Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Moroccan Retail Pharmacists towards Veterinary Medicines.


Journal

Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences
ISSN: 2633-4690
Titre abrégé: Adv Pharmacol Pharm Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101762941

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 11 03 2021
revised: 31 10 2021
accepted: 27 11 2021
entrez: 14 1 2022
pubmed: 15 1 2022
medline: 15 1 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This is the first study conducted in Morocco to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices of retail pharmacists regarding veterinary medicines. It is a cross-sectional study. Two types of multiple-choice questionnaires were distributed to pharmacists depending on whether or not they dispense veterinary medicines. A total of 143 pharmacists were involved in this study. The percentage of retail pharmacists who dispensed veterinary medicines was estimated at 23.1%. Less than half of respondents were highly satisfied regarding their knowledge of veterinary pharmacy. Besides, 39.4% of retail pharmacists were at ease giving advice in general while dispensing veterinary medicines, and 73% were knowledgeable on parasiticides. Approximately, 94% of retail pharmacists expressed their need to improve their knowledge of veterinary pharmacy. Our study also revealed that 48.5% of pharmacists dispensed veterinary medicine daily. This study demonstrated that involvement of retail pharmacists in dispensing veterinary medicines was poor. The need for training programs on veterinary pharmacy expressed by Moroccan retail pharmacists was high.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35028566
doi: 10.1155/2022/9973945
pmc: PMC8752294
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

9973945

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Zeinab Snoussi and Samir Ahid.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Auteurs

Zeinab Snoussi (Z)

Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics Research Team, Laboratory of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

Samir Ahid (S)

Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics Research Team, Laboratory of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Methodological Support Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University of Health Science, Casablanca, Morocco.

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