Knowledge and Practice of Dispensers in Promoting Rational Use of Medicines in Community Pharmacies in Nyamagana District, Mwanza (Record no. 22213)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/ 3000501/T/17 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/ 3000501/T/17 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240305193922.0 |
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| 028 ## - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Source | Phone: +255 28 298 3384 |
| Source | Fax: +255 28 298 3386 |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz |
| Source | Website: www.bugando.ac.tz |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ezra Baptister Mgaya |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BP/ 3000501/T/17 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26719 |
| Relator term | Undergraduate Ethical Clearance Certificate No. 1853/2021 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Knowledge and Practice of Dispensers in Promoting Rational Use of Medicines in Community Pharmacies in Nyamagana District, Mwanza |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | © 12th October 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii; 27 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References and Appendencies |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract: <br/><br/>Background: Rational use of medicines (RUM) Patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate period of time and at the lowest cost to them and their community. Dispensers, specifically in community pharmacies are easily accessible to the community in need of medical/pharmaceutical attention. Being the last personnel the patient sees/consult before the initiation of medication, they’re indebted to promotion of RUM through their knowledge and practice. And so good knowledge and practice to promote RUM is highly required from them. Their expertise to be helpful on combating irrational use of medicines which has a serious impact on health and economy that may result in wastage of resources, inappropriate patient demand, serious adverse drug reactions, increased antimicrobial resistance and increased drug-related morbidity and mortality. So, there is a necessity to assess their knowledge and practice in promotion of RUM. <br/><br/>Methodology: A community based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, and questionnaires were used to collect the data from the dispensers in community pharmacies in Nyamagana district, Mwanza. The dispensers available included pharmacists, pharmaceutical technicians, pharmaceutical assistants and other dispensers (nurses, pharmaceutical dispensers etc.)<br/><br/>Results: Total of 68 dispenser’s participants in the data collection 82.3% had good score, 17.65% had an average score and none had poor knowledge on this section. 94.12% had a good score, 5.88% had a bad score and none had a bad score in the practice session. General good knowledge and practice was observed among dispensers in the community pharmacies. <br/><br/>Conclusion: The overall knowledge and practice of dispensers in promoting use of medicines in community pharmacies in Nyamagana district, Mwanza is good. <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Pharmacy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26693 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 19601 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 12/13/2021 | UD2403 | 12/13/2021 | 12/13/2021 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |