Open AccessAssessment of the Clinical Pharmacists' Role by Physicians at Baghdad Hospitals
Author(s) -
Ahmed H. Saihood,
Ali Hasan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
al-maǧallaẗ al-’irāqiyyaẗ li-l-’ulūm al-ṣaydalāniyyaẗ/iraqi journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-3512
pISSN - 1683-3597
DOI - 10.31351/vol29iss2pp194-201
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacy , medical prescription , family medicine , clinical pharmacy , pharmacist , health professionals , health care , nursing , economics , economic growth
In Iraq, there is a limited research work exploring the clinical pharmacists' role from the point of view of other healthcare professionals.
To investigate physicians' assessment of clinical pharmacy services at Baghdad hospitals, and compare junior physicians with senior physicians' point of view.
The study was conducted in twelve governmental hospitals in Baghdad, Iraq. Data was collected from a sample of two hundred physicians, and through a validated, self-administered questionnaire, which comprised twenty statements in addition to a non-personal information form that precedes the questionnaire
The study findings reveal a somewhat positive point of view towards clinical pharmacists' performance in Baghdad hospitals. Physicians are satisfied with clinical pharmacists' recommendations regarding their prescriptions, and their availability for consultation. However, they are dissatisfied with or unaware of the unconventional services that are not directly related to the medical prescription. Junior physicians are more appreciative of the clinical pharmacist's role than senior physicians.