Competence in Sports Pharmacy among Pharmacy Students in Norway.

ABSTRACT: Pharmacists are competent to promote the proper use of medicines. According to the International Pharmaceutical Federation, pharmacists must develop competence in sports pharmacy and the contents of the World Anti-Doping Agency code. This explorative study aimed to identify the status of sports pharmacy in pharmacy education in Norway and competence in sports pharmacy among Norwegian pharmacy students. The study curricula of pharmacy education were examined for the content of sports pharmacy. An online questionnaire was also developed and distributed among pharmacy students. The anonymous survey collected demographic information and data on competence in sports pharmacy. Data from 122 participants were analyzed. Only 22.5% of pharmacy students had acquired a form of training in sports phar

SUBMITTER: Dabrowska N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10801607 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature