OBJECTIVE: Understanding how much healthcare professionals (HCPs) know about medication can help to devise strategies to improve rational medication use. This study aimed to synthesis information on the level of medication knowledge of HCPs in Africa.METHOD: We performed a systematic literature study in Embase and PubMed. We included original studies quantifying HCPs' medication knowledge, published between 2012 and 2016. We extracted disease focus, country, number and type of HCPs included and all medication-related knowledge questions and scored the quality of papers. The outcome measure was the percentage HCPs who correctly answered medication knowledge questions.RESULTS: We identified 64 studies from 12 African countries, comprising 13,...
>Magister Scientiae - MScNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are amongst the most commonl...
Ousman Abubeker Abdela, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, ...
Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have the highest...
OBJECTIVE: Understanding how much healthcare professionals (HCPs) know about medication can help to ...
OBJECTIVE: Understanding how much healthcare professionals (HCPs) know about medication can help to ...
Background: Inappropriate drug use is a major global challenge. In Africa, it may be even more wides...
Background: Pharmacovigilance of biological medicines is crucial because it ensures that medicines m...
Growing burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa has necessitated ...
Background: Pharmacogenetics has a potential for optimizing drug response and identifying risk of to...
South Africa recently became the first African country where clinical pharmacology has been approved...
The improper use of medicines is a major cause of poor therapeutic effect as well as adverse drug re...
BACKGROUND: There are high growing prevalence rates of hypertension in South Africa. Consequently, t...
Introduction: Evidence-based healthcare is a core competency for practicing healthcare practitioners...
Patient knowledge of dispensed medication as they exit health facilities holds a central place in th...
Pharmacists and their teams play an important role in providing public health services, however litt...
>Magister Scientiae - MScNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are amongst the most commonl...
Ousman Abubeker Abdela, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, ...
Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have the highest...
OBJECTIVE: Understanding how much healthcare professionals (HCPs) know about medication can help to ...
OBJECTIVE: Understanding how much healthcare professionals (HCPs) know about medication can help to ...
Background: Inappropriate drug use is a major global challenge. In Africa, it may be even more wides...
Background: Pharmacovigilance of biological medicines is crucial because it ensures that medicines m...
Growing burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa has necessitated ...
Background: Pharmacogenetics has a potential for optimizing drug response and identifying risk of to...
South Africa recently became the first African country where clinical pharmacology has been approved...
The improper use of medicines is a major cause of poor therapeutic effect as well as adverse drug re...
BACKGROUND: There are high growing prevalence rates of hypertension in South Africa. Consequently, t...
Introduction: Evidence-based healthcare is a core competency for practicing healthcare practitioners...
Patient knowledge of dispensed medication as they exit health facilities holds a central place in th...
Pharmacists and their teams play an important role in providing public health services, however litt...
>Magister Scientiae - MScNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are amongst the most commonl...
Ousman Abubeker Abdela, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, ...
Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have the highest...