The role of Sudanese community pharmacists in patients’ self-care

Mohamed, Sumia Sir-Elkhatim; Mahmoud, Adil A.; Ali, Abdulazim A.

doi:10.1007/s11096-013-9911-8

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“…This is in contrast to community pharmacies in developing countries like Ethiopia, where pharmacists’ role is largely confined to the traditional medication dispensing practices and seldom provides such public health services [ 8 , 9 ]. Furthermore, lack of standard guideline for the management of these conditions is also another problem hindering the realization of such services in developing countries [ 10 ]. Different studies were conducted in different parts of Ethiopia regarding self-medication and related issues, but most of these studies utilize consumer’s perspective [ 11 , 12 ], while the role of community pharmacy professionals in the management of minor ailments and the potential barriers in service delivery are usually overlooked.…”

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Management of minor ailments in a community pharmacy setting: Findings from simulated visits and qualitative study in Gondar town, Ethiopia

et al. 2018

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Community pharmacy professionals are being widely accepted as sources of treatment and advice for managing minor ailments, largely owing to their location at the heart of the community. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to document the involvement of community pharmacy professionals in the management of minor ailments and perceived barriers that limit their provision of such services. Simulated patient (SP) visits combined with a qualitative study using in-depth interviews was conducted among community pharmacy professionals in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. Scenarios of three different minor ailments (uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection, back pain and acute diarrhea) were selected and results were reported as percentages. Pharmacy professionals were also interviewed about the barriers in the management of minor ailments. Out of 66 simulated visits, 61 cases (92.4%) provided one or more medications to the SPs. Pharmacy professionals in 16 visits asked SPs information on details of symptoms and past medical and medication history. Ibuprofen alone or in combination with paracetamol was the most commonly dispensed analgesics for back pain. Oral rehydration fluid (ORS) with zinc was the most frequently dispensed medication (33.3%) for the management of acute diarrhea followed by mebendazole (23.9%). Moreover, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid capsule (35%) followed by Amoxicillin (25%) were the most commonly dispensed antibiotics for uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection. Lack of clinical training and poor community awareness towards the role of community pharmacists in the management of minor ailments were the main barriers for the provision of minor ailment management by community pharmacy professionals. Overall, community pharmacists provided inadequate therapy for the simulated minor ailments. Lack of access to clinical training and poor community awareness were the most commonly cited barriers for providing such services. So as to improve community pharmacists' involvement in managing minor ailments and optimize the contribution of pharmacists, interventions should focus on overcoming the identified barriers.

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Management of minor ailments in a community pharmacy setting: Findings from simulated visits and qualitative study in Gondar town, Ethiopia

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“…Considering these instruments, studies that evaluated the performance of the pharmacist in the management of diabetes [25,26,27], cardiovascular diseases [28], and mental illnesses [29,31] prevailed. In some cases, the country's legislation emphasizes the necessity of involving pharmacists in the follow-up of chronic diseases [33].…”

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“…Regarding the speci c instruments, they were divided into speci c health/disease conditions (n = 9) and services/activities (n = 13). The instruments aimed at speci c conditions evaluated the performance of the pharmacist for disease conditions [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33] such as diabetes, depression, cardiovascular diseases, pregnancy/lactation, mental illness, smoking, and chronic diseases. In these instruments, the following issues were addressed: involvement in self-care services (counseling on therapies and diseases), dispensing activities, involvement in counseling in healthy living promotion, patient education, attitudes in providing services/activities, and the main barriers identi ed.…”

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Instruments to Assess the Role of the Clinical Pharmacist: A Systematic Review

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Rebustini

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Background: The clinical pharmacist is an essential member of the health care team and plays an important role in health care. Therefore, knowledge regarding the instruments that evaluate the different activities of the clinical pharmacist, as well as the evaluation of the psychometric properties of these instruments, are necessary. Methods: A literature search was performed in the PubMed and Scopus electronic databases without time and language restrictions. For the search strategy, the "pharmaceutical services", "validation studies" and "professional performance" domains were used. To assess the quality of the instruments, the five sources of validity evidence of contemporary psychometry were used, and the Joanna Briggs Institute’s standardized instrument was used to assess the methodological quality of the studies. After screening 4096 articles, 32 studies were selected. Results: It was found that the available instruments were developed or adapted from others, with variation in the methods, constructs, dimensions, and domains, as well as the psychometric properties. Most of the instruments addressed community pharmacies and evidence of content validity and internal structure was found most frequently. Conclusions: However, no validated instrument, enabling a comprehensive evaluation of all actions that pharmacists are legally qualified to perform, was found. Moreover, fragility of the instruments in concerning the psychometric properties and methodological procedures of the studies were found. Systematic Review registration: PROSPERO CRD 42018099912.

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“…Documentation of dispensing, besides supporting patient care, allows evaluation of the impact of pharmacists’ services . However, most interventions are not recorded …”

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“…17 However, most interventions are not recorded. 18 The literature shows that clinical documentation is an integral part of the healthcare professional's job, including dispensing. 19 Good record keeping is essential for patient care, for accurate recording of consultations and for effective communication within a multidisciplinary team.…”

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Can we document the practice of dispensing? A systematic review

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SUMMARYWhat is known: Documentation is a process indicator utilized to evaluate quality clinical pharmacist services. In this framework, documentation of dispensing, besides supporting patient care, allows evaluation of the impact of counselling. Objective: To identify and assess studies of documentation by pharmacists in the dispensing process. Method: A systematic review was carried out according to the following steps: (i) identification of studies in the following databases: PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus and Lilacs, using the descriptors 'counselling', 'dispensing', 'community pharmacy services', 'pharmacies' and 'pharmacists' in different combinations; (ii) evaluation of studies, in which the title, abstract and full text of the studies, and the evaluation of the methodological quality of the selected studies were analysed. Results: In total, 26 articles met the specific criteria. Few studies addressed documentation as part of the dispensing working process (3), and 16 articles reported documentation using nonelectronic systems. The main variables documented were patient information, drug therapy problems and clinical interventions. Furthermore, 20 studies showed the effects of documentation in the dispensing process and 23 studies included statistical evidence. Eight articles met between 42% and 75% of the 28 items recommended by the STROBE initiative, and two articles met approximately 60% of the 36 items recommended by the CONSORT initiative.

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The role of Sudanese community pharmacists in patients’ self-care

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

Management of minor ailments in a community pharmacy setting: Findings from simulated visits and qualitative study in Gondar town, Ethiopia

Management of minor ailments in a community pharmacy setting: Findings from simulated visits and qualitative study in Gondar town, Ethiopia

Instruments to Assess the Role of the Clinical Pharmacist: A Systematic Review

Can we document the practice of dispensing? A systematic review

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