Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists Toward Non-pharmaceutical Products in Saudi Arabia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22083649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dalia Almaghaslah (0000-0002-3094-0808, King Khalid University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 771308-771308 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.771308 |
| PMID | 35570966 |
| OpenAlex | W4225155410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
Introduction: Community pharmacy is a rapidly changing sector in Saudi Arabia. Customers visit local community pharmacies for a variety of reasons including disease-related advice, buying OTC medication, cosmetic products and re-filling a prescription for a chronic illness. The current study was conducted to fill the gap in the literature regarding community pharmacists' knowledge, attitude and practice toward non-pharmaceutical products. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional design. A total of 211 community pharmacists working in the Asir region, Saudi Arabia were included. The questionnaire was adopted from a previous study with the same purpose. Results: Products sold in community pharmacies were mainly pharmaceutical products (69.7%) compared to 30.3% non-pharmaceutical products. The most commonly sold non-pharmaceutical products were mother and baby products (26%) and skin care products (19%). Pharmacists showed good mean knowledge (3.96 out of 5), mean positive attitude (3.79 out of 5) and mean positive practice (3.32 out of 5). Conclusion: Community pharmacists showed considerable knowledge pertaining to non-pharmaceutical products. Respondents demonstrated positive attitudes toward the non-pharmaceutical products and were interested in expanding their knowledge on the topic through continuing education. Additionally, they showed social accountability by assuming responsibility for providing patient counseling on non-pharmaceutical products
Alternative medicine · Community pharmacy · Family medicine · Medical prescription · Pharmaceutical care · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy · Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting · Pharmaceutical studies and practices · Pharmacy
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
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