Adnan Muhammad, Karim Shahid, Khan Shamshir, Al-Wabel Naser A
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Dentistry, Buraidah Private Colleges, Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy and Dentistry, Buraidah Private Colleges, Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Pharm J. 2015 Apr;23(2):138-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2014.06.007. Epub 2014 Jul 2.
Comparative evaluation of metered-dose inhaler technique demonstration among community pharmacists in Al Qassim and Al Ahsa regions, Saudi Arabia.
Patients rely on the information about use of proper inhaler technique when dispensed by community pharmacists however; several studies have shown that patients are unable to show correct inhalation technique. The aim of this study is to assess the ability of community pharmacists in Al Qassim region to demonstrate proper inhalation technique of metered dose inhaler and compare the baseline outcomes with a similar study at Al-Ahsa region.
We approach 96 pharmacies in Al Qassim region as mock patient (Investigator). The investigator asks the Pharmacist to guide him about proper inhalation technique of metered dose inhaler. Investigator completes a standardized and validated checklist of 8 steps of inhaler device use immediately after leaving the pharmacy. Baseline data were compared between the two study groups et al. Ahsa and Al-Qassim for variables for effectiveness of pharmacist handling of patient queries.
A total number of 96 community pharmacies were approached in five cities of the Al Qassim province in Saudi Arabia This study has found that majority (93.7%) of community pharmacists failed to demonstrate proper inhalation technique of pMDI inhaler.
The pharmacists demonstrated particularly poor skills involving steps for coordination of the actuation process with the mechanics of inhalation with MDI. The errors detected in this simple assessment session, if translated to patient self-medication errors, are potentially significant.
沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区和艾哈萨地区社区药剂师定量吸入器技术演示的比较评估
患者在从社区药剂师处取药时依赖关于正确吸入器技术使用的信息；然而，多项研究表明患者无法展示正确的吸入技术。本研究的目的是评估卡西姆地区社区药剂师演示定量吸入器正确吸入技术的能力，并将基线结果与艾哈萨地区的一项类似研究进行比较。
我们以模拟患者（研究者）的身份走访了卡西姆地区的96家药店。研究者要求药剂师指导其正确使用定量吸入器的吸入技术。研究者在离开药店后立即完成一份经过标准化和验证的关于吸入器设备使用8个步骤的清单。比较了两个研究组（即艾哈萨和卡西姆）之间关于药剂师处理患者咨询有效性变量的基线数据。
在沙特阿拉伯卡西姆省的五个城市共走访了96家社区药店。本研究发现，大多数（93.7%）社区药剂师未能演示定量压力吸入气雾剂（pMDI）吸入器的正确吸入技术。
药剂师在涉及压力定量吸入器（MDI）启动过程与吸入动作协调步骤方面的技能特别差。在这个简单评估环节中检测到的错误，如果转化为患者自我用药错误，可能具有重大意义。
