The International Journal of Research and Innovations in Pharmacy Practice (IJRIPP) publishes cutting-edge research and innovative studies in the field of pharmacy practice. In the current issue, you will find articles that reflect the latest advances and emerging trends in pharmacy practice, pharmacology, drug development, and pharmaceutical sciences.
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- Volume 2(Issue 2) JULY – DECEMBER 2025
Research Articles
The Effect of the Comprehensive Medication Review by Pharmacist on Polypharmacy and Adverse Drug Events
Vol.2(2); Pages:1-8. Published on September 2025
Abstract
The use of multiple medications among the older adults predisposes them to developing adverse drug events (ADEs) and readmission. The purpose of the study was to determine the efficiency of detailed medication reviews (CMRs) as led by pharmacists to overcome polypharmacy and enhance the clinical results of elderly outpatients. In two urban clinics of Germany, 180 patients (the age was more than 65 years) were randomized into control and intervention groups. The group that was being intervened with was CMRs that were undertaken by the pharmacist, medication reconciliation, and physician suggestions over the 3- month period. The usual care was given to the control group. The findings revealed that the mean of the medications taken per individual reduced (p < 0.01) significantly from 8.4 to 6.2 and the reported adverse drug experiences (p < 0.01) dropped to 37.5 percent. The latter evidence implies that CMRs conducted by pharmacists are associated with a significant decrease in polypharmacy; prevention of ADEs and have a positive effect on the enhancement of geriatric drug therapy. The research notes the importance of pharmacists in maximizing screening of medications in older adults and avoiding drug-related injuries.
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The role of Community Pharmacists in the Improvement of Inhaler Technique in people with Asthma
Vol.2(2); Pages:9-17. Published on September 2025
Abstract
Improper technique of inhaler is a significant barrier towards managing asthma around the world. This was a pilot study conducted to assess the effectiveness of pharmacist provided inhaler technique training in Qatar and Kenya at the pharmacies community level. 120 adult asthma patients who employ the use of the metered dose inhalers (MDIs) were enrolled. Baseline measurements showed that, only 28.3 percent of patients showed that they had the right method of using the inhaler. After a 1-to-1 inhaler technique, training with pharmacist and 4-week follow-up, the results significantly increased to 82.5% (p < 0.001). Moreover, the intervention caused the subjects to increase their asthma control test (ACT) scores and decrease their utilisation of shortacting 2 agonist, which is an indicator of improved asthma control. These results indicate that community pharmacists can have an important role in filling the inhaler technique education gaps and, as a result, positive outcomes in asthma management. It may be concluded that the study implies that pharmacists have a big role to play in asthma management and enhance patient outcomes.
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Prescription Errors and Efficient Workflow in Hospital pharmacies after CDSS Integration
Vol.2(2); Pages:18-25. Published on October 2025
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The issue of medication errors at the level of prescription is an important concern in a hospital setting, being one of the contributors to negative drug events and patient injury. This paper set out to review the effects of implementing a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) on the pharmacy department of two tertiary hospitals. The CDSS was programmed to identify real-time problems, that could be characterized as potential drug to drug interaction, dose abnormalities and contraindications during the process of prescription verification. The implementation of the system in a 6-month range led to a drop in prescribing error rate by 44.6% (p < 0.01) as pharmacists were able to identify more problems related to medications before these issues reached the patient. Also, the response time of the pharmacists was increased by 23% which is effective in the workflow. The pharmacy personnel had received favorable feedback by the patients on the usability and ease of incorporation into routine practice. These conclusions, in turn, can serve the basis to implement CDSS as one of the means of significantly reducing the number of incorrectly administered drugs and promoting better workflow performance in terms of hospital pharmacy practice. Implementation of CDSS provides significant advantages in terms of mistakes in prescriptions and productivity of operations.
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Satisfaction and Medication Adherence as Patient Outcomes of Telepharmacy in Rural Environment
Vol.2(2); Pages:26-33. Published on October 2025
Abstract
Telepharmacy provides a very promising prospect to the problem of healthcare access in rural and remote locations. This prospective observational study evaluated the patient satisfaction as well as adherence among the post-discharge patients kilometer adherence receiving telepharmacy services in Morocco and Italy. Patients were subjected to weekly virtual counseling and follow-up medication via video conferencing with licensed pharmacists over the six weeks. To assess the level of adherence, the research employed Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Observed results indicated a larger performance in adherence, wherein 78 percent of patients moved out of medium levels of adherence into the high categories (p < 0.01). There was also a high patient satisfaction with 91.3 percent of participants showing approval of the convenience and quality of the interaction with the pharmacists. These results confirm that the use of telepharmacy can help improve medication compliance and patient satisfaction and augment continuity of care in the underserved populations. The research advocates the scalability of telepharmacy as an essential treatment bureau of healthcare in the countryside.
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Pharmacovigilance Awareness and Reporting of Community Pharmacists- A cross-national Survey in Southeast Asia
Vol.2(2); Pages:34-42. Published on November 2025
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The involvement of community pharmacists as frontline medical workers is important, as pharmacists are underexploited in pharmacovigilance (PV) systems. The cross-national examination sought to determine the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting behavior utilizing 320 community pharmacists in Malaysia and Vietnam. It was found that although 85 per cent of pharmacists knew of national pharmacovigilance programs only 42 per cent had ever made an ADR report. The main factors hindering the ADR reporting were insufficient training, doubt in the cases requiring the report and lack of time. Reporting ADRs was 3.4 folds more likely when done by the pharmacists that had been previously educated on pharmacovigilance (p < 0.001). The research demonstrates that the potential inconsistency between awareness and the actual reporting practices implies that effective pharmacovigilance within the community pharmacy context requires special training and simplifying reporting tools. Overcoming these obstacles, community pharmacists will be able to contribute more to the drug safety survey and the state of health of society.
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