KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PHARMACY STUDENTS REGARDING THE ROLES OF PHARMACISTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL CARE PRACTICE
Abstract
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: The world-wide acceptance of Pharmaceutical Care as the
mission of the pharmacy profession is shaping Pharmaceutical education and practice. As a result,
Pharmaceutical Care is adopted as the focus of good pharmacy education.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the knowledge and attitude of pharmacy students regarding the roles
of pharmacists in pharmaceutical care practice..
METHODS: The study recruited 129 pharmacy students from 400level and 500level class using
a convenience sampling method and questionnaires were distributed according. Statistical
analysis was conducted on the retrieved data using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS
version 21.0).
RESULTS: From the results, majority of the students were females (51.6%), modal age was 21
25 years (65.1%) and majority of the students were in 500level (51.6%). 92.1% accepted that
Pharmaceutical Care is centered on patient rather than other product. 96.8% of students accepted
that Pharmaceutical Care is provided to minimize Drug therapy problems. 96.1% of the students
strongly agreed or agreed that all pharmacists should perform pharmaceutical care . 81.8% think
the practice of Pharmaceutical Care is valuable. 87.3% would like to perform pharmaceutical
care when I become a pharmacist.
CONCLUSION: The students had an adequate level of knowledge on Pharmaceutical Care and
moderate positive attitudes toward Pharmaceutical Care.
Keyword: Attitude, Practice, Knowledge, Pharmaceutical Care, Pharmacy students.
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