Barriers to Medication Review Process Implementation—Cross-Sectional Study among Community Pharmacists in Jordan
The medication review process (MRP) is an extended, vital role of community pharmacists in improving health outcomes of medication use, yet it is neither systematically nor comprehensively provided bycommunity pharmacies in Jordan. This study aimed to identify the potential barriers hinderingMRP imp...
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| description | The medication review process (MRP) is an extended, vital role of community pharmacists in improving health outcomes of medication use, yet it is neither systematically nor comprehensively provided bycommunity pharmacies in Jordan. This study aimed to identify the potential barriers hinderingMRP implementation bycommunity pharmacists in Jordan. A total of 550 community pharmacists electronically received a previously constructed and validated Arabic questionnaire explicitly developed to assess the current medication review practices and factors hindering the MRP, of whom 417 answered the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 75.8%. Among the investigated six categories’ seventeen barriers tothe implementation of the MRP, the highest rating was found for remuneration barriers (55.8%), followed by barriers related to regulations and patients, which scored 52.3% and 48.8%, respectively. Resource-related barriers were recognizedby 44.6% of participants, while qualifications and barriers related to physicians scored 42.9% and 41.8%, respectively. Although community pharmacists in Jordan are eager to extend their roles from traditional to more patient-centered ones, they encounter various barriers hinderingsuch development. Regulation adjustments accompanied by cost-effective remuneration and proper training are strong facilitators for community pharmacists to initiate the medication review service; make available the needed resources; and invest efforts, time, and money to operate it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-264c83502904494e86cf83e6e7e0c0f92023-12-01T20:58:50ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-03-0110465110.3390/healthcare10040651Barriers to Medication Review Process Implementation—Cross-Sectional Study among Community Pharmacists in JordanMohammad Abu Assab0Hamza Alhamad1Inas Almazari2Bilyana Azzam3Hanadi Abu Assab4Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Zarqa 13132, JordanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Zarqa 13132, JordanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Zarqa 13132, JordanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Zarqa 13132, JordanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Zarqa 13132, JordanThe medication review process (MRP) is an extended, vital role of community pharmacists in improving health outcomes of medication use, yet it is neither systematically nor comprehensively provided bycommunity pharmacies in Jordan. This study aimed to identify the potential barriers hinderingMRP implementation bycommunity pharmacists in Jordan. A total of 550 community pharmacists electronically received a previously constructed and validated Arabic questionnaire explicitly developed to assess the current medication review practices and factors hindering the MRP, of whom 417 answered the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 75.8%. Among the investigated six categories’ seventeen barriers tothe implementation of the MRP, the highest rating was found for remuneration barriers (55.8%), followed by barriers related to regulations and patients, which scored 52.3% and 48.8%, respectively. Resource-related barriers were recognizedby 44.6% of participants, while qualifications and barriers related to physicians scored 42.9% and 41.8%, respectively. Although community pharmacists in Jordan are eager to extend their roles from traditional to more patient-centered ones, they encounter various barriers hinderingsuch development. Regulation adjustments accompanied by cost-effective remuneration and proper training are strong facilitators for community pharmacists to initiate the medication review service; make available the needed resources; and invest efforts, time, and money to operate it.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/4/651medication review processmedication review servicepharmaceutical carehealthcarebarrierscommunity pharmacist |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Abu Assab Hamza Alhamad Inas Almazari Bilyana Azzam Hanadi Abu Assab Barriers to Medication Review Process Implementation—Cross-Sectional Study among Community Pharmacists in Jordan Healthcare medication review process medication review service pharmaceutical care healthcare barriers community pharmacist |
| title | Barriers to Medication Review Process Implementation—Cross-Sectional Study among Community Pharmacists in Jordan |
| title_full | Barriers to Medication Review Process Implementation—Cross-Sectional Study among Community Pharmacists in Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Barriers to Medication Review Process Implementation—Cross-Sectional Study among Community Pharmacists in Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers to Medication Review Process Implementation—Cross-Sectional Study among Community Pharmacists in Jordan |
| title_short | Barriers to Medication Review Process Implementation—Cross-Sectional Study among Community Pharmacists in Jordan |
| title_sort | barriers to medication review process implementation cross sectional study among community pharmacists in jordan |
| topic | medication review process medication review service pharmaceutical care healthcare barriers community pharmacist |
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