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المؤلفYusuff, Kazeem B.
المؤلفMakhlouf, Ahmed M.
المؤلفIbrahim, Mohamed I.
تاريخ الإتاحة2022-04-19T10:53:19Z
تاريخ النشر2021-10-01
اسم المنشورInternational Journal of Clinical Practice
المعرّفhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.14424
الاقتباسYusuff, KB, Makhlouf, AM, Ibrahim, MI. Community pharmacists' management of minor ailments in developing countries: A systematic review of types, recommendations, information gathering and counselling practices. Int J Clin Pract. 2021; 75:e14424. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.14424
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب13685031
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85114968437&origin=inward
معرّف المصادر الموحدhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/29999
الملخصAims: To conduct a systematic review of the management of minor ailments by community pharmacists in developing countries, and to identify the specific minor ailments encountered, the medications recommended or requested and the information gathering and counselling practices. Method: Observational studies from developing countries published in English language from inception to 2019 and report the management of minor ailments by community pharmacists were systematically searched in PubMed, ScienceDirect and Cochrane Library. Results: Thirty full-text studies, out of 7876 retrieved and screened, were included in the systematic review. Minor ailment-induced encounters by patients with community pharmacists are generally pervasive and involve mainly verbal request for specific medicines by name (60%). The most frequent minor ailments reported were respiratory, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal conditions, and the most common medicines recommended or requested for were cough/cold preparations, antimotility and oral rehydration preparation, and analgesic/antipyretic. Inappropriate recommendation of antibiotics were reported for acute diarrhoea and cough/colds (40%) (10/25). Community pharmacists encountered 11-30 customers with minor ailments per day, with an average of about 4.8 (1.3-20.5) minutes per encounter. None of the studies reported the availability and/or use of a specific protocol to guide the management of minor ailments. There was wide variation in the type and depth of information gathered and used for the management of minor ailments; and the counselling information provided by community pharmacists, and there was no evidence of the documentation activities related to the management of minor ailments. Conclusions: Community pharmacists' encounter with and management of minor ailments appear extensive in developing countries and probably present an opportunity to contribute significantly to reduce disease burden and enhance public health. However, the management process is currently unstructured, unguided by a specific protocol and vary in the quality of recommendations, information gathering and counselling practices.
راعي المشروعQatar National Research Fund, UREP24-147-3043; Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
اللغةen
الناشرWiley
الموضوعCommunity pharmacists
Minor ailments
Systematic review
Information gathering
Counseling practices
Developing countries
العنوانCommunity pharmacists' management of minor ailments in developing countries: A systematic review of types, recommendations, information gathering and counselling practices
النوعArticle
رقم العدد10
رقم المجلد75
dc.accessType Open Access


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