Table 2 Awareness, training and perception of fall-risk-increasing drugs and orthostatic drugs among the pharmacists
Variables | Response | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Awareness of the list of FRIDs and ODs (n = 55) | Yes | 22 (40.0) |
No | 33 (60.0) | |
Sources of awareness of the list of FRIDs and ODs (n = 21) | Drug leaflets | 6 (28.5) |
Journal articles | 5 (23.8) | |
Textbooks | 5 (23.8) | |
Drug company presentations | 3 (14.3) | |
Colleagues | 1 (4.8) | |
Class lecture | 1 (4.8) | |
Previous training on FRIDs and ODs (n = 54) | Yes | 5 (9.3) |
No | 49 (90.7) | |
Place of previous training on FRIDs and ODs (n = 5) | Pharmacy school | 3 (60.0) |
Seminars | 1 (20.0) | |
Pharm D program | 1 (20.0) | |
Awareness of medications causing fall (n = 55) | Yes | 50 (90.9) |
No | 5 (9.1) | |
Awareness of medications causing orthostatic hypotension (n = 52) | Yes | 47 (90.4) |
No | 5 (9.6) | |
Pharmacists’ perception of patients benefiting from counselling on FRIDs and ODs (n = 54) | Yes | 53 (98.1) |
No | 1 (1.9) | |
Suggested measures for FRIDs and ODs sensitization (n = 49) | Training through seminar presentation | 25 (51.0) |
Continuous professional development | 9 (18.4) | |
List and colour code drugs in dispensary | 8 (16.3) | |
Bulletin provision | 4 (8.2) | |
Social media awareness | 2 (4.1) | |
Access to drug information services | 1 (2.0) |