&lt;p&gt;Knowledge on Dispensed Medications and Its Determinants Among Patients Attending Outpatient Pharmacy at Chencha Primary Level Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia&lt;/p&gt;

Taddele, Biruk Wogayehu; Adinew, Ayalew; Asfaw, Mulugeta

doi:10.2147/iprp.s274406

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“…The finding of this study revealed that the majority of the patients (79.5%, 96.8%, 86.5%, 79.5%, 77.3%, 64.8%, and 81.0%) recalled the indication, route, frequency, duration, instruction on how to use, proper storage, and the expected therapeutic outcomes of dispensed medication’s, respectively. This finding is in line with studies conducted in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (ACSH), Mekelle [ 14 ]; Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital (HFSUH), Harar [ 13 ]; Chencha Primary Hospital [ 17 ], and Ambo General Hospital (AGH), Ambo [ 16 ]. This shows that in the aforementioned aspects of drugs, most ambulatory patients had sufficient exit knowledge.…”

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“…But, the exit knowledge sufficiency of our respondents is less than the studies conducted in the AGH (55.5%) [ 16 ], ACSH, Mekelle (81%) [ 14 ], Gondar (38.3%) [ 20 ], Federal Harar Police Hospital (FHPH) (38.6%) [ 15 ] and HFSUH, Harar (46%) [ 13 ]. But, it is greater than studies done in Chencha Primary Hospital (13.2%) [ 17 ] and Gambia, Western Africa (16.1%) [ 21 ]. These discrepancies in the exit-knowledge of the participants could be attributed to differences in the calculation of knowledge level, percentage of labeled medications, frequency of pharmacy visit, number of drugs received, educational status of the patients, and study setting.…”

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Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Kahssay

Mulugeta

2022

PLoS ONE

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Background Patient’s knowledge about dispensed medications is one of the major factors that determine the rational use of medicines. Objectives This study aimed to assess exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients about their dispensed medications and associated factors at the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia. Methods A hospital-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from August to October 2021. Study subjects were selected by random sampling technique and were interviewed using a structured interview questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with exit knowledge. At a 95% confidence interval (CI), p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result Of the total 400 participants, 116 (29.0%) participants had sufficient exit-knowledge about their dispensed medication. Patients with higher educational level had increased exit knowledge of dispensed medications than those with no formal education (AOR: 5.590; 95% CI 1.019–30.666). Also, the nature of illness as being chronic significantly enlarged the odds (AOR 5.807; 95% CI 2.965–11.372) of having sufficient exit-knowledge. Participants who reported, “I do not know” and “I did not get enough information from the pharmacist” had lower odds (AOR 0.374; 95% CI: 0.142–0.982) and (AOR 0.166; 95% CI 0.062–0.445) of sufficient exit-knowledge in comparison to those who responded “I got enough information from the pharmacist” respectively. Furthermore, the odd of sufficient exit-knowledge was 7.62 times higher in those who claimed prescribing doctor as the source of information. Conclusion The majority of patients had insufficient exit-knowledge about their dispensed medications. Educational status, nature of the disease, perceived sufficiency of pharmacist knowledge, and source of information were significantly associated with exit knowledge.

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Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Kahssay

Mulugeta

2022

PLoS ONE

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“…This research supports the findings of a previous study conducted in Ethiopia. 22 Besides types of dosage forms were significantly associated with rational dispensing indicators as indicator 1, indicator 3 and indicator 5 showed a significant relationship. This research supports the findings of a previous study in Sri Lanka.…”

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Rational Dispensing of Oral Dosage Forms of Medicines to Children and Its Associated Factors in South West Ethiopia

Ejeta¹,

Feyisa²,

Aferu³

et al. 2022

PHMT

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Introduction Obstacles encountered when maintaining excellent dispensing practices for children include a lack of age-appropriate dosage forms, a shortage of medications in appropriate strengths for children, a lack of appetizing drugs, and a lack of competence in pediatric pharmacy. These difficulties contribute to ineffective dispensing procedures and an urgent need to study whether oral dose forms of medications are dispensed to children in a rational way. Objective The purpose of this study is to evaluate the rational dispensing of oral dosage forms of medicines to children, as well as the factors that influence this practice. Methods Using validated indicators, a cross-sectional study design was utilized to analyze the rational dispensing practice of oral dosage forms of medicines administered to children under the age of 12 years in seven pharmacies and two drug stores over a one-month period. Results and discussions Out of 810 medicines, 11.7% and 4% were irrationally manipulated, 5.8% and 1.8% needed manipulation, 3.7% and 0.2% were alternatively dispensed, 8.8% and 7.5% of the medicines had correct advice on their label and also 745 medicines were adequately labeled in the hospital and the selected drug stores. In this study, 92% of medicines were adequately labeled and had sufficient advice on their labels, 15.3% of medicines were irrationally manipulated and around 7.7% of the dosage forms needed manipulation during dispensing. The type of medicine retail outlet had a significant effect on the percentage of instances where alternative solid oral dosage forms were dispensed (p = 0.003), the percentage of dosage forms were adequately labeled (p = 0.008), and the percentage of dosage forms were irrationally manipulated before dispensing (p = 0.001). Conclusion The rational dispensing practice of oral dosage forms of medicines was relatively poor and there is room for improvement.

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“…Regarding the correct knowledge of patients on dispensed medications, this study revealed that most patients recalled correctly the route of administration 97.4%, frequency 94.3%, and dose 93.5% of medications but the lesser proportion of patients knew the storage 51.8% and use precautions 34.2% for medications dispensed. Similarly, studies reported a higher level of patient medication knowledge on the route of administration, dosage, and frequency of administration [ 21 , 27 , 28 ].…”

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Assessment of patient satisfaction towards auditable pharmaceutical transactions and services implemented in outpatient hospital pharmacy in Ethiopia

Adinew

Feyissa

Tadesse

et al. 2021

J of Pharm Policy and Pract

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Background Patient satisfaction is a widely used indicator to measure quality of pharmacy services. Currently, a transformational pharmacy service called auditable pharmaceutical transactions and services is being implemented nationally in Ethiopia. However, there is a dearth of evidence regarding the national impact of this system on patient satisfaction. Objective To assess patient satisfaction in hospital pharmacies that have implemented auditable pharmaceutical transactions and services in Ethiopia. Method This is a national study conducted based on a cross-sectional study design. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from September 5 to October 5, 2020. The collected data was analyzed using spreadsheet excel and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The proportions, ratios, and percentages were used for presenting data. A binary logistic regression test was used to determine the association of patient satisfaction with dispensary infrastructure, medicines availability, scores of labeling, and scores of patient knowledge on dispensed medicines. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result A total of 650 participants were included in this study for whom a total of 1422 medicines were prescribed which gives an average of 2.19 medicine per patient. The availability of the prescribed medicines in the pharmacies was 1061 (75%), and the affordability of medicines was 1.93 WD that indicates an unaffordable price. The average written medication labels score of 3.1 out of 8 points and the average patient knowledge score for correct usage of medicines was 4.5 out of 6 points. Overall, 585 (90%) of patients reported being satisfied with pharmacy services; the counseling skill of pharmacists 609 (93.7%), and dispensing area 607 (93.4%) cited the most. The only significantly associated factor for satisfaction was the infrastructure of the pharmacy. Conclusion Overall satisfaction of patients with the auditable pharmaceutical transactions and services implemented in hospital pharmacy services was generally high. The participants were most satisfied with the pharmacist counseling and dispensary area. The medication availability is moderate but the cost is unaffordable. Advanced infrastructures have resulted in a significant improvement in patient satisfaction.

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<p>Knowledge on Dispensed Medications and Its Determinants Among Patients Attending Outpatient Pharmacy at Chencha Primary Level Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia</p>

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Determinants of exit-knowledge of ambulatory patients on their dispensed medications: The case in the outpatient pharmacy of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Rational Dispensing of Oral Dosage Forms of Medicines to Children and Its Associated Factors in South West Ethiopia

Assessment of patient satisfaction towards auditable pharmaceutical transactions and services implemented in outpatient hospital pharmacy in Ethiopia

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