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Observational studyFrontiers in public health2022

Home delivery of medications: Community pharmacists' perspectives on the pros and cons of the service.

Rana Abu-Farha, Karem H Alzoubi, Rama Alkhawaldeh, Rania Itani, Samar Karout, Tareq Mukattash, Eman Alefishat

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Observational study in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors.

Rana Abu-FarhaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.
Karem H AlzoubiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapeutics, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Rama AlkhawaldehDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.
Rania ItaniPharmacy Practice Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Samar KaroutPharmacy Practice Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Tareq MukattashDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Eman AlefishatDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Science, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The main goal of the current study was to investigate pharmacists' perception of home delivery of medications service in Jordan and their willingness to use the service. Method: This cross-sectional observational study was conducted between March and April 2022. The study targeted community pharmacists working at different community pharmacies across Jordan. The study questionnaire was distributed through Facebook to target Jordanian community pharmacists' groups. Results: Three hundred and twenty-four community pharmacists participated in the study, 75% ( Conclusion: The majority of participating pharmacists in this study were willing to use the service at their community pharmacies, especially those serving a large number of patients per day which may indicate the potential of this service in relieving the pressure on community pharmacies and allowing them to serve more patients efficiently.

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Community Pharmacy ServicesPharmaciesAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPharmacistsSurveys and Questionnairescommunity pharmacisthome delivery of medicationJordanperceptionwillingness

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PMID36091548
PMCPMC9449461

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