Knowledge, Perception, and Practices on the Labelling of Dispensed Medicine among Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia
Background: The labelling of dispensed medicines (LDM) ensures that optimum therapeutic treatment levels are achieved, and medication errors are prevented. In Malaysia, LDM is enforced under the Poisons Act 1952. Objective: To explore the knowledge, perception, and practices of community pharmacists...
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crbenthamsciepub:10.2174/1574886318666230303141522 2023-12-24T10:16:14+01:00 Knowledge, Perception, and Practices on the Labelling of Dispensed Medicine among Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia Bin Said, Luqman Nulhakim Chyi, Loo Shing Anak Talin, Benodict Apok Foo Khiong, Augustine Law Mohamad Rosli, Izzah Alia Binti Pei Sze, Jessica Low Abdul Razak, Ridhwan bin 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574886318666230303141522 https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/download?doi=10.2174/1574886318666230303141522 https://www.eurekaselect.com/214346/article en eng Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. Current Drug Safety volume 19, issue 1, page 88-95 ISSN 1574-8863 Pharmacology (medical) Pharmacology Toxicology journal-article crbenthamsciepub https://doi.org/10.2174/1574886318666230303141522 2023-11-29T13:47:10Z Background: The labelling of dispensed medicines (LDM) ensures that optimum therapeutic treatment levels are achieved, and medication errors are prevented. In Malaysia, LDM is enforced under the Poisons Act 1952. Objective: To explore the knowledge, perception, and practices of community pharmacists (CP) and general practitioners (GP) on LDM. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2019 until March 2020 among CP and GP practising in Sarawak, Malaysia. Sample sizes were 90 and 150 for CP and GP, respectively. Proportionate stratified random sampling was employed. A self-administered structured questionnaire pre-tested and pilot-tested was used to explore knowledge and perception. Practices were assessed by having participants prepare dispensed medicine labels (DML) using simulated prescriptions. Results: 250 participants; 96 CP and 154 GP participated. While most of them perceived that they knew the requirements of LDM (n = 244; 97.6%), their median knowledge score was poor (57.1%). The mean knowledge score of CP (62.0%) was significantly higher (P = 0.002) than GP (51.0%). The majority of participants perceived that LDM is important (n = 237; 94.8%) and necessary (n = 239; 95.6%) and perceived that poor compliance with the requirements would lead to medication errors (n = 243; 97.2%). Although their knowledge was poor, their median practice score (100.0%) was excellent. There was no correlation between knowledge and perception with the practice of LDM. Conclusion: The majority of CP and GP perceived that LDM is important. Interestingly, although their knowledge of the requirements of LDM was poor, their practices were sound. Article in Journal/Newspaper DML Bentham Science Publishers (via Crossref) Current Drug Safety 18 |
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Background: The labelling of dispensed medicines (LDM) ensures that optimum therapeutic treatment levels are achieved, and medication errors are prevented. In Malaysia, LDM is enforced under the Poisons Act 1952. Objective: To explore the knowledge, perception, and practices of community pharmacists (CP) and general practitioners (GP) on LDM. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2019 until March 2020 among CP and GP practising in Sarawak, Malaysia. Sample sizes were 90 and 150 for CP and GP, respectively. Proportionate stratified random sampling was employed. A self-administered structured questionnaire pre-tested and pilot-tested was used to explore knowledge and perception. Practices were assessed by having participants prepare dispensed medicine labels (DML) using simulated prescriptions. Results: 250 participants; 96 CP and 154 GP participated. While most of them perceived that they knew the requirements of LDM (n = 244; 97.6%), their median knowledge score was poor (57.1%). The mean knowledge score of CP (62.0%) was significantly higher (P = 0.002) than GP (51.0%). The majority of participants perceived that LDM is important (n = 237; 94.8%) and necessary (n = 239; 95.6%) and perceived that poor compliance with the requirements would lead to medication errors (n = 243; 97.2%). Although their knowledge was poor, their median practice score (100.0%) was excellent. There was no correlation between knowledge and perception with the practice of LDM. Conclusion: The majority of CP and GP perceived that LDM is important. Interestingly, although their knowledge of the requirements of LDM was poor, their practices were sound. |
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Bin Said, Luqman Nulhakim Chyi, Loo Shing Anak Talin, Benodict Apok Foo Khiong, Augustine Law Mohamad Rosli, Izzah Alia Binti Pei Sze, Jessica Low Abdul Razak, Ridhwan bin |
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Bin Said, Luqman Nulhakim Chyi, Loo Shing Anak Talin, Benodict Apok Foo Khiong, Augustine Law Mohamad Rosli, Izzah Alia Binti Pei Sze, Jessica Low Abdul Razak, Ridhwan bin |
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Knowledge, Perception, and Practices on the Labelling of Dispensed Medicine among Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Knowledge, Perception, and Practices on the Labelling of Dispensed Medicine among Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Knowledge, Perception, and Practices on the Labelling of Dispensed Medicine among Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Knowledge, Perception, and Practices on the Labelling of Dispensed Medicine among Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Knowledge, Perception, and Practices on the Labelling of Dispensed Medicine among Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners in the State of Sarawak, Malaysia |
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