Antibiotic dispensing knowledge and practice among dispensing staff working in pharmacies near teaching hospitals in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Kshitij Karki; Aashish Kumar Neupane; Devendra Raj Singh

doi:10.1093/ijpp/riab076

Antibiotic dispensing knowledge and practice among dispensing staff working in pharmacies near teaching hospitals in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Kshitij Karki, Aashish Kumar Neupane, Devendra Raj Singh

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OBJECTIVES: To assess antibiotic dispensing knowledge and practice among dispensing staff who may or may not have a formal pharmacy qualification working in pharmacies near teaching hospitals in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

METHODS: A face-to-face cross-sectional study was conducted among 220 dispensing staff. The data were analysed using SPSS 20 to measure descriptive statistics and logistic regressions.

KEY FINDINGS: Among 220 participants, half of them (50.0%) had inadequate knowledge and slightly less than half of the participants (46.4%) had poor antibiotics dispensing practices.

CONCLUSIONS: The government authority should develop and implement a plan for continuous professional education programmes and frequent monitoring of pharmacies to address inadequate antibiotic dispensing knowledge and poor practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	180-183
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Volume	30
Issue number	2
Early online date	30 Dec 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riab076
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2022

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