Open AccessAssessment of diarrhea treatment and counseling in community pharmacies in Baghdad, Iraq: A simulated patient study
Author(s) -
Inas Rifaat Ibrahim,
Subish Palaian,
Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1886-3655
pISSN - 1885-642X
DOI - 10.18549/pharmpract.2018.04.1313
Subject(s) - medicine , checklist , pharmacy , diarrhea , family medicine , community pharmacy , psychology , cognitive psychology
Majority of the community pharmacists asked at least four questions while taking patient history and was very likely to recommend antidiarrheal medicines as first line treatment options. The authors recommend the development of a minimum standard of practice as well as enhanced training for Iraqi community pharmacists.
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