Dispensing pattern for acute non-infectious diarrhoea in children at community pharmacies in Thailand

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siriluk Jaisue ◽  
Sommaly Phomtavong ◽  
Sasithorn Eua-anant ◽  
Glenn N. Borlace
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Infectious Diarrhoea ◽  
Dispensing Pattern

scholarly journals A Study on the Dispensing Pattern of OTC Medications in Community Pharmacies: Generic versus Non-Generic drugs

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL4) ◽  
pp. 1071-1079
Author(s):  
Aditya R ◽  
Ankitha P B ◽  
Bemiya Benny ◽  
Krithika Joy ◽  
Navyashree G A
Keyword(s):  
Generic Drugs ◽  
Medical Practitioner ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Unit Price ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Patient Counselling ◽  
Otc Drugs ◽  
Dispensing Pattern

Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs are legally allowed to be sold 'Over the Counter' without the prescription of a registered medical practitioner (RMP). The study aimed to assess the drug dispensing pattern of the commonly dispensed category of OTC drugs, understand the patient's knowledge using a self-designed questionnaire and to compare the cost-effectiveness based on the unit price of drugs between generic and non-generic drugs. A prospective observational study was conducted from November 2018 to April 2019 in randomly selected licensed community pharmacies in Banashankari, Bengaluru (3 private pharmacies and 1 government-sponsored pharmacy). Data collected was documented and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and Z test. 59.33% (non-generic) & 24.67% (generic) pharmacists had collected the clinical history before dispensing the drugs. Non-generic pharmacists (62.00%) provided adequate information about the dispensed drug than generic pharmacists (30.00%). The frequently dispensed OTC drugs were analgesics and antipyretics and commonly reported illness was a pain. Consumers had an opinion that the usage of OTC drugs was safe and was not aware of the side effects. Patient counselling was given to 82% of the consumers in generic and 43% in non-generic pharmacies regarding their health issue and medications. Generic drugs were more cost-effective than non-generic drugs.

The Impact of COVID-19 Quarantine on Children‘s Behaviors and Language

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 796-806
Author(s):  
Sana M Kamal ◽  
Ali Al-Samydai ◽  
Rudaina Othman Yousif ◽  
Talal Aburjai
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Child Psychology ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
The World ◽  
Female Children ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pharmaceutical Interventions

COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world, which considered a relative of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), with possibility of transmission from animals to human and effect each of health and economic. Several preventative strategies and non-pharmaceutical interventions have been used to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The questionnaire contained 36 questions regarding the impact of COVID-19 quarantine on children`s behaviors and language have been distributed online (Google form). Data collected after asking parents about their children behavior during quarantine, among the survey completers (n=469), 42.3% were female children, and 57.7 were male children. Results showed that quarantine has an impact on children`s behaviors and language, where stress and isolationism has a higher effect, while social relations had no impact. The majority of the respondents (75.0%) had confidence that community pharmacies can play an important role in helping families in protection their children`s behaviors and language as they made the highest contact with pharmacists during quarantine. One of the main recommendations that could be applied to help parents protection and improvement their children`s behaviors and language in quarantine condition base on simple random sample opinion is increasing the role of community pharmacies inpatient counseling and especially towards children after giving courses to pharmacists in child psychology and behavior. This could be helpful to family to protect their children, from any changing in them behaviors and language in such conditions in the future if the world reface such the same problem.

COUNSELLING ACTIVITIES OF DRUG USE IN 58 COMMUNITY PHARMACIES AT HUE CITY

2017 ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Quoc Duong Doan ◽  
Thi Ha Vo
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Cough Headache ◽  
Rational Drug ◽  
Question Survey

Background: Community pharmacists play an important role in counseling of rational drug use for population. The study aimed to characterize counselling activities of drug use and demand of counselling tools at some community pharmacies at Hue City. Materials and method: A 17-question survey were asked to fill pharmacy staffs of a convenient sample of 100 community pharmacies at Hue City from 2/2017 to 7/2017. Results: There were 58 pharmacies (58.0%) answered this survey. Cough, headache, fever, high blood pressure and diabetes were the most popular symptoms/diseases presented in pharmacies. Patients often need counselling about dose (82.8%) and when to take medicine (79.3%). The main bariers for counselling were a lack of time (53.4%), and of skills/medthods for counseling (31.7%). About 96.6% pharmacies demanded counselling tools and favorite formats were book (32.9%) or pocket handbook (29.3%). Conclusion: Most pharmacies demanded counselling tools. Other studies should be conducted to develop supporting tools for counseling and to assess the quality of counseling in pharmacies. Key words: community pharmacy, counseling of drug use, pharmacist, Hue

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