INSIGHTS ON ALLERGIC RHINITIS MANAGEMENT AND IMPACT OF PHARMACIST-LED EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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Allergic Rhinitis (AR), Pharmacist, Intranasal Therapy (INT), Nasal Corticosteroids (NCS), McNamar
Abstract
Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disorder that is strongly linked to asthma and conjunctivitis. Intranasal therapy (INT) remains the backbone of allergic rhinitis management.
Aims: The present study aimed to assess the impact of pharmacist-led educational intervention on the management of AR.
Methodology: This prospective interventional study includes rhinitis patients from Quaid-i- Azam International Hospital and community pharmacists from pharmacy setups in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pre- and post-intervention competency was assessed and evaluated statistically. AR management of patients was evaluated through skin prick test and AR Control Questionnaire (ARC) scores.
Results: Registered pharmacists from 100 pharmacies were included in this study including 71% male and 29% female pharmacists (p value < 0.0001). All pharmacists were interviewed to assess their knowledge about AR, patients’ symptoms, and the management of Nasal Corticosteroid (NCS) usage in patients (7 days, 14 days or 1 month). Pharmacists were also categorized as competent and non-competent in NCS demonstration based upon the ability of pharmacists to demonstrate all the essential steps correctly with a total score of ≥ 5.
Conclusion: The data showed that before intervention only 24 pharmacists scored seven, demonstrating all the essential steps and were considered and classified as non-competent (p- value 0.05). McNamar tests analysis showed that pharmacists’ competence level was significantly improved from 29% before educational intervention to 48% after intervention (p- value 0.0057).
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Kanwal Arif Malik
Quality Control Officer, Jupiter Pharma, Rawat Industrial Area, Islamabad, Pakistan
Fahad Asim
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hajvery University, Lahore, Pakistan
Faiza Mohsin
Lecturer, Akhtar Saeed College of Pharmacy, Rawalpindi, Pakistan / Ph.D. (Scholar), Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
Kanwal Mazhar
Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Rimsha Shahid
Branch Pharmacist, H Pharmacy Pvt. Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan
Sadia Zafar
Retail Pharmacist, Servaid Pharmacy, Lahore, Pakistan
Noor e Sehar Butt
Hospital Pharmacist & Quality Assurance Officer, Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Uneeb Asif
Clinical Pharmacist, Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Malik Junaid Arif
Junior Clinical Fellow, Acute Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London
Naba Shabbir
Junior Lecturer, Rashid Latif College of Pharmacy, Lahore, Pakistan
Mazhar Javed
MS. Scholar (TQM), Institute of Quality and Technology Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan