EVALUATION OF PHARMACY STUDENT AND COMMUNITY PHARMACIST KNOWLEDGE AND IMPACT ON DISEASE STATE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA
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Qutaiba Ahmad Al Khames Aga, Mansour haddad, Yazan A. Bataineh, Abdel Naser Dakkah, Abeer Jabra Shnoudeh, Randa SH Mansour
Objective:Toevaluatetheknowledgeofpharmacystudentsandcommunitypharmacistsregardingetiology,symptoms,medications,preventionandhistoryofasthmatocorrelatewiththeneedsoftrainingandyearsofexperienceandtheirimpactsonpatient.Methodologyanddesign:Thisstudywasacrosssectionalrandomizedstudy,involvedpharmacystudentsintheirlastyearfromPhiladelphiaUniversity-Amman,anddifferentcommunitypharmacists.Datawascollectedfrom400pharmacystudentsand200communitypharmacistswithdifferentyearsofexperience.Conclusion:Communitypharmacistshavegoodimpactonpatientswithasthma;especiallyafterhavingmorethan6years’experience.Well-trainedpharmacistswithasthmaknowledgeofoptimaldevicetechniqueandmedicationmaintenanceinadditiontogoodcommunicationskillsreducestherateofhospitaladmissionandimprovequalityoflifeforasthmaticpatients.
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