Qadus Sami, Naser Abdallah Y, Al-Rousan Rabaa, Daghash Ayah
Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan.
Saudi Pharm J. 2022 Jan;30(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2021.12.001. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
Pharmacists are considered to be important sources of drug information (DI) for patients and other healthcare providers. This study aims to examine the characteristics of DI utilization for practicing pharmacists in Jordan and identify the main barriers that impede their ability to utilize them.
A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted in Jordan between the 27th of November 2020 and 18th of January 2021. Our questionnaire was constructed to explore pharmacists' utilization patterns of DI resources, the types of DI resources they use and barriers impeding them.
A total of 1875 pharmacists participated in this study. Only one-fifth of the participating pharmacists reported that they referred to DI databases. The most commonly reported databases/websites were Drugs.com, Jordan FDA, and Medscape. The most commonly reported paper-based resources were Drugs in Jordan, Step up pharmacy, and British Pharmacopeia. The most commonly used mobile applications were Drugs.com, Medscape and Lexicomp. 44% of the pharmacists reported that they use DI resources fewer than five times per week and more than half of them (60.7%, n = 1138) reported that the day-shift was the shift that allowed them more time to use DI resources. Lack of time was the most common barrier (53.2%) that restricted the ability of pharmacists to use DI resources.
Using electronic resources is still deficient and far from optimum and interventions to improve the pharmacists' utilization of electronic drug databases are required. Universities and various pharmaceutical bodies are advised to train pharmacists on using DI databases.
药剂师被认为是患者和其他医疗服务提供者获取药物信息（DI）的重要来源。本研究旨在考察约旦执业药剂师利用药物信息的特点，并确定阻碍他们利用药物信息的主要障碍。
2020年11月27日至2021年1月18日在约旦进行了一项采用在线调查的横断面研究。我们设计的问卷旨在探究药剂师对药物信息资源的利用模式、他们使用的药物信息资源类型以及阻碍他们利用药物信息的因素。
共有1875名药剂师参与了本研究。只有五分之一的参与调查药剂师报告称他们会查阅药物信息数据库。最常被提及的数据库/网站是Drugs.com、约旦食品药品监督管理局网站以及Medscape。最常被提及的纸质资源是《约旦药物》《进阶药学》和《英国药典》。最常用的移动应用程序是Drugs.com、Medscape和Lexicomp。44%的药剂师报告称他们每周使用药物信息资源的次数少于五次，超过一半的药剂师（60.7%，n = 1138）报告称白班使他们有更多时间使用药物信息资源。时间不足是限制药剂师使用药物信息资源能力的最常见障碍（53.2%）。
电子资源的使用仍然不足且远未达到最佳状态，需要采取干预措施来提高药剂师对电子药物数据库的利用。建议大学和各制药机构对药剂师进行使用药物信息数据库的培训。
