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Are Hospital Pharmacists Ready for Precision Medicine in Nigerian Healthcare? Insights From a Multi-Center Study.

Goodness C Nwokebu, Shadrach C Eze, Prince J Meziem, Catherine C Eleje, Emmanuel I Ugwu, Manuella O Dagogo-George, Favour O Orisakwe, Gerald O Ozota, Abdulmuminu Isah

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Goodness C NwokebuDepartment of Pharmacy Federal Medical Centre Jabi Abuja Karonmajigi Nigeria.ORCID 0009-0004-1721-714X
Shadrach C EzeDepartment of Pharmacy Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti Ekiti State Ido Ekiti Nigeria.
Prince J MeziemDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy University of Nigeria Nsukka Enugu Nigeria.
Catherine C ElejeFederal Teaching Hospital Lokoja Nigeria.
Emmanuel I UgwuFederal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu Enugu Nigeria.
Manuella O Dagogo-GeorgeRivers State University Teaching Hospital Port Harcourt Nigeria.
Favour O OrisakweDepartment of Pharmacy Federal Medical Centre Jabi Abuja Karonmajigi Nigeria.
Gerald O OzotaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Nigeria Enugu Nigeria.
Abdulmuminu IsahDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Nigeria Enugu Nigeria.

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Background: Precision medicine (PM) has taken center stage in healthcare since the completion of the genomic project. Developed countries have gradually integrated PM into mainstream patient management. However, Nigeria still grapples with wide acceptance, key translational research and implementation of PM. This study sought to explore the knowledge and attitude of PM among pharmacists as key stakeholders in the healthcare team. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in selected tertiary hospitals across the country. A 21-item semi-structured questionnaire was administered by hybrid online and physical methods and the results analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 25. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. A chi-square test was employed to determine the association of knowledge of PM and the sociodemographic characteristics of the study population. Results: A total of 167 hospital pharmacists participated in the study. A high proportion of the participants are familiar with artificial intelligence (91.75%), Pharmacogenomics (84.5%), and precision medicine (61%). Overall, 38.9% of the pharmacists had a good knowledge while 13.2% had a poor knowledge of PM and associated terms. The level of knowledge did not correlate significantly with gender ( Conclusions: There is a highly positive attitude toward the prospect of PM among hospital pharmacists in Nigeria. Education modules in this field are highly recommended as most do not have a holistic knowledge of terms used in PM. Also, more research aimed at translating PM knowledge into clinical practice is recommended.

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artificial intelligenceclinicalhealthcareknowledgeNigeriaomics datapersonalized medicinepharmacistspharmacogenomicsprecision medicine

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