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Travel advice given by pharmacists.

N Kodkani1, J M Jenkins, C F Hatz

  • 1Medical Department, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland.

Journal of Travel Medicine
|June 26, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Swiss pharmacists demonstrate satisfactory travel medicine knowledge but require improvement in specific areas like traveler's diarrhea treatment and malaria prophylaxis. Consulting documentation enhances advice accuracy.

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Area of Science:

  • Travel Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Practice
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Over one million Swiss residents traveled internationally in 1993.
  • While general practitioners are primary sources of pretravel advice, pharmacists also play a role.
  • Limited data exists on the quality and sources of travel health information provided by pharmacists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the knowledge and practices of Swiss pharmacists regarding travel medicine.
  • To identify the information sources utilized by pharmacists for travel health consultations.
  • To evaluate the accuracy of travel health advice given by pharmacists.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 120 randomly selected pharmacists from three Swiss cantons.
  • Telephone interviews followed by a pretested questionnaire.
  • Scenarios involving fictive travelers to Thailand and Kenya were used to assess advice accuracy.

Main Results:

  • Pharmacists showed good general knowledge but gaps in traveler's diarrhea treatment and sun protection advice.
  • Accuracy of malaria prophylaxis and vaccination advice improved significantly when pharmacists consulted documentation.
  • The Bulletin of the Federal Office of Health (BFOH) was a commonly used information source.

Conclusions:

  • Swiss pharmacists possess satisfactory overall knowledge in travel medicine.
  • Areas needing improvement include traveler's diarrhea management, sun protection, malaria prophylaxis, and vaccination advice.
  • Collaboration with medical doctors and consistent use of reliable information sources are crucial for enhancing patient care.

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