The perceptions of Zimbabwean Pharmacists of their overall job satisfaction and the factors associated with it

Job satisfaction plays an important role in the motivation, productivity and performance of employees including pharmacists. We investigated the perceptions of Zimbabwean pharmacists of their overall job satisfaction and the factors associated with it. A random sample of 120 licensed pharmacists working in community, and hospital pharmacies and industry in Zimbabwe participated in this cross-sectional study. Pharmacists were highly satisfied with their jobs. Older pharmacists and those with more experience were more satisfied than younger ones. Pharmacists in industry had the greatest job satisfaction while those in large chain retail pharmacies had the lowest. Owners were more satisfied with their jobs than non-supervisor pharmacists. There was no significant difference in job satisfaction by gender and marital status. We conclude that although pharmacists in Zimbabwe are satisfied with their jobs in general, this is not so for young pharmacists who mainly work in retail chain pharmacies. Key words: Job satisfaction, pharmacy manpower, pharmacy, Zimbabwe East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol. 12 (2009) 74-7

Community Pharmacy Users’ Characteristics, Reasons for Visit to the Pharmacy and Perceptions of the Role of Community Pharmacists in Harare, Zimbabwe

Community pharmacists need information about their customers’ needs,opinions and perceptions of themselves and their services, in order to servethem better. This study investigated the customers’ perceptions ofcommunity pharmacies and pharmacists in Harare, Zimbabwe. Forty threepercent of the customers visited the pharmacy less than once a month. Themajority of respondents (91 %) visited the pharmacy to purchase medicinesrecommended by their doctor. Most of the respondents (61.2 %) were notloyal to any particular pharmacy. The choice of a particular pharmacy bythe respondents was mainly influenced by convenience (62.9 %). Manyrespondents did not have adequate knowledge of all the major roles of thepharmacist. Respondents generally held positive views and opinions ofcommunity pharmacies and community pharmacists

A Systematic Review on the Extent and Quality of Pharmacoeconomic Publications in Egypt.

BACKGROUND: Egypt faces many challenges when matching patient needs with available resources. Consequently, there has been an increasing interest in pharmacoeconomics as an aid tool in health decision-making to better allocate resources. OBJECTIVES: To review and evaluate the volume and the quality of published pharmacoeconomic studies in Egypt. METHODS: A literature search was conducted in August 2018 using PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane library to identify published Egyptian pharmacoeconomic studies. Articles were included if they were original economic studies, written and published in English, and conducted in Egypt. Each article was assessed independently by two reviewers using the 100-point Quality of Health Evaluation Studies (QHES) scale. RESULTS: Fifteen studies published between 2002 and 2017 were included in the review. Most of them were cost-effectiveness analyses (60%). The minority used secondary data (33.3%) or adopted modeling techniques (40%). The mean QHES score of the included studies was 70.1 ± 21.8, and approximately 40% of them had a QHES score of more than 80. CONCLUSION: Pharmacoeconomic evaluations in Egypt are still in their infancy. The Egyptian guidelines for economic evaluation should be adopted and the EQ-5D-5L value sets should be developed to increase the quality of economic research

Pharmacists in Pharmacovigilance: Can Increased Diagnostic Opportunity in Community Settings Translate to Better Vigilance?

The pharmacy profession has undergone substantial change over the last two to three decades. Whilst medicine supply still remains a central function, pharmacist’s roles and responsibilities have become more clinic and patient focused. In the community (primary care), pharmacists have become important providers of healthcare as Western healthcare policy advocates patient self-care. This has resulted in pharmacists taking on greater responsibility in managing minor illness and the delivery of public health interventions. These roles require pharmacists to more fully use their clinical skills, and often involve diagnosis and therapeutic management. Community pharmacists are now, more than ever before, in a position to identify, record and report medication safety incidents. However, current research suggests that diagnostic ability of community pharmacists is questionable and they infrequently report to local or national schemes. The aim of this paper is to highlight current practice and suggest ways in which community pharmacy can more fully contribute to patient safety

Harare doctors support the need for training in basic business and economics principles in medical school: a pilot study.

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Pilot Study of the Role of Pharmacists in the Use of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Products in Harare and Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

This study was undertaken to investigate the role played by pharmacists in the use of veterinary pharmaceutical products in Harare and Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. A sample of 32 retail pharmacists participated in the study. Twenty-four pharmacists (75 %) stocked and handled a mean of 2.8 Veterinary Pharmaceutical Products per month and 83 % of them rated their knowledge of use of veterinary pharmaceutical products as being poor or little. 66 % of pharmacists did not feel competent handling veterinary pharmaceutical products. Sixty two percent of pharmacists had prepared veterinary pharmaceutical products before and 38 % had never done this. Pharmacists' competence in handling veterinary pharmaceutical products was associated with stocking veterinary pharmaceutical products (