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Bronkhorst E, Schellack N, Gous AGS. Contextualising the Perceptions of Pharmacists Practicing Clinical Pharmacy in South Africa-Do We Practice what We Preach?. Front Pharmacol. 2021;12:734654doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.734654.
Bronkhorst, E., Schellack, N., & Gous, A. G. S. (2021). Contextualising the Perceptions of Pharmacists Practicing Clinical Pharmacy in South Africa-Do We Practice what We Preach?. Frontiers in pharmacology, 12734654. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.734654
Bronkhorst, Elmien, et al. "Contextualising the Perceptions of Pharmacists Practicing Clinical Pharmacy in South Africa-Do We Practice what We Preach?." Frontiers in pharmacology vol. 12 (2021): 734654. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.734654
Bronkhorst E, Schellack N, Gous AGS. Contextualising the Perceptions of Pharmacists Practicing Clinical Pharmacy in South Africa-Do We Practice what We Preach?. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 03;12:734654. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.734654. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34925004; PMCID: PMC8678403.
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Front Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 03;12:734654. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.734654. eCollection 2021.

Contextualising the Perceptions of Pharmacists Practicing Clinical Pharmacy in South Africa-Do We Practice what We Preach?.

Frontiers in pharmacology

Elmien Bronkhorst, Natalie Schellack, Andries G S Gous

Affiliations

  1. School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.

PMID: 34925004 PMCID: PMC8678403 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.734654

Abstract

The National Department of Health published their Quality Standards for Healthcare Establishments in South Africa and introduced the National Health Insurance, with the pilot phase that commenced in 2012. The system requires an adequate supply of pharmaceutical personnel and the direct involvement of clinical pharmacists throughout the medication-use process to ensure continuity of care, minimised risk with increasing improvement of patient outcomes. The study aimed to provide insight into the pressing issues of clinical pharmacy practice in South Africa, and sets out to contextualise the current profile of the pharmacist performing clinical functions. The study used a quantitative, explorative, cross-sectional design. The population included pharmacists from private and public tertiary hospitals. A questionnaire was administered, using Typeform™. Ethics approval was obtained from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, National Department of Health and Private Healthcare groups. Categorical data were summarised using frequency counts and percentages; continuous data were summarised by mean values and standard deviations. The sample size included 70 pharmacists practicing clinical pharmacy (private sector

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Keywords: clinical functions; clinical pharmacy; pharmaceutical care; pharmacy education; pharmacy practice

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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