Perception, experience, and practice of Iraqi community pharmacists towards customers with substance use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who frequently encounter individuals struggling with addiction in their day-to-day practice. Studies critique pharmacists' competence in the detection, prevention, and management of substance use disorder.

Objective

This study aimed to get in-depth information about the perception, experience, and practice of Iraqi pharmacists towards substance use disorder.

Methods

A qualitative-study was performed through face-to-face individual-based interviews with community pharmacists in Baghdad/Iraq. Interviews were conducted from July 2023 till the saturation point (September 2023). Data analyzed by thematic-analysis approach.

Results

Interviews were conducted with 21 pharmacists. Most participants reported that substa

SUBMITTER: Mikhael EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11402081 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature