Knowledge Assessment of Community Pharmacists and Factors Affecting Erectile Dispensing Knowledge in Accredited Drug Stores

Abstract

          This research was a study on knowledge assessment of community pharmacist and factors affecting erectile dysfunction dispensing knowledge in accredited drug stores. This cross-sectional research, using a set of questionnaire, collected data from pharmacists in accredited drugstores who were attending the academic meetings of the Pharmacy Council during April - June 2011. The results showed that 103 pharmacists in accredited drugstores (60.9% of total drugstores) responded to the questionnaire. Most of respondents were 20-30 years old with Bachelor’s degree and less than 5 years of work experiences. Most of the respondents have never attended a training on erectile dysfunction. Their knowledge scores of erectile dysfunction was 61-79, with an average of 63.5, SD 9.38 percent (range 41-86). In addition, the low scores (4.0-5.9) on knowledge were in the followings: drugs affecting the causes of erectile dysfunction, indications of other drugs to erectile dysfunction, side effects may be found in the PDE-5 inhibitor group, types of pharmaceutical products sold in drugstores, other treatments of erectile dysfunction and doses. This research also revealed that work experiences in community pharmacist, were significantly related to pharmacists’ knowledge on erectile dysfunction (p-value < 0.05).

Key words: knowledge, erectile dysfunction, accredited drugstores