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Abstract

Background

Dispensing practice is the fundamental component of the rational use of drugs. Inappropriate dispensing of drugs can lead to Adverse drug reaction (ADR), Drug interaction (DI), therapeutic failure, and increased cost of treatment. In case of antibiotic misuse, it can lead to developing an extra burden of antibiotic resistance.

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine the antibiotic dispensing practice and the impact of intervention among medicine retailers of Butwal and Bhairahawa cities of Nepal.

Methods

An interventional simulated patients survey study was conducted in two cities of Nepal from 2016-2018. A scenario of fictitious cases of common cold and running nose was simulated by two trained pharmacists in two different sites. Prior to the survey, the researcher visited selected retailers to obtain consent and demography details. About two weeks after obtaining consent, simulated patients visited the retailers. The information given by the community pharmacist was memorized and recorded in data collection form after leaving the community pharmacy. The intervention study was carried out 30 days after the simulated study survey. The educational intervention was given to the test group . the community medicine retailer of Butwal. The researchers also provided a booklet to the test groups. Post-intervention simulated patient survey was conducted after 3 days of the training period. Data were entered into Microsoft Excel and SPSS for analysis.

Results

All together 64 community pharmacies were included in this study involving 32 medicine retailers from each city of Butwal and Bhairahawa. The total drugs dispensed by medicine retailers were 146 and 127 drugs in Butwal and Bhairahawa, respectively in the before-intervention studies. Similarly, about 122 and 152 drugs were dispensed by medicine retailers in Butwal and Bhairahawa after intervention studies. The average numbers of medicines dispensed by medicine retailers were 4.56±1.66 and 3.96±1.92 before intervention in the Butwal and Bhairahawa study sites. The average numbers of medicines dispensed by medicine retailers were 3.78±1.06 and 4.78±1.73 after intervention in the study sites of Butwal and Bhairahawa. None of the medicine retailers talked about either the brand or generic name and strength of antibiotic medicine to the simulated patient before and after intervention in both study sites. Similarly, medicine retailers informed about the frequency of dosage of antibiotic medicine to simulated patients before and after interventions in Butwal and Bhairahawa cities. However, there was no statistical significance (P=0.388) observed in Butwal City, whereas in Bhairahawa City, statistical significance (P=0.006) was observed.

Conclusion

Antibiotic dispensing without a prescription is routine. Insufficient medicine information was given to the simulated patient by the medicine retailer. Hence, we suggest meaningful implementation of policy and regular inspection to improve the situation.

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Antibiotic Dispensing Practice among Medicine Retailers of Butwal and Bhairahawa Cities: An Interventional Study
NEW Emirates Medical J 5, e02506882266078 (2024); https://doi.org/10.2174/0102506882266078231206112507
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Keyword(s): Antibiotic; Community Pharmacy; Dispensing; Nepal; Practice; Simulation

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