Study of Dispensing Practices at Pharmacy Settings in Kadapa
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
Objectives: According to schedule H only few drugs can be sold over the counter with out the prescription. This study is done to know whether pharmacists have awareness of schedule H.In Kadapa there are roughly 140 pharmacies,out of which approximately 40 pharmacies are attached to the clinics.The dispensing practices of these pharmacies is studied in a hope to ensure good pharmacy practices at these pharmacy settings. Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study of 60 pharmacies were included in this research.In these 60,40 pharmacies were independent while 20 pharmacies were attached to the clinics. A prevalidated questionnaire on the knowledge and dispensing practices was given to the pharmacists and the input was analysed . Results: 46%of the total dispensing encounters was done without prescription from doctors (p>0.05).In the pharmacies attached to the clinics the percentage of dispensions was high with prescription (72%). Antipyretics(paracetamol)was the most commonly dispensed drug without prescription.Next were analgesics, antibiotics and antiulcer drugs.Full course of antibiotics were given by 28% of pharmacists while the remaining hardly check the refill.80% of pharmacies attached to the hospital have a refrigerator with a power back up while 45% of independent pharmacies did not have a power back up . 55%of the pharmacists were aware of schedule ‘H’and 40% were aware of schedule X. Conclusion: This study shows that many people rely on private medicine shops as their primary source of medicine especially without prescription.This the major cause for resistence to antibiotics, silent perforations of peptic ulcers with steroids etc. .In our country there is no strict regulatory body for controlling the dispensing of drugs and most pharmacists are unaware of schedule H.To conclude we require strict legal enforcement to stop the sale of drugs with out prescription and develop good pharmacy practices.
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Ashalatha Muppur, Sridevi Kandavalli
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