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Hieu T Trinh1,2, Huong T L Nguyen3, Van T T Pham3
1Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. htri9171@uni.sydney.edu.au.
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
|April 9, 2018
Summary
Most Vietnamese hospitals have clinical pharmacy teams, but direct patient care is limited. Improving clinical pharmacy services requires more trained staff and enhanced education.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Pharmacy Practice
- Public Health
Background:
- Clinical pharmacy is essential for quality medicine use.
- International practices can guide health service development.
- Vietnam's Ministry of Health mandated clinical pharmacy services in 2012.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe clinical pharmacy services in Vietnamese hospitals post-regulation.
- To identify barriers and facilitators to implementing these services.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods study involving 39 hospitals in Hanoi.
- Online questionnaires and in-depth interviews with pharmacists.
- Assessment of facilities, workforce, policies, and activities.
Main Results:
- 87% of hospitals had clinical pharmacy teams; 21% offered patient-specific services.
- Common non-patient-specific activities included medicine information and drug safety monitoring.
- Key challenges were workforce shortages and a lack of qualified clinical pharmacists.
Conclusions:
- Hospital-based pharmacy activities are common, but direct patient care is restricted.
- Enhancing clinical pharmacy requires investment in training, education, and workforce expansion.
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