Prescription-only medicine requests by clients: Insights from community pharmacies
The prevalence of prescription-only medicine requests by clients seeking healthcare from community pharmacies was relatively high. Artemether/lumefantrine and amoxicillin/clavulanate were the most sought medicines. Strengthen national prescribing policies by granting pharmacists structured prescribing authority, thereby promoting accountability and the rational use of medicines.
Authors
- Erick Wesley Hedima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1629-4723)
- Chabiya Ayuba Tashiwa
Institutions
- Gombe State University (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2025.100689
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00