TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of Prescription Errors among Community Pharmacists in Quetta Balochitsan, Pakistan JF - Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine Y1 - 2022 A1 - Sherjeel Najam A1 - Noman ul Haq A1 - Muhammad Saood A1 - Aqeel Nasim A1 - Zeeshan Danish A1 - Yasmin Shah A1 - Shabana Andleeb KW - Community pharmacist KW - Pakistan. KW - Prescription error AB -

Background: Community pharmacists can serve as a key source of scientifically correct drug information and can provide advice on how to utilise pharmaceuticals in a safe, appropriate, and cost–effective manner. The dispensing procedure at a community pharmacy is an important aspect of safe medication usage, and it is one of a pharmacist’s primary professional tasks, along with patient counselling. Objectives: To find awareness level of community pharmacist regarding prescription error and to find either they can find prescription errors or not. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in community pharmacies of Balochistan, Quetta by using simulated prescriptions containing identifiable errors in Quetta Pakistan. Analyses was performed on IBM SPSS. Results: As per qualifications the maximum 259 (92.8%) were Pharm-D degree holder. As far s experience is concerned most of them 197 (70.6%) had 1-3 years of experience. In all prescriptions Level of Errors Identification on individual Medicine. The result it was found that non identified errors were dominant in all prescription. Only the experience group was statistically significant (p<0.001). and rest of variables were non-significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: Understanding the types of prescription mistakes and the variables that contribute to them allows for error avoidance at the earliest stage of the pharmaceutical process. Preparing pharmacy, medical, and nursing students to recognise prescription mistakes enhances patient care and reduces the risk of negative outcomes.

VL - 8 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Drug Utilization Pattern in Elderly Hospitalized Patients in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Quetta, Pakistan JF - Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine Y1 - 2022 A1 - Tayyab Ali A1 - Noman ul Haq A1 - Ghulam Razaque A1 - Muhammad Saood A1 - Aqeel Nasim A1 - Yasmin Shah A1 - Maria Tahir A1 - Ramina Khan KW - Compliance KW - Drug Utilization KW - Drug utilization pattern KW - Elderly hospitalized patients KW - Quetta. AB -

Background: Changes in Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in different age groups, especially in elderly age group, have extensively been documented and studied and concurrent chronic diseases may underlie polypharmacy in elderly. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess drug utilization pattern in elderly hospitalized patients in tertiary care hospitals of Quetta. Methods: Specifically, designed questionnaire based, cross sectional study was conducted in Bolan Medical Complex Hospital and Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta with total of 397 participants. Non-Probability convenience sampling technique was used in this study. Cronbach alpha test was applied to check reliability of questionnaire, Cronbach alpha value was 0.886 that is acceptable range. Results: Majority of the participants were from age group 60 to 70 years (n=301, 75.8%), fever and cough were present in majority of hospitalized patients (n=180,11.7%). Majority (n=232, 58.4%) of participants were having uncontrolled disease with yearly health service utilization of more than 3 times (n=234, 58.9), medication recommended to majority (146, 36.8%) of participants were 4. Ceftriaxone was mostly prescribed in cough (n=162,90%), hypertension (n=114, 67.1%), fever (n=154, 85.6%) of cases, while in gastritis omeprazole was mostly prescribed (n=84, 73.7%). Most of the hospitalized patients were complaint to ceftriaxone, omeprazole, dimenhydrinate and diclofenac sodium. Conclusion: Ceftriaxone was most prescribed drugs among elderly patients that were admitted in different specialty departments. Most of the elderly patients had uncontrolled disease status. This study concluded that the compliance to medication was 82.1% of elderly patients.

VL - 8 IS - 2 ER -