a Record control number 000303377900010

a ISSN 2210-7703

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QV 4

b Item number .D57 2012

a Personal name Gokcekus, Laika.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Dispensing practice in the community pharmacies in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

c Statement of responsibility, etc Laika Gokcekus, Hale Zerrin Toklu, Rumeysa Demirdamar, Bulent Gumusel.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2012.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer,

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Dordrecht :

a Summary, etc Background Good Pharmacy Practice is the process of supplying the accurate drug to the right patient for an adequate period of time with the lowest cost to the patient and the community. Pharmacist have a crucial role in promoting good pharmacy practice. Objective To assess the dispensing practice of the community pharmacists in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) regarding RDU and to evaluate the quality of dispensing. Setting Community pharmacies in TRNC. Method The study consists of two parts: a face to face interview and a simulated patient visit to these pharmacies. Main outcomes measure Rationality indicators (average dispensing time, stock availability and adequate labelling), presence of the pharmacist on the premises, dispenser characteristics, prescription checking, and the provided patient information. Results The majority of the prescriptions (73.3%) were dispensed by the pharmacists. None of the pharmacy employees had pharmacy based training. Eighty nine percent of the pharmacists believed that their employees could very well dispense drugs on their own. The declared average dispensing time for a prescription of a single drug was 233 s while the measured one was 149 s. Few dispensers in reality warned the patient about potential interactions. The difference between the average dispensing scores of the pharmacists and the non-pharmacist dispensers was not significant. Conclusions The dispensing practice in the community pharmacies in the Turkish part of Cyprus seems inadequate in terms of GPP.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pharmacology

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pharmacy

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Average dispensing score

g Relationship information APR 2012, Vol 34 Issue 2, p312-324

t Title International Journal Of Clinical Pharmacy

x International Standard Serial Number 22107703

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11096-011-9605-z