Pharmacists’ warfarin therapy knowledge and counseling practices in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Mohamed, Ahmed Adel; Alnewais, Marwah E.; Ibrahim, Yasir Ahmed; Zaitoun, Mohammad F

doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_233_19

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“…11 Furthermore, our study participants' responses indicate that they have difficulty identifying warfarin drug and food interactions, which is similar to a study conducted on 153 pharmacists in Saudi Arabia in 2014 in which only 30% or less of the participants could identify warfarin's interactions. 3 Furthermore, this research indicates that pharmacists have insufficient patient counseling practice. Some researchers believe that this result may be due to barriers in the counseling process itself, such as a lack of education in patients, counseling provided to caregivers, a lack of interest from patients, and the patient's perception of pharmacists as sellers.…”

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“…Overall findings in this study have shown that pharmacists had moderate knowledge and counseling practice about warfarin, compared with the hospital pharmacists being more knowledgeable and having more counseling practice than community pharmacists, which is consistent with the findings of a study conducted in 2014 in Saudi Arabia. 3 This means that pharmacists' knowledge and counseling practices are still inadequate, which is a major limiting step in achieving optimal treatment outcomes for warfarin-treated patients.…”

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“…The survey questionnaire was based on a previous study conducted in KSA. 3 Comparing the knowledge and counseling practice of warfarin between community and hospital pharmacists, with some changes made after submitting it to pharmacists for feedback (at the pilot phase).…”

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“…It is considered one of the very best 15 prescribed medications in the US, with quite 2 million patients receiving it. 3 The risk of bleeding is higher in patients receiving warfarin with other anticoagulants or with aspirin. Pharmacists should be actively involved in educating the patients about the proper use of warfarin and check that the patients use it in the correct dose with the correct frequency and duration.…”

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“…It is considered one of the very best 15 prescribed medications in the US, with quite 2 million patients receiving it. 3 …”

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Assessment of knowledge and counseling practice of warfarin among pharmacists in UAE: A cross-sectional study

Alkherat¹,

Alkhalidi²

2022

PHARMPRACT

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Objective: Background: Warfarin has long been regarded as the cornerstone anticoagulant for patients requiring long-term prevention or treatment of thromboembolic disorders. With adequate knowledge and counseling skills, hospital and community pharmacists can play a major role in enhancing warfarin therapy. Objective: to evaluate the knowledge and counseling practices toward warfarin among community and hospital pharmacists in UAE. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving community and hospital pharmacies was conducted with online questionnaire which was submitted to pharmacists focusing on their pharmacotherapeutic knowledge and patient education toward warfarin in UAE. Data were collected within 3 months (July, August and September 2021). SPSS Version 26 was used to analyze the data. The survey questions were sent to expert researchers in pharmacy practice for comments on their relevancy, clarity, and essentiality. Results: Among the target population sample size of 400 pharmacists were approached. Majority of the pharmacists in UAE (157/400, 39.3%) had 1-5 years of experience. Most of the participants (52%) have fair knowledge about warfarin and (62.1%) of them have fair counseling practices about warfarin. Hospital pharmacists have more knowledge than community pharmacists (Mean rank, Independent pharmacy: 166.30, Chain pharmacy: 138.01, Hospital pharmacy: 252.27, p<0.05) and they have better counseling practice than community pharmacists (Mean rank, Independent pharmacy: 188.83, Chain pharmacy: 170.18, Hospital pharmacy: 222.90, p<0.05). Conclusion: The study's participants had moderate knowledge and counseling practices of warfarin. As a result, specialized training in warfarin therapy management for pharmacists is needed to improve therapeutic outcomes and avoid complications. Moreover, conferences or online courses should be held to train pharmacists on how to provide professional counseling to patients.

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“…It is considered one of the very best 15 prescribed medications in the US, with quite 2 million patients receiving it. 3 …”

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confidence: 99%