KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLIANCE WITH DRUG LEGISLATION IN THE COMMUNITY PHARMACY OF DHARAN

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DOI: http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.40488

Devindra Kumar Neupane , Rahi Bikram Thapa , Sabin Shrestha , Roshni Basnet , Navraj Upreti

Legislation, Compliance, regulatory, legal requirements, Pharmacy

Background: Pharmacists are crucial in the healthcare system due to their accessibility, and to provide quality care, they must be knowledgeable about legislation and fully comply with it. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate knowledge and compliance with drug legislation by Community Pharmacies (CPs). Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on Dharan's CPs, assessing their knowledge and compliance status through observation and structured questions using both descriptive and analytic statistics. Results: Most community pharmacists (58.1%) are unaware of the penalties for non-compliance, though they possess good knowledge about drug categorization and narcotic record-keeping (95.2%). While 94.11% of pharmacists use lock-and-key systems for narcotics, only 31% keep records of their sales and distribution. Additionally, 70.5% display their firm registration certificate, 68.6% have up-to-date registration, and 77% are operated by qualified personnel. However, many fail to provide necessary facilities, such as wheelchair accessibility (22.9%) and counseling rooms (34.3%), and only 18.1% have shelves covered by glass. In prescription handling, most pharmacists do not check for prescriber signatures (70.5%) or prescription dates (69.5%). There is a weak positive correlation between knowledge and compliance (r=0.277) and between knowledge and working experience (r=0.2), with both correlations being statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: National regulatory bodies should organize educational programs for community pharmacists in Dharan to improve their role in promoting rational drug use.

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Devindra Kumar Neupane, Rahi Bikram Thapa, Sabin Shrestha, Roshni Basnet, & Navraj Upreti (July-2024). KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLIANCE WITH DRUG LEGISLATION IN THE COMMUNITY PHARMACY OF DHARAN. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(7), b403-b415. http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.40488

Volume 9 Issue 7, July-2024

Pages : b403-b415

Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_224842

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Research Area: Pharmacy

Country: Morang, Koshi, Nepal

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