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Process evaluation of an intervention to improve access to injectable contraceptive services through patent medicine vendors in Nigeria: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: The low utilisation of modern contraceptives in many low- and middle-income countries remains a challenge. Patent medicine vendors (PMVs) …
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Barriers and facilitators for integration of guidelines on operating health shops: a case of family planning services
BACKGROUND: The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) piloted the implementation of Guidelines on Operating Health Shops in Zambia in 2016, …
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Evaluating antimicrobial prescribing in a Tertiary Healthcare Institution in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Regular evaluation of antimicrobials prescriptions is important for optimal use. OBJECTIVE: This study determined the prescription patterns, class and …
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Role of small private drug shops in malaria and tuberculosis programs in Myanmar: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The role of community drug shops in providing primary care has been recognized as important in Myanmar as in …
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An assessment of nursing mothers’ and young people’s access to proprietary and patent medicine vendors’ services in rural communities of south-eastern Nigeria: implication for review of national drug policy
BACKGROUND: Patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs) form part of the informal healthcare system and are the first point of …
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Assessment of patient satisfaction towards auditable pharmaceutical transactions and services implemented in outpatient hospital pharmacy in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction is a widely used indicator to measure quality of pharmacy services. Currently, a transformational pharmacy service called …
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Perceptions from pharmaceutical stakeholders on how the pharmaceutical budget is allocated in South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa faces a heavy burden of disease, which impacts resource allocation. The needs of South Africa require efficient …
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Regulatory compliance among over-the-counter medicine sellers facilities within the Upper East Region of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Easy access to medicines provided by private medicine retailing facilities including that of over-the-counter medicine retailers, have gained prominence …
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Investigating the effect of pharmaceutical logistics service performance on customer satisfaction: a two-step approach with structural equation modeling
BACKGROUND: These days, pharmaceutical customers are the utmost stakeholders in the healthcare supply chain, and ensuring their satisfaction with the …
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Assessment of job satisfaction among pharmacy professionals
BACKGROUND: Job satisfaction of pharmacy professionals is appreciably related to quality of pharmaceutical care. Poor Job satisfaction is associated with …
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Health professionals’ perception of pharmaceuticals procurement performance in public health facilities in Southwestern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Pharmaceutical's procurement is a core component of logistics management, and has a significant influence on product availability, and total …
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Stakeholders’ perspectives on training over the counter medicine sellers and Community-based Health Planning and Services facilities to dispense antibiotics in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Dispensing of antibiotics by over the counter medicine sellers (OTCMS) is a major driver of inappropriate use and resistance …
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Availability, pricing and affordability of essential medicines in Eastern Ethiopia: a comprehensive analysis using WHO/HAI methodology
BACKGROUND: Access to essential medicines is a universal human right and availability and affordability are the preconditions for it. In …
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Identification and resolution of drug-related problems among diabetic patients attending a referral hospital: a prospective observational study
BACKGROUND: People living with diabetes are more vulnerable to drug-related problems due to the presence of multiple diseases. This study …
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Pharmacoeconomics in Africa: needs, prospect and challenges
Africa as a continent has experienced a continuous increase in the cost of healthcare as its demands increase. With many …
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Adequacy of alcohol-based handrub solution production practice in response to COVID-19 in public hospitals found in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a multicentered cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Proper hand hygiene using alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) is an effective preventive approach for the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
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Towards improving community pharmacy-based mental health services in Nigeria
In Nigeria, there is a prevalence of aversive life circumstances that frequently assail the mental health and well-being of the …
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Drug-related problems and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Drug-related problems (DRPs) can occur at any stages of medication use processes, and a single drug could be …
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History taking and response to an adult diarrheal case among community drug retail outlets in Gondar town, north-west Ethiopia: a simulated-client survey
BACKGROUND: Self-care is one of the growing tasks of community pharmacy professionals. They are highly engaged in consultations in response …
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Evaluation of drug prescription pattern using World Health Organization prescribing indicators in public health facilities found in Ethiopia: systematic reviews and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Drug use evaluation is a structured, methodological, and criteria-based drug assessment system that helps to evaluate the actual trend …