Maabo K. Nyanga

Presence of pharmacists providing pharmaceutical services in community

A cross-sectional survey conducted in Lusaka

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Produktbeschreibung

The research sort to assess the availability of pharmacist in retail/community pharmacies of Lusaka Zambia according to laid down regulations. Community pharmacies are the most accessible health care centres which provide affordable, efficacious, safe and cost effective health care to the communities they serve with/without appointments. Untrained personnel in community pharmacies put clients at risk of serious toxicities, prolonged recovery time, increased service costs and sometimes death and the lack of a pharmacist is an attributing factor. Therefore, the presence of a pharmacists is mandatory to ensure uninterrupted service provision. The main objective was to determine the presence of registered pharmacists providing pharmaceutical services in community pharmacies around Lusaka during the month of March, 2016. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Lusaka district of Zambia which was stratified into five (5) zones. Registered community pharmacies [N=87] within a 10KM radius from the central business district were selected for the study using stratified random sampling. Full-time pharmacists were not present in the majority of community pharmacies in Lusaka.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scholars' Press
• Seitenzahl: 56
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 102g
• ISBN-13: 9786138968948
• ISBN-10: 6138968948
• Artikelnr.: 63509494

Autorenporträt

Maabo K Nyanga est un pharmacien de santé publique motivé qui travaille actuellement pour le ministère de la Santé en Zambie. Il est intrigué par la recherche et l'écriture et aimerait approfondir ces sujets. Maabo travaille actuellement pour son gouvernement de la République de Zambie, au sein du ministère de la Santé, en tant que pharmacien de district.