02415nas a2200241 4500008004100000245009800041210006900139260001600208300001000224490000600234520168900240653002501929653001401954653002301968100002001991700001902011700002002030700001702050700002002067700001702087700002102104856004802125 2022 eng d00aAssessment of Prescription Errors among Community Pharmacists in Quetta Balochitsan, Pakistan0 aAssessment of Prescription Errors among Community Pharmacists in cAugust 2022 a20-250 v83 a

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.

10aCommunity pharmacist10aPakistan.10aPrescription error1 aNajam, Sherjeel1 aHaq, Noman, ul1 aSaood, Muhammad1 aNasim, Aqeel1 aDanish, Zeeshan1 aShah, Yasmin1 aAndleeb, Shabana uhttp://www.jppcm.org/article/2022/8/2/20-2502658nas a2200205 4500008004100000245010000041210006900141260001700210300001000227490000600237520203800243653002502281653001302306653001102319653002402330653001302354100001802367700001902385856004802404 2020 eng d00aImpact of Structured Diabetes Pharmaceutical Care Training on Practices of Community Pharmacist0 aImpact of Structured Diabetes Pharmaceutical Care Training on Pr cJanuary 2021 a46-520 v63 a

Objectives: The diabetes epidemic in India has placed it in the second position in having the largest number (77 million) of adults with diabetes, worldwide. Diabetes is a chronic progressive disease that can be effectively controlled by medication adherence, monitoring and managing well on regular basis. A well-trained pharmacist can help the patients to achieve good glycaemic control by providing them pharmaceutical care. This study aims to evaluate the effect of tailored diabetes pharmaceutical-care training on the practices of pharmacists and the subsequent impact on patients’ clinical outcomes. Methods: A prospective interventional quantitative study was conducted to assess the impact on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) levels of community pharmacists after providing diabetes pharmaceutical care training. The selected trained pharmacists enrolled type-2 diabetes patients to assess the practice component further, by observing patients’ outcomes in terms of knowledge, attitude, practices along with clinical outcomes in terms of glycemic control, post pharmaceutical care provision. A descriptive analysis and statistical evaluation, using SPSS Version 21. Key Findings: Significantly improved outcomes were observed across all the pharmacist participants in terms of KAP levels, from baseline to post-interventional training (p<0.0001). Also, a considerable impact on patients' knowledge, awareness, practices and clinical outcomes was noted in the intervention group. Clinically there was a significant reduction in fasting blood glucose levels, postprandial blood glucose levels, HbA1c and control in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.05) was also observed. Conclusion: Community pharmacists who had completed structured training in diabetes care could practice pharmaceutical- care well and help patients with type-2 diabetes in achieving good glycemic control.

10aCommunity pharmacist10aDiabetes10aImpact10aPharmaceutical care10aTraining1 aPawar, Sunita1 aPawar, Atmaram uhttp://www.jppcm.org/article/2020/6/4/46-52