Pharmaceutical Care Practice in Community and Institutional Drug Retail Outlets of Gondar Town, North West Ethiopia

Ayalew, Mohammed Biset; Solomon, Lidiya; Abay, Solomón Mequanente

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“…Dispensers in such settings are involved not only in filling prescriptions but also in self-care, which is related to the high rate of prescription-only medicines being dispensed without a prescription. 27 – 29 According to a systematic review and meta-analysis study, the pooled prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic use and the prevalence of self-antibiotic prescription in Ethiopia was 49.2% and 43.3%, respectively. 30 …”

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Antibiotics non-adherence and its associated factors among households in southern Ethiopia

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Objectives: This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of antibiotics non-adherence and its associated factor among households in southern Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 323 randomly selected households in Wenago town. To collect the data, structured questionnaire was used. Categorical variables were represented by frequency and percentage. For continuous variables, the mean value and standard deviation were used. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors related to antibiotic non-adherence. Finally, for significant factors with p-values less than 0.05, the adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was calculated and evaluated. Results: The prevalence of antibiotic non-adherence in the household was 194 (60.1%) (95% confidence interval = 55.1–65.6). Remission of symptoms (63%) is one of the top reasons for antibiotic non-adherence in the home. Male sex (adjusted odds ratio = 1.77, 95% confidence interval = 1.03–3.08), lower educational status (adjusted odds ratio = 3.42, 95% confidence interval = 1.51–7.75; adjusted odds ratio = 2.37, confidence interval = 1.12–5.02), poor attitude toward antibiotics use (adjusted odds ratio = 1.89; 95% confidence interval = 1.23–3.04), poor knowledge about antibiotics use (adjusted odds ratio = 1.34; 95% confidence interval = 1.11–2.39), and no-prescription information from pharmacy (adjusted odds ratio = 2.02, 95% confidence interval = 1.09–3.72) were all associated with non-adherence. While no medication discomfort (adjusted odds ratio = 0.31, 95% confidence interval = 0.178–0.56) had a negative effect on non-adherence. Conclusion: In this study, antibiotic non-adherence was considerably high among the participants. Being male, lower educational status, poor attitude, poor knowledge, no-prescription information from pharmacy/druggist, and medication discomfort were related with antibiotic non-adherence. As a result, community service providers must provide relevant prescription information as well as appropriate counseling to antibiotic non-adherent patients.

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“…Within the last decades, the role of the pharmacist and pharmacy practice has paradigmatically shifted from that of drug manufacturing and technical dispensing to a more cognitive role with patient orientation (2) . An increase in health demand with a complex range of chronic medicines and poor adherence to prescribed medications forces the pharmacy profession to continue to move toward a patient-centered practice (3) . Pharmacy students at university of Georgia taught pharmaceutical care (PC) as "the responsible provision of medication therapy for achieving outcomes that improve a patient's quality of life and involves pharmacists working with patients and other health care professionals in designing, implementing, and monitoring a therapeutic plan for the purpose of achieving de nite outcomes" (4) .…”

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The Attitude of Addis Ababa University Undergraduate Pharmacy Student's toward Pharmaceutical Care and Perceived Barriers for the Provision of Pharmaceutical Care

Feroche

Alemayehu

Erke

2022

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Background: Pharmaceutical care plays a pivotal role starting from effective medication utilization to overall improvements in health-related quality of life of the patient by working closely with the patients and other health care providers.In many developed countries, the provision of PC is highly advocated but when we come to developing countries like Ethiopia even though students can acquire knowledge related to pharmaceutical care its applicability in practical settings is still in its infant age, hence it should be integrated with other health care system so that students can apply the knowledge they acquired during practical classes which in turn assists in enhancing pharmacotherapy and improving patients’ quality of life.Objective: To assess the attitude of undergraduate Addis Ababa University pharmacy students toward pharmaceutical care and perceived barriers for provision of pharmaceutical care.Methodology: An online descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from July 17 2021 to August 30, 2021 in the college of health sciences, TASH, among 4th and 5th-year undergraduate pharmacy students to assess their attitude toward pharmaceutical care and perceived toward its implementation using a 13-item- standard PC attitude survey (PCAS) questionnaire and 12-items PC barrier questionnaires.Result: Over a seven-week study period, among 105 students, 94 students completed the online survey; achieved overall response rate was 89.5%. Response rate was 85% for 4th year students and 94% for 5th year students.Conclusion: Addis Ababa University Undergraduate pharmacy students showed positive attitude toward pharmaceutical care. Inadequate training in pharmaceutical care, Poor image of pharmacist’s role in society, very limited workplace in government and private hospitals, Lack of access to the patient medical record in the pharmacy and Inadequate internship period (hospital and community pharmacy) were the top perceived barriers by students for provision of pharmaceutical care.

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“…In different parts of Ethiopia different studies were conducted regarding self-medication and related issues, but most of these studies utilize consumer's perspective, which justify that the community pharmacists in the management of common ailments are missed [6,7].…”

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Competency and Attitude of Pharmacists in the Management of Common Ailments Among Community Pharmacy in Adama Town, Adama, Ethiopia, 2021

Rundessa¹,

Negeri²,

Hasan³

2022

IJPC

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Community pharmacists are one of the most accessible of all health workers in the community, who are playing a key role in the delivering the primary health care services. Traditionally pharmacists' role is mostly confined to dispensing medication and provides public health services rarely. The current role of community pharmacists should include dispensing medicines with a prescription or without a prescription, advice patients during dispensing of prescription and non-prescription drugs, deliver drug information to health professionals, patients and to the public, and promotes health programmes. This advancement in pharmacy service demands competent pharmacists. The objective of the study was to evaluate the competency and attitude of pharmacists in the management of common ailments among community pharmacies in Adama Town, Adama, Ethiopia, 2021. A cross sectional study was conducted on 44 pharmacists working at community pharmacies in Adama Town from April 30 to July 30, 2021. Data was collected by face-to-face interview. Data was cleared, categorized, compiled, and coded before analyzed by using SPSS version 26.0. Descriptive statistics computed for the study variables and frequency distribution tables and figures was used to describe the findings. Majority of the study participants, 23 (52.3%), were males, the mean age of the participants is 33 years old. The study revealed that 26 (59.1%) were competent [mean > 0.7815, SD=0.27] while 40.9% were incompetent [mean < 0.7815]. Accordingly 50% of respondents had positive attitude (mean > 3.67) while the rest, 50% were negative attitudes. Lack of knowledge or clinical skills, lack of access to additional training programs and lack of time are the major reasons for incompetency. Majority of the community pharmacist are competent. But, 50% of the pharmacists had a negative attitude toward managements of common ailments. Reasons for incompetency such as inadequate knowledge, lack of access to training programs, inadequate time and the negative attitudes of pharmacists may be barriers for managements of common ailments. Town Health Bureaus should organize and provide in-service training and advocate managements of common ailments as one area in a continuous professional development program to pharmacists working in community pharmacies.

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Pharmaceutical Care Practice in Community and Institutional Drug Retail Outlets of Gondar Town, North West Ethiopia

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Antibiotics non-adherence and its associated factors among households in southern Ethiopia

Antibiotics non-adherence and its associated factors among households in southern Ethiopia

The Attitude of Addis Ababa University Undergraduate Pharmacy Student's toward Pharmaceutical Care and Perceived Barriers for the Provision of Pharmaceutical Care

Competency and Attitude of Pharmacists in the Management of Common Ailments Among Community Pharmacy in Adama Town, Adama, Ethiopia, 2021

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