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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dispensing of Antibiotics and Over the Counter Drugs among Community Pharmacists in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Ranakishor Pelluri1, Monikasurya Thummapudi1, Harika Paritala1★, Thota Sai Kiran Kumar1, Raziya Sulthana1, Chinta Indu Radha1, Madhuri Chandu1, Sai Susmitha Rebba1, Amrutha Kara1, Geethika Rayapati1, Prudhvi Sai Velavarthipati1, Sruthi Doddapaneni1, Srinivasababu Puttagunta1★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, Vignan Pharmacy College, Vadlamudi, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

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Harika Paritala

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Vignan Pharmacy College, Vadlamudi, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

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Volume 15, Issue 4 · pp. 269–275 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/ijopp.15.4.49

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Aim:To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) concerning dispensing pattern of antibiotics and OTC medication among the retail dispersers in community pharmacies. Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed from March 2021 to August 2021. Simulated patient (SP) based face-to-face interviews were conducted with validated structured questionnaires. Results: During our interview, we noticed only 60% of registered pharmacists (RPs) and 40% of non-RPs were working in community pharmacies. Among the RPs, 35 were D.Pharm and 62 were B.Pharm graduates. The average correct answer to antibiotic questionnaires provided by dispensers with D.Pharm (39.2%), B.Pharm (47.7%) and Non-Pharmacists (38.4%). Among the respondents, the KAP against antibiotic questionnaires No. 1 and 4 are statistically significant (p<0.05). Similarly, 44.5% of D.Pharm, 56.6% of B.Pharm and 42.2% of Non-Pharmacists responded to OTC questionnaires. The OTC questionnaire No. 1,4 and 7 are not statistically significant (p>0.05) among responders. Conclusion: In our findings, 40% of non-Pharmacists were running the pharmacies. On an average, they have less than 50% of KAP towards antibiotics and OTC medications among pharmacists and non-pharmacists. To overcome this, pharmacists should undergo need continual professional development programs and non-pharmacist must require a formal pharmacy education.

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    Pelluri, R., Thummapudi, M., Paritala, H., Kumar, T. S. K., Sulthana, R., Radha, C. I., Chandu, M., Rebba, S. S., Kara, A., Rayapati, G., Velavarthipati, P. S., Doddapaneni, S., & Puttagunta, S. (). Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dispensing of Antibiotics and Over the Counter Drugs among Community Pharmacists in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 15(4), 269–275. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijopp.15.4.49