Pharmacists' knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross-sectional study from Palestine
Abstract Pharmacists have a responsibility in the treatment of patients. Interactions between food and drugs may lead to a loss of therapeutic effectiveness or drug toxicity. Our study's objectives were to assess pharmacists' knowledge of patient counseling with regard to informing the pat...
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| author | Murad Abualhasan Shahd Tahan Roa’a Nassar Maysoon Damere Hadeel Salameh Hiba Zyoud |
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| description | Abstract Pharmacists have a responsibility in the treatment of patients. Interactions between food and drugs may lead to a loss of therapeutic effectiveness or drug toxicity. Our study's objectives were to assess pharmacists' knowledge of patient counseling with regard to informing the patient about taking the drug in relation to food, as well as community pharmacists' knowledge of any pharmaceutical instructions that must be given to patients when delivering the drug. The pharmacists were assessed using an interview questionnaire. The results showed a variation in the pharmacist's knowledge about the administration of the drug with food. The chief pharmacists had better knowledge of the proper food administration counseling than that of assistant pharmacists; the percentage of those who did not give the proper food counseling was 24 vs. 58%, respectively (P < 0.05). Only (21%) of pharmacists with more work experience provided proper counseling, while only 18.2 and 18.7% of pharmacists with moderate and low work experience provided proper counseling, respectively. The study showed the pharmacists’ limited knowledge of drug administration with food and outdated counseling information. It is highly recommended that a continuous education system be encouraged and enforced by the ministry of health to update pharmacist’s knowledge of dispensed drugs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-485f966a7f7645b4ae3352e055b18ed52023-11-20T09:48:28ZengBMCJournal of Health, Population and Nutrition2072-13152023-09-014211910.1186/s41043-023-00444-9Pharmacists' knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross-sectional study from PalestineMurad Abualhasan0Shahd Tahan1Roa’a Nassar2Maysoon Damere3Hadeel Salameh4Hiba Zyoud5Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National UniversityAbstract Pharmacists have a responsibility in the treatment of patients. Interactions between food and drugs may lead to a loss of therapeutic effectiveness or drug toxicity. Our study's objectives were to assess pharmacists' knowledge of patient counseling with regard to informing the patient about taking the drug in relation to food, as well as community pharmacists' knowledge of any pharmaceutical instructions that must be given to patients when delivering the drug. The pharmacists were assessed using an interview questionnaire. The results showed a variation in the pharmacist's knowledge about the administration of the drug with food. The chief pharmacists had better knowledge of the proper food administration counseling than that of assistant pharmacists; the percentage of those who did not give the proper food counseling was 24 vs. 58%, respectively (P < 0.05). Only (21%) of pharmacists with more work experience provided proper counseling, while only 18.2 and 18.7% of pharmacists with moderate and low work experience provided proper counseling, respectively. The study showed the pharmacists’ limited knowledge of drug administration with food and outdated counseling information. It is highly recommended that a continuous education system be encouraged and enforced by the ministry of health to update pharmacist’s knowledge of dispensed drugs.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-023-00444-9Pharmacists knowledgeDrug-food interactionsCommunity pharmacistsPatient counseling |
| spellingShingle | Murad Abualhasan Shahd Tahan Roa’a Nassar Maysoon Damere Hadeel Salameh Hiba Zyoud Pharmacists' knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross-sectional study from Palestine Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition Pharmacists knowledge Drug-food interactions Community pharmacists Patient counseling |
| title | Pharmacists' knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross-sectional study from Palestine |
| title_full | Pharmacists' knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross-sectional study from Palestine |
| title_fullStr | Pharmacists' knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross-sectional study from Palestine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacists' knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross-sectional study from Palestine |
| title_short | Pharmacists' knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross-sectional study from Palestine |
| title_sort | pharmacists knowledge of drug food administration and their appropriate patient counseling a cross sectional study from palestine |
| topic | Pharmacists knowledge Drug-food interactions Community pharmacists Patient counseling |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-023-00444-9 |
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