income countries [29,30]. In a study in New Delhi India poor education of the dispensing pharmacists was identified as an important contributor for irrational use of antibiotics [31].…”

Qualification, knowledge and experience of dispensers working at community pharmacies in Pakistan

“…It has been a common observation that community pharmacies in low income countries usually dispense prescription only medicines on customers demand without having any concern 22. Similar findings were reported in a study from Ghana which revealed that drug retailers had little or no training in pharmacy, sale of prescription only medicines according to popular demand and provision of misinformation regarding use of medicines was a common practice 26. Although results of the present study showed that mmajority of dispensers working at community pharmacies claimed that selling POM medicines without prescription is a problem but on the other hand most of them were unaware regarding status of various prescription only medicines such as Augmentin® (Coamixiclave), Septran® (Sulfamethoxazole) and Flagyl® (Mentronidazole)were considering them as over the counter drugs and were involved in their sale without any prescription.…”

Interactions between patent medicine vendors and customers in urban and rural Nigeria

“…This illustrates one of the perceived benefits of Medicine vendor and customer interactions 179 (196) 77.0 Stated problems, illness complaints Self (524) 24.5 Another (196) 24.8 Presented prescription Self (524) 6.1*** Another (196) 16.8 self-care as described by Levin (1980): it enables people to have control over their health care experience. The paucity of prescription forms seen in this study was also reported from Ghana (Wolf-Gould et al 1991). This does not necessarily reflect on the utilization rate of formal health care services, since most government and private clinics do have a pharmacy.…”

Mapping private pharmacies and their characteristics in Ujjain district, Central India

“…While theoretically this means that every pharmacy must have a trained pharmacist (as a legal requirement), in practice few pharmacists were on location, and dispensing was often done by a supporting person who is less qualified [28]. Similar findings of inadequately qualified staff have been reported from other studies in India [2], as well as from other low income countries [29,30]. In a study in New Delhi India poor education of the dispensing pharmacists was identified as an important contributor for irrational use of antibiotics [31].…”