The knowledge of community pharmacists about appropriate dosing of antibiotics among paediatrics: A national study from Jordan

Keewan, Nour; Al‐Sawalha, Nour A.; Almomani, Basima A.

doi:10.1111/ijcp.14652

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“…Thus, this proved that the students had poor knowledge regarding the dose of salbutamol in paediatric as most of them could answer question 6 correctly while for question 3 most of them answered wrongly once the dose was not given in the question. For question 8, in contrast to the study by Keewan et al, most of the students answered wrongly the question that involved Augmentin® dose calculation [9]. This could be due to the question design, which differs from the current study.…”

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“…Assuring healthcare professionals can appropriately calculate drug doses is vital in preventing a drug-related adverse event [ 8 ]. A pharmacist who is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of medicines that will be consumed by patients, especially children, adequate knowledge of drug dosing calculation should be ensured, as it has been reported that poor knowledge of drug dosing calculation may be one of the factors contributing to inappropriate medicine dosing [ 1 , 9 ]. When choosing dosage, mass, volume, or amount, it is critical to utilise the correct calculating procedures [ 10 ].…”

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Knowledge and Perception of Paediatric Drug Dosing: Impact of Paediatric Drug Dosing Workshop

bin Abdul Jamil,

Amran,

Ibrahim

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Background: Paediatric patients frequently encounter medication errors caused by the requirement for individualised drug dose estimates based on weight, age variance, and drug pharmacokinetics. One thing contributing to drug dosing errors is the lack of healthcare personnel's knowledge of paediatric drug dosing. The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and perception regarding the workshop on paediatric drug dosing among undergraduate pharmacy students.Method: A prospective pre-post study was conducted. A virtual workshop on paediatric drug dosing was designed and developed by the clinical pharmacy lecturer from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) for pharmacy students. An online questionnaire with 15 questions regarding knowledge of paediatric drug dosing and perception of the virtual workshop on paediatric drug dosing was used to evaluate pharmacy students' knowledge pre-and post-workshop.Result: Twenty-six students took part in the study (100%). In the pre-workshop on paediatric drug dosing calculation, most students had poor knowledge of the paediatric drug dosing calculation, scored 8 out of 15, 26.92% between 9 to 11 and only 11.54% scored ≥ 12. There was a statistically significant difference in median knowledge score between pre-and post-workshop (p< 0.05). Among the students, 73.08% stated that they strongly agreed that the online workshop attracted their attention and 76.92% of students strongly agreed that they were able to calculate paediatric drug dosing after joining the online workshop. Conclusion:Results demonstrate that pharmacy students have insufficient knowledge of paediatric drug dosing calculations. Virtual workshop is one strategy that could improve the pharmacy students' knowledge.

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Knowledge and Perception of Paediatric Drug Dosing: Impact of Paediatric Drug Dosing Workshop

bin Abdul Jamil,

Amran,

Ibrahim

et al. 2024

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“…In this study, the weight of the child was written in the prescription, despite that only 10 (4%) CPs identified the wrong dose and recalculated the dose based on the weight and age of the child. This result was low compared to the study conducted in Jordan which assessed the knowledge of community pharmacists about appropriate dosing of antibiotics among pediatrics, where about 29% of CPs determined the correct dose of Co-amoxiclav in otitis media [ 34 ]. Furthermore, a higher result was observed in another study that aimed to measure the awareness and knowledge of Palestinian Pharmacists about pediatric doses using a questionnaire, where (51.7%) of the pharmacists gave the correct answer for the dose of Co-amoxiclav [ 35 ].…”

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Evaluation of Community Pharmacists’ Competences in Identifying and Resolve Drug-Related Problems in a Pediatric Prescription Using the Simulated Patient Method

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Background: Drug-related problems (DRPs) are a global issue that impacts the efficacy and safety of the therapy, and pediatric patients are considered to be more vulnerable to DRPs, thus requiring more attention. Community pharmacists (CPs) are in a position that allow them to identify and alleviate these DRPs. Objectives: This study evaluated the ability of CPs in identifying and resolving DRPs in a pediatric prescription. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 235 community pharmacies to evaluate the ability of CPs working in the Khartoum locality to identify DRPs in a pediatric prescription and how they intervene to resolve these problems. Fifth-final year B. Pharm. Students were selected and trained to act as simulated patients (SPs) for this study. The visits were performed by using a simulated prescription that contains three different types of DRPs. The information obtained from the visits was documented immediately by the SPs after leaving the pharmacy in a data collection form. Results: All planned SPs visits were completed. Of the 235 community pharmacies, only 50 (21.3%) CPs were able to identify at least one of the DRPs. The most common type of DRP identified was the wrong duration of the treatment 19%, followed by the wrong dose 4%. The interventions made by CPs to mitigate the identified DRPs included recalculation and correction of the dose according to weight, which was made by 10 CPs, and correction of the duration, which was done by 45 CPs. None of the CPs who identified the presented DRPs communicated with the physician or referred the SP to the prescriber. The average dispensing time of the CPs was 68.18 ± 36.1 s. Conclusions: The majority of the CPs in the Khartoum locality were unable to identify DRPs in a pediatric prescription. Correction of the dose and duration of treatment were from the attempts of CPs to resolve DRPs. However, no collaboration was observed between CPs and physicians. In general, the practice of CPs in Khartoum locality in this area requires substantial improvement.

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“…Some pharmacists may also lack knowledge on how to dose co-trimoxazole based on weight. A questionnaire conducted to evaluate the knowledge of community pharmacists about appropriate dosing of antibiotics in pediatrics showed that 84% of pharmacists did not dose co-trimoxazole correctly in pediatrics, which is also dosed based on weight [14]. Another study found that co-trimoxazole was more often underdosed in comparison with other antibiotics in pediatrics [15].…”

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Evaluation of Weight-Based Co-trimoxazole Dosing in a Saudi Tertiary Hospital

Alshehri,

Alghuraybi,

Ayoub

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Background: Infections caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S. maltophilia) and Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP)) require weight-based dosing for co-trimoxazole. The aim of this study is to assess the appropriateness of co-trimoxazole dosing in adult inpatients for the treatment of these infections.Methodology: This is a single-center, cross-sectional study that included adult inpatients treated with cotrimoxazole for a weight-based dose indication (S. maltophilia and PJP). The primary outcome was the appropriateness of co-trimoxazole dosing for these infections.Results: Forty-three patients were included in the study. Of the 43 patients, 29 (67.4%) were using cotrimoxazole for PJP treatment, and 14 (32.6%) were using it for S. maltophilia treatment. The co-trimoxazole dose was appropriate in 22 (51.2%) patients, 21 (72.4%) in the PJP treatment group, and one (7.1%) in the S. maltophilia treatment group. Underdosing was observed in 21 (48.8%) patients, of whom eight (27.6%) were in the PJP treatment group and 13 (92.9%) were in the S. maltophilia treatment group.Conclusions: This study found a relatively high rate of underdosing of co-trimoxazole based on weight in hospitalized adults with PJP and S. maltophilia infections.

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The knowledge of community pharmacists about appropriate dosing of antibiotics among paediatrics: A national study from Jordan

Cited by 5 publications

References 29 publications

Knowledge and Perception of Paediatric Drug Dosing: Impact of Paediatric Drug Dosing Workshop

Knowledge and Perception of Paediatric Drug Dosing: Impact of Paediatric Drug Dosing Workshop

Evaluation of Community Pharmacists’ Competences in Identifying and Resolve Drug-Related Problems in a Pediatric Prescription Using the Simulated Patient Method

Evaluation of Weight-Based Co-trimoxazole Dosing in a Saudi Tertiary Hospital

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