Quality of drug stores: Storage practices & Regulatory compliance in Karachi, Pakistan
| Autor: | Mashhad Fatima, Baqar Shyum Naqvi, Muhammad Baqar, Syed Shaukat Ali Muttaqi Shah, Abdul Latif Sheikh, Asif Khaliq |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Drug
Drug Stores business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Environmental resource management Pharmacist Qualified Person General Medicine Quality 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy Expired drug Regulatory authority 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Storage Practices Medicine Original Article Regulatory Compliance Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine Drug Storage business License media_common |
| Zdroj: | Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1681-715X |
| DOI: | 10.12669/pjms.325.9705 |
| Popis: | Objective To assess and evaluate the drug storage quality and regulatory compliance among privately operated drug stores of Karachi Pakistan. Methods A cross-sectional survey of drug stores located in Karachi was conducted from May to December 2013. A total of 1003 drug stores that were involved in the sales, purchase and dispensing of pharmaceutical products were approached by non-probability purposive sampling technique, and the information was collected using a close ended, structured questionnaire. Results Out of 1003 drug stores inspected only 4.1%(n=41) were found compliant to regulatory requirements. Most of the stores 74.9%(n=752) were selling general items along with the drugs. Only 12%(n=124) stores were having qualified person working on the store, out of which 33% were pharmacist. 47.4%(n=400) of the stores had drug sales license displayed in the premises and 33.4%(n=282) of the stores had expired drug sales license. 11.4%(n=94) stores were found selling vaccines without proper refrigerator and only 11.7% stores had the power backup for the refrigerator. Only 40.2%(n=403) of stores were protected from direct sunlight and 5.4%(n=54) having air conditioning in the premises. Conclusion The regulatory compliance of majority of the drug stores operated privately in different areas of Karachi is below standard. Only a few drugs stores have adequate facilities to protect the drugs from extreme temperature, sunlight and provision of refrigeration. Very few of the drug stores carry out drug sales under the supervision of qualified pharmacist. There is a dire need to improve the storage practices in the drug stores by complying with the regulatory standards/laws as specified by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan. |
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