Department of Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 3925University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7005, Tasmania.
Eval Health Prof. 2021 Jun;44(2):177-179. doi: 10.1177/0163278720934174. Epub 2020 Jun 18.
The optimal provision of pharmaceutical care services requires an adequate number of pharmacists, satellite pharmacies and service units at healthcare facilities. We examined the availability of these requirements at Nigerian hospitals using the 2016 nationwide inspection reports of hospital pharmacies conducted by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria. Records of 254 hospitals inspected were retrieved, of which 171 (67.3%) were public. The total number of pharmacists across facilities was 753. The most common satellite pharmacy units recorded were antiretroviral 80 (31.5%) and emergency departments 48 (18.8%). The most common service units were drug revolving funds 176 (69.3%) and drug information 112 (44.1%) units. These findings suggest the availability of pharmacists, satellite pharmacies and service units are inadequate for the optimal delivery of pharmaceutical care services at healthcare facilities in Nigeria. Therefore, there is a need for interventions to improve the provision of pharmaceutical care services at health care facilities in Nigeria.
提供优质的药学服务需要在医疗机构配备足够数量的药师、卫星药房和服务单位。本研究利用 2016 年尼日利亚药剂师理事会对全国医院药房进行的检查报告，调查了尼日利亚医院对这些要求的满足情况。共检索到 254 家接受检查的医院记录，其中 171 家（67.3%）为公立医院。各医疗机构共有药师 753 名。记录到的最常见的卫星药房单元是抗逆转录病毒 80 个（31.5%）和急诊科 48 个（18.8%）。最常见的服务单元是药品周转基金 176 个（69.3%）和药品信息 112 个（44.1%）。这些结果表明，尼日利亚医疗机构提供药学服务的药师、卫星药房和服务单位数量不足，无法实现药学服务的优化。因此，需要采取干预措施，改善尼日利亚医疗机构的药学服务提供情况。
