Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists Toward Non-pharmaceutical Products in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community pharmacy is a rapidly changing sector in Saudi Arabia. Customers visit local community pharmacies for a variety of reasons including disease-related advice, buying OTC medication, cosmetic products and re-filling a prescription for a chronic illness. The current study was conducted to fill the gap in the literature regarding community pharmacists' knowledge, attitude and practice toward non-pharmaceutical products.

Methods

The study used a cross-sectional design. A total of 211 community pharmacists working in the Asir region, Saudi Arabia were included. The questionnaire was adopted from a previous study with the same purpose.

Results

Products sold in community pharmacies were mainly pharmaceutical products (69.7%) compared to 30.3% non-pharmac

SUBMITTER: Almaghaslah D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9099022 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature