Evaluation of pharmacists' opioid dispensing practices: a cross-sectional study from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

Worldwide, the opioid crisis is escalating, and pharmacists are well-positioned to address opioid abuse. The objective of the study was to assess pharmacists' knowledge, dispensing behaviours, concerns about physicians prescribing, provision of interventions to patients, and obstacles associated with opioid stewardship interventions.

Methods

We employed a cross-sectional study design utilising a convenience sampling strategy to collect data from pharmacists employed in community and hospital pharmacies. A self-administered questionnaire of 58 items was utilised to gather data about pharmacists' knowledge of opioids, dispensing procedures, and issues related to physicians' prescribing behaviour from five cities of Punjab, Pakistan. Descriptive statistics were used

SUBMITTER: Arshad H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12590573 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature