Chua, S.S. and Lim, K.P. and Lee, H.G. (2013) Utilisation of community pharmacists by the general public in Malaysia. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 21 (1). pp. 66-9. ISSN 2042-7174,
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The study was conducted to assess how the general public in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, utilised community pharmacists. METHODS: This was a prospective observational study which documented interactions between community pharmacists and their customers. A researcher was stationed in 10 participating community pharmacies around the Klang Valley to observe and record all the interactions, using a structured data-collection form. KEYS FINDINGS: Interactions between 1914 customers and the pharmacists of the 10 community pharmacies were recorded. A total of 2199 requests were made by these customers. The main types of request were for medications by brand name (32.2), advice on minor health problems (25.9) and for health supplements (11.7). Only 65 prescriptions were received by the community pharmacies; that is, fewer than two prescriptions per pharmacy per day. The pharmacists provided counselling for only 54.4 of the requests where a medication or health supplement was dispensed. Counselling by pharmacist was significantly associated with the type of request (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The main reason for the general public to visit a community pharmacy in Malaysia was to purchase a particular medication. Few prescriptions were filled at community pharmacies in Malaysia, indicating the under-utilisation of community pharmacists as a safety net for prescribed medications in primary care.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Chua, Siew Siang Lim, Kien Ping Lee, Hong Gee eng England 2013/01/11 06:00 Int J Pharm Pract. 2013 Feb;21(1):66-9. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00219.x. Epub 2012 Jun 12. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Community Pharmacy Services/*utilization Female *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Malaysia Male Patient Acceptance of Health Care/*psychology *Professional Role Prospective Studies |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms azrahani halim |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2014 06:38 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2014 06:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/9177 |
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