Background Rational use of medicines plays a vital role in avoiding preventable adverse
drug effects, maximizing therapeutic outcomes with promoting patient adherence, and …

The role of the pharmacist in healthcare has evolved greatly over the last half-century, from
dispensing to providing direct patient-oriented activities not associated with dispensing …

Objective To assess if a ward-based clinical pharmacy service resolving drug-related
problems improved medication appropriateness at discharge and prevented drug-related …

Objective: To assess patterns of drug dispensing practices by using WHO (World Health
Organization) patient care indicators in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methods: A cross …

Background Quality use of medicines (QUM) has been identified as a priority in Sri Lanka.
Aim To identify opportunities to optimise QUM, and evaluate medication appropriateness …

Background Dispensing errors, known to result in significant patient harm, are preventable if
their nature is known and recognized. However, there is a scarcity of such data on …

Background: Rational drug use (RDU) generally covers appropriate prescribing, ap pro
priate dispensing and appropriate patient use of medicines for the diagnosis, pre ven  …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the degree of adherence of health care
facility to World Health Organization health facility indicators in selected health care facilities …

Purpose: To determine the quality of labeling on dispensed medicines and identify the
associated factors among public health facilities in Bahir Dar city. Methods: A cross sectional …

Adverse events related to unsafe medication practices remains a leading cause of avoidable
injury and mortality. Although there is vast evidence to support clinical pharmacy services in …