Investigating the knowledge, perception, and practice of healthcare practitioners toward rational use of compounded medications and its contribution to antimicrobial resistance: a cross-sectional study.

Autor: Assefa D; School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia. desta4best@gmail.com., Paulos G; School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia., Kebebe D; School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia., Alemu S; School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia., Reta W; School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia., Mulugeta T; School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia., Gashe F; School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC health services research [BMC Health Serv Res] 2022 Feb 23; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 243. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 23.
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07649-4
Abstrakt: Background: Pharmaceutical compounding ensures access of individuals with specific requirements to individualized therapy. However, there is an inconsistency of compounded medication quality. Therefore, advancing the rational use of compounded medication is essential for patient safety and medication effectiveness.
Objective: The presented study was aimed to investigate the healthcare practitioners' knowledge, perception, and practice of extemporaneous compounding and its contribution to the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted. The study participants were 300 healthcare practitioners working in Jimma University Medical Center, hospital pharmacies, and community pharmacies in Jimma and Mettu Town, Southwest Ethiopia.
Results: Most respondents were pharmacists (62.7%) and first-degree holders (48.3%). The majority of them had experience in administering (57.7%), preparing (38%), prescribing (21%), and repackaging and labeling (14%) compounded medications. Commonly they request compounded medications when prepackaged products (77.7%) and needed dosage regimens (72.3%) were not available in the market. However, most of them believed that compounded medications might lack quality (49%) and had poor patient compliance (40.7%). Moreover, they fear that inappropriate preparation processes (75%) and under-dose administration (59%) of compounded medication might contribute to the development and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance.
Conclusion: Most healthcare practitioners practice rational use of compounded medications and strongly agree that inappropriate compounding of antimicrobials contributes to antimicrobial resistance development.
(© 2022. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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