Assessment of community pharmacy management towards self-medication requests of tetracyclines for pregnant women: a simulated client study in Upper Egypt

Tawfik, Abdelrahman G; Abdelaziz, Abdullah I.; Omran, Mohamad; Rabie, Khaled A; Ahmed, Al-Shaimaa F.; Abou‐Ali, Adel

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“…This finding was in line with the studies carried out in Jordan (33.1%) ( Alsous et al, 2021 ), Serbia (34.7%) ( Odalovic et al, 2012 ), and Pakistan (37.9%) ( Bohio et al, 2016 ). The prevalence was higher than in Indonesia (11.7%) ( Atmadani et al, 2020 ), Netherlands (12.5%) ( De Waard et al, 2019 ), and Egypt (16.6%) ( Tawfik et al, 2021 ) but lower than in Ethiopia (42.2%) ( Niriayo et al, 2021 ), Tanzania (46.2%) ( Marwa et al, 2018 ), and Nigeria (62.9%) ( Joseph et al, 2017 ). This was due to poor awareness in pregnant women regarding medicines (83%) ( Alani et al, 2020 ), poor knowledge about medication use during pregnancy ( Alani et al, 2020 ), and availability of over-the-counter drugs in pharmacies.…”

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Modern drug self-medication and associated factors among pregnant women at Settat city, Morocco

Chergaoui

Changuiti²,

Marfak³

et al. 2022

Front. Pharmacol.

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Purpose: The consumption of drugs during pregnancy without medical advice constitutes a risk for the mother and the fetus. It is a public health problem. This study aimed to assess self-medication practices among pregnant women, the most used medicines, and factors associated with this practice.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire on pregnant women who were attending Settat health centers. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed using the SPSS version 19.Results: Among 364 pregnant women, 118 (32%) practiced self-medication in modern medicine. Paracetamol was the most used medication, and nausea and vomiting were the most frequent symptoms reported by self-medicated pregnant women. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that women over 30 years old were four-fold more likely to practice self-medication than the other groups [AOR: 4.19; 95% CI (1.80–9.77)]. Similarly, unemployed women [AOR: 3.93; 95% CI (0.80–19.23)], those in third trimester [AOR: 2.63; 95% CI (1.29–5.36)], multiparous [AOR: 6.03; 95% CI (3.12–11.65)], without chronic illness [AOR: 2.84; 95% CI (1.26–6.41)], without therapeutic treatment [AOR: 10.1; 95% CI (2.81–37.03)] and who have attended ANC at least once, were more likely to practice self-medication than the other groups.Conclusion: The prevalence of modern drug self-medication among pregnant women in Morocco is classified as lower. Health professionals can exert positive pressure through education and information provided during ANC about OTC medications to significantly reduce the rate of self-medication.

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Modern drug self-medication and associated factors among pregnant women at Settat city, Morocco

Chergaoui

Changuiti²,

Marfak³

et al. 2022

Front. Pharmacol.

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“…The majority of the studies employed a cross-sectional SP methodology 42 (93.3%), one was an intervention study, 38 and two were a mixed-methods study, with an SP in its quantitative phase and an interview in the qualitative phase. 36,57 The appraisal of the identified articles based on the MMAT checklist revealed that all the studies demonstrated sufficient methodological rigors and robustness. The key limitation of the cross-sectional survey studies was the lack of clear research questions.…”

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“…The target populations in all the studies were CP 28 (62.2%), 19-Boura F, Al-Tabakha M, Hassan N, Darwich M. Critical appraisal of simulated patient methodology to assess the practice of community pharmacist in the Middle East and North Africa region: A systematic review. Pharmacy Practice 2022 Jul-Sep;20(3):2701. https://doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2022.3.2701 3 22,24,26,29,30,[32][33][34][35]38,39,41,42,46,47,[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][58][59][60] pharmacy staff (pharmacists and non-pharmacists) 10 (22.2%), 18,23,31,36,37,43,44,48,57,60 and CP and GP 1 (2.2%). 27 Table 1 provides a summary of the descriptive characteristics of the included studies in the review.…”

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“…[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]28,29,[31][32][33]35,36,38,[41][42][43][44]46,[48][49][50][51][52]57,58,[60][61][62] Some studies got the information through direct questioning of the pharmacy representatives (manager or pharmacist in charge) 3 (6.7%), 23,25,28 or the participants whom the SP was interacting with 5(11.1%). 20,57,58,60,61 Others reported the information based on estimation 9 (20%), 19,26,31,36,38,42,49,61,61 or through surveying the participants 4 (8.9%). 22,30,…”

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“…18,24,26,27,29,[31][32][33]36,[41][42][43][44]46,47,49,52,54,57 The vast majority of the studies reported unsatisfactory results, including inadequate skill (pre-dispensing and/ or post-dispensing) 36 (80%), 19,21,22,[24][25][26][27][28][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]38,[40][41][42][43]45,[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][58][59]…”

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Critical appraisal of simulated patient methodology to assess the practice of community pharmacist in the Middle East and North Africa region: A systematic review

Boura¹,

Al-Tabakha²,

Hassan³

et al. 2022

PHARMPRACT

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Background: The use of simulated patient (SP) methodology in pharmacy practice settings has increased recently. However, its applications can vary significantly within a region, hence affecting the quality of the SP methodology. Objective: The purpose of this systematic review is to critically assess the use of the SP methodology for assessing the practice of community pharmacists (CP) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using EMBASE, MEDLINE, ProQuest, and SCOPUS to identify articles published from 2011 to 2022. The selection of relevant studies for inclusion in the systematic review was based on the pre-determined inclusion criteria. The Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was used to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. Results: Electronic search yielded 478 publications. A total of 45 studies were reviewed. The studies were conducted in 12 countries of the MENA region. The sample size between the reviewed articles ranged from 20 to 1000 (median= 129). A greater number of the included studies measured the adequacy of skill (pre-dispensing and/or post-dispensing) 38 (84.4%). The vast majority of the studies reported unsatisfactory results regarding the competencies of CP. The number of the SP ranged from 1 to 37 (median= 2). Most of the studies recruited only one SP per pharmacy 35 (77.8%). The most common data collection method was written data collection form 42 (93.3%). Few studies only had a detection system for SP visits 11 (24.4%), and only six studies incorporated performance feedback (13.3%). More than two-thirds of the studies provided a training session for SP 37 (82.2%). There was variation in the symptoms and drugs used in the SP scenarios in the studies. Conclusion: Although the results demonstrate the growth in the use of the SP method in MENA region countries, studies showed high variability in the level of reporting the study methodology. Consequently, we argue the need for standardized reporting of these studies.

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Community pharmacist intervention in doxycycline self-medication for acne among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia

Alrasheed,

Hamdy Mansy,

Naser Al-Arifi

2024

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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Assessment of community pharmacy management towards self-medication requests of tetracyclines for pregnant women: a simulated client study in Upper Egypt

Cited by 8 publications

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Modern drug self-medication and associated factors among pregnant women at Settat city, Morocco

Modern drug self-medication and associated factors among pregnant women at Settat city, Morocco

Critical appraisal of simulated patient methodology to assess the practice of community pharmacist in the Middle East and North Africa region: A systematic review

Community pharmacist intervention in doxycycline self-medication for acne among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia

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