Pharmacists' knowledge of issues in pharmacotherapy of epilepsy using antiepileptic drugs: A cross-sectional study in Palestinian pharmacy practice

Palestinian pharmacists’ knowledge of issues related to using psychotropic medications in older people: a cross-sectional study

“…In this study, taking a course on psychotropic medications during the pharmacy degree program was significantly associated with scoring 50% or above on the knowledge test ( Table 3 ). Our results were concordant with those previously reported among pharmacists in Palestine [ 4 ]. Pharmacists who had taken courses on antiepileptic medications were more knowledge of issues in the pharmacotherapy of epilepsy.…”

“…In this study, pharmacists’ knowledge of issues related to pharmacotherapy using psychotropic medications in older people was assessed. Our results extend previous assessments of pharmacists’ knowledge of issues related to excipients, the pharmacotherapy of epilepsy, women’s issues in epilepsy, and autism [ 3 , 4 , 7 , 8 ]. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first assessment of pharmacists’ knowledge of psychotropic medication use in older people in Palestinian pharmacy practice.…”

“…Correlations among the score percentages obtained by the same persons in both administrations were evaluated using Pearson correlation analysis. As in previous studies, a Pearson correlation coefficient of >0.80 was set a priori as indicative of acceptable test-retest reliability [ 4 , 7 , 8 ]. The Cronbach alpha was used to ensure that the questionnaire was internally consistent.…”

“…To provide optimal healthcare services, pharmacists are expected to have an adequate knowledge of medications. Assessing pharmacists’ knowledge of various aspects of medications could be a part of licensing examinations and can serve as a quality measure in practice [ 2 - 4 ]. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of pharmacists practicing in Palestine of issues related to using psychotropic medications in older people.…”

Evaluation of pharmacists’ knowledge of women’s issues in epilepsy: A cross-sectional study in Palestinian pharmacy practice

“…Each respondent was awarded 1 point for each correct answer and 0.5 point was deducted for each incorrect answer to penalize guessing. Leaving the answer blank or choosing the "I don't know" option yielded zero points [22,23]. The final score was calculated in percentage correct and ranged from 0% to 100%.…”