Assessing Community Pharmacists’ Management of Acute Diarrhea in Saudi Arabia: A Simulated Patient Study
Faris S. Alnezary, Dina A. Alahmadi, Fatima N. Abduljaleel, Riham G. Alharbi, Fahad Alzahrani, Masaad S. Almutairi · 2024
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Faris Alnezary and co-authors test how community pharmacists in Saudi Arabia handle cases of acute diarrhea, in a 2024 study. Pharmacists are often the first stop for such illness, and poor handling can feed drug resistance. The team sent trained students, posing as patients, into 200 pharmacies in two large cities.
The students presented three scripted cases of adult diarrhea. Practice fell short overall: only 14 percent of pharmacists handled the cases well, while most landed in a middling band. Almost two-thirds of visits lacked thorough questioning. Most pharmacists asked the patient's age, but very few asked about dehydration signs or other medicines. Dispensing of one antibiotic rose across the scenarios. The authors link practice quality to the pharmacy's city and call for better training and oversight.
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| CREATOR | Faris S. Alnezary, Dina A. Alahmadi, Fatima N. Abduljaleel, Riham G. Alharbi, Fahad Alzahrani, Masaad S. Almutairi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |