Research Article
Perception of Community Pharmacists towards Dispensing Errors in Community Pharmacy Setting in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Perceived strategies that may reduce the risk of dispensing errors
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| | Variables | Responses (%) | | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Very often |
| | Improving prescription hand writing | 0 | 2 (4.2) | 8 (17.0) | 7 (14.9) | 30 (63.9) | | Checking original prescription | 0 | 2 (4.2) | 6 (12.8) | 13 (27.7) | 26 (55.3) | | Having mechanism for checking dispensing procedures | 0 | 2 (4.2) | 7 (14.9) | 17 (36.2) | 21 (44.7) | | Counseling patients at the time of supply | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.1) | 3 (6.4) | 10 (21.3) | 32 (68.1) | | Keeping drug knowledge up-to-date | 1 (2.1) | 2 (4.2) | 6 (12.8) | 7 (14.9) | 31 (66.0) | | Systematic dispensing workflow | 0 | 3 (6.4) | 13 (27.7) | 15 (31.9) | 16 (34.0) | | Privacy when counseling patients | 1 (2.1) | 3 (6.4) | 4 (8.5) | 10 (21.3) | 29 (61.7) | | Having drug names that are distinctive | 1 (2.1) | 4 (8.5) | 10 (21.3) | 18 (38.3) | 14 (29.8) | | Reducing workloads on pharmacist | 1 (2.1) | 5 (10.7) | 10 (21.3) | 15 (31.9) | 16 (34.0) | | Improving packaging & labeling | 2 (4.2) | 4 (8.5) | 10 (21.3) | 17 (36.2) | 14 (29.8) |
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Note. The above responses were arranged in descending order for the sum of responses (sometimes/often/very often).
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