Assessing the Indicators of Good Pharmacy Practice in Community Pharmacies

A Cross-Sectional Study

Bibliographic Data

ID13775341
AuthorsBiswash Sapkota (0000-0002-5272-9122, Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences, Hetauda, Nepal, corresponding author), Bipindra Pandey (0000-0002-1123-2806, Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences, Hetauda, Nepal), Anisha Karki (Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences, Hetauda, Nepal), Aashish Malla (Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences, Hetauda, Nepal)
Year2024
Volume61
Pages469580241273254-469580241273254
Publication date2024-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580241273254
PMID39237516
OpenAlexW4402326583
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

To evaluate the extent to which pharmacies in Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City, Nepal adhere to the recommended practices outlined in the good pharmacy practice guidelines formulated by International Pharmaceutical Federation and draft developed by Nepal Pharmacy Council. Good Pharmacy Practice evaluates the safety, effectiveness, availability, and accessibility of medicines, ensuring their correct usage which is essential component of community pharmacies. Data was collected by visiting community pharmacies throughout Hetauda sub-metropolitan city. The questionnaire includes 38 questions under 9 sections: premises, personnel, quality policy, services, documentation, procurement, storage, prescription handling, and dispensing. Frequencies and percentages were used to represent all categorical variables, while mean ± standard deviation (SD) was used to represent continuous variables. To determine relationships between categorical data, the Pearson Chi-square test (χ2) was utilized with a significance level set at P P = .010), safe and effective procurement ( P = .036), keeping narcotics drugs in lock and key system ( P = .002) and maintaining records of narcotics ( P = .020). Our findings reveal that community pharmacists in Hetauda Sub-metropolitan city, Nepal do not meet the standards set by International Pharmaceutical Federation and the Good Pharmacy Practice guidelines formulated by the Nepal Pharmacy Council

Business · Categorical variable · Documentation · Environmental health · Family medicine · Medical education · Medical prescription · Metropolitan area · Pharmacy practice · Procurement · Quality (philosophy · Test (biology · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Computer Science · Global Maternal and Child Health · Marketing · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy · Pharmacy

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