Contribution of community pharmacy in treating tuberculosis: A pharmacy centric study from Belagavi district

IF 0.7 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI:10.4103/jrptps.JRPTPS_69_19

U. Rangaswamy, M. Ganachari

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Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important global health problem, which is aimed to be eradicated by 2025 from India. Community pharmacists play a significant role in treating and eradication of TB. This study aimed to understand the contribution of community pharmacy and their potential role in RNTCP (Revised National TB Control Programme) functioning. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted at Belagavi, Karnataka, India on 312 community pharmacies. A structured interview form was used to assess several factors such as education, knowledge, anti-TB drug dispensing patterns, willingness to be trained, and become a DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short course) provider. Results: On an overall scale, we found that the majority of licensed community pharmacy was managed by D. Pharm holders with a limited knowledge of TB. It was also noted that there was a lack of willingness to be rigorously trained for updating their knowledge, although they were interested in being trained for being recognized as a DOTS center. Conclusion: There is a strong need for strengthening community pharmacy services in tune with RNTCP to achieve better efficiency in treating and eradication of TB.

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社区药房对结核病治疗的贡献:一项来自Belagavi地区的以药房为中心的研究

简介:结核病(TB)是一个重要的全球健康问题，其目标是到2025年从印度根除。社区药剂师在治疗和根除结核病方面发挥着重要作用。本研究旨在了解社区药房的贡献及其在RNTCP(修订的国家结核病控制规划)运作中的潜在作用。材料与方法:在印度卡纳塔克邦Belagavi市对312家社区药店进行研究。采用结构化访谈形式评估教育、知识、抗结核药物调剂模式、接受培训的意愿以及成为短程直接观察治疗(DOTS)提供者等因素。结果:总体而言，我们发现大多数有执照的社区药房是由对结核病知识有限的博士药房持有人管理的。还注意到，虽然它们有兴趣接受培训，以便被承认为直接督导下的短程化疗中心，但它们不愿意接受严格的培训，以更新其知识。结论:加强与RNTCP相协调的社区药房服务，以提高结核病的治疗和根除效率。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences(JRPS) is a biannually peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary pharmaceutical publication to serve as a means for scientific information exchange in the international pharmaceutical forum. It accepts novel findings that contribute to advancement of scientific knowledge in pharmaceutical fields that not published or under consideration for publication anywhere else for publication in JRPS as original research article. all aspects of pharmaceutical sciences consist of medicinal chemistry, molecular modeling, drug design, pharmaceutics, biopharmacy, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, pharmacognosy, natural products, pharmaceutical biotechnology, pharmacology, toxicology and clinical pharmacy.