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Direct patient care practices in community pharmacies in Bayelsa and Rivers State in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria
1 Department of Pharmacy Technician Studies, School of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Health Technology, Otuogidi, Ogbia Town, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa state, Nigeria.
3 Logistics and supply chain management unit, Bayelsa State Drug Distribution Centre, Hospital Management Board, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
4 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Bayelsa Medical University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2022, 05(02), 032–041.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2022.5.2.0054
Publication history:
Received on 21 January 2022; revised on 01 March 2022; accepted on 03 March 2022
Abstract:
Direct patient care practiced in community pharmacy settings remains among the best remedy to the ever-emerging meddling practices of allied health and non-health personnel in the health promotion and disease prevention function of the pharmacy profession. The professional strides for totally owning this hub, though in the progress, were not easy in prehistoric times, nor is it getting any easier now. This study determines the extent of practice carried out in direct patient activities (patient counseling, patient care and technology standards) in community pharmacies in Bayelsa and Rivers states as at the year 2017. Of the three hundred and thirty seven (337) questionnaires distributed, three hundred and twelve (312) were retrieved (92.58% retrieval rate). The questionnaire was constructed in likert form with responses as “never”, “rarely”, “sometimes”, “often” and “always”. The results were analyzed using non parametric analysis using SPSS version 23. Young male pharmacists having B.Pharm (177; 56.7%) with 6 to 10 years’ experience (140; 44.9%) in self-owned premises (190; 60.8%) were observed to contribute significantly to the study domains. Pharmacists were reported to always carry out patient counseling activities (44.2%), always carry out patient care activities (35.9%) and never, apply technological applications in community pharmacies (45.9%) in the study area. Community Pharmacy Practice is below recommended standards in the two states. Improvement is needed in the hub of direct patient care to maintain the needed pharmaceutical care practice and philosophy.
Keywords:
Community pharmacy practice; Pharmacy; Direct patient care; Pharmaceutical care
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