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ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical policy and practice2025

A national survey on community pharmacists' perception, practice and perceived barriers towards pharmaceutical care services in the United Arab Emirates.

Salma Mohamed, Subish Palaian, Muaed Alomar, Mohammad M Al-Ahmad

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Salma MohamedDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6889-9508
Subish PalaianDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9323-3940
Muaed AlomarDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6526-2253
Mohammad M Al-AhmadDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain, UAE.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0344-4056

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Pharmaceutical care (PC) is less practised in United Arab Emirates (UAE) community pharmacies. This study assessed community pharmacists' (CPs) perceptions, practices and perceived barriers to providing PC. Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to October 2024 among CPs through direct visits, email invitations and WhatsApp groups. Customised version of a previously validated 5-point Likert-type questionnaire was used (Cronbach alpha = 0.93). Individual statements were scored 1-5, and Mann Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests were performed to find the association between total perception, practice and barrier scores with demographic variables. Post hoc analyses and Kendall's correlation were performed wherever applicable, at alpha = 0.05. Results: A total of 227 CPs, with 70.9% ( Conclusion: Specific interventions at academic and regulatory levels targeting specific barriers are urgently needed with the incorporation of patient-centred care and interprofessional collaboration in academic and practice settings as the starting point.

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barrierscommunity pharmaciescommunity pharmacistperceptionPharmaceutical carepracticeUnited Arab Emirates

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PMID40636561
PMCPMC12239235

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