Quality Indicators for Drug Dispensing in Community Pharmacies: A Scoping Review Protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Assessing health service quality, particularly through indicators, is essential for improvement and accountability. However, the literature lacks a comprehensive analysis of how drug dispensing quality is measured.

Objective

This scoping review protocol aims to identify the validated indicators used to assess the quality of drug dispensing in community pharmacies.

Methods

A scoping review will follow the JBI Reviewer's Manual and PRISMA-ScR guidelines. An electronic search will be conducted in MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and LILACS, using search terms related to "quality indicators, health care", "dispensing" and "community pharmacies", along with their synonyms. Study selection and data extraction will be performed independently by t

SUBMITTER: Caxico-Vieira LJS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12662604 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature