Browsing by Author "Ajiboye, WT"

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    Barriers to Medication Counseling in Community Pharmacies in Lagos, South-West Nigeria.
    (Published by The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, 2014) Giwa, A; Ajiboye, WT; Tayo, F
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    Perception of other Health Care Professionals of Pharmacists’ roles in optimizing Pharmaceutical Care for HIV/AIDS patients in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, North-Eastern Nigeria
    (Published by Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2011) Giwa, HBF; Giwa, A; Yakubu, SI; Ajiboye, WT; Abubakar, D; Zezi AU, AU; Abe SA, SA
    Pharmacists being professionals in the multi-disciplinary health care team, their roles/functions cannot be overemphasized in the HIV/AIDS patient care. The expected roles include but not limited to appropriate selection of drugs, patient education, monitoring and assessment of therapy outcomes. This study was carried out in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), the only University Teaching Hospital in North-Eastern Nigeria in 2010 with the objective of examining perception of other health care professionals of pharmacists’ roles in optimizing pharmaceutical care (PC) for HIV/AIDS patients. A cross-sectional study of total population of Non-Pharmacist health care professionals (59), working with HIV/AIDS clinic consisting of 12 physicians, 10 nurses, 17 radiographers and 18 laboratory scientists in UMTH was carried out using questionnaire. Significant proportion of respondents percieved pharmacists’ roles in optimizing PC for HIV/AIDs as reassuarance of the patient/counselling, re-emphasizing physician instructions, ensuring that all HIV/AIDS patients regularly return for drug refill, ensuring that ARV drugs are available and monitoring compliance with ARV therapy ( P≤0.05). Majority also percieved pharmacists as being involved in therapeutic plan development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (p≤0.05). Fifty nine percent of the respondents rely on pharmacists for current and up-to date drug literature (P≤0.05). The roles of pharmacists in improving the quality of life of HIV/AIDs patients and their participation in therapeutic plan development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, including provision of up-to date drug literature to optimize pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDs Patients was positively percieved by other members of the health care profession.
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    Perception of other Health Care Professionals of Pharmacists’ roles in optimizing Pharmaceutical Care for HIV/AIDS patients in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, North-Eastern Nigeria.
    (Published by Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2011) Giwa, A; Giwa, HBF; Yakubu, SI; Ajiboye, WT; Abubakar, D; Zezi, AU; Abe, SA
    Pharmacists being professionals in the multi-disciplinary health care team, their roles/functions cannot be overemphasized in the HIV/AIDS patient care. The expected roles include but not limited to appropriate selection of drugs, patient education, monitoring and assessment of therapy outcomes. This study was carried out in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), the only University Teaching Hospital in North-Eastern Nigeria in 2010 with the objective of examining perception of other health care professionals of pharmacists’ roles in optimizing pharmaceutical care (PC) for HIV/AIDS patients. A cross-sectional study of total population of Non-Pharmacist health care professionals (59), working with HIV/AIDS clinic consisting of 12 physicians, 10 nurses, 17 radiographers and 18 laboratory scientists in UMTH was carried out using questionnaire. Significant proportion of respondents percieved pharmacists’ roles in optimizing PC for HIV/AIDs as reassuarance of the patient/counselling, re-emphasizing physician instructions, ensuring that all HIV/AIDS patients regularly return for drug refill, ensuring that ARV drugs are available and monitoring compliance with ARV therapy ( P≤0.05). Majority also percieved pharmacists as being involved in therapeutic plan development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (p≤0.05). Fifty nine percent of the respondents rely on pharmacists for current and up-to date drug literature (P≤0.05). The roles of pharmacists in improving the quality of life of HIV/AIDs patients and their participation in therapeutic plan development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, including provision of up-to date drug literature to optimize pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDs Patients was positively percieved by other members of the health care profession.
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    Pharmacists’ roles in optimizing pharmaceutical C are for HIV/AIDS patients in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, North-Eastern Nigeria
    (Published by Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2011) Giwa, A; Giwa, HBF; Yakubu, SI; Ajiboye, WT; Abubakar, D; Danjuma NM, Ezenwa J
    Provision of Pharmaceutical care to patients suffering from chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS poses great challenges, especially due to use of multiple drug regimen. This study was aimed at examining pharmacists’roles in optimizing pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDS patients in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, North- Eastern Nigeria in 2010. A cross-sectional study of total population of pharmacists (28) involved in HIV/AIDS management in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital was carried out using self administered questionnaire. Majority of pharmacists confirmed that theyidentified,resolved and preventedanti-retroviraldrug therapy problems. Theyprovided HIV/AIDS patients with adequate information necessary for their therapy and were involved in modification of the therapy. Open and effective channels of communicationsexisted between pharmacists and other members of the health care team in HIV/AIDS management. However, Pharmacists were not involved in development of therapeutic plans for HIV/AIDS patients and do not carry out assessment of HIV/AIDS therapy.Home visitations were not carried out by all pharmacists and majority of them do not document ARV therapy as well as the result of each patient managed. Pharmacists’ roles inidentifying,resolving and preventing ARV drug therapy problems, adequate patient counselling, effective communication with other health care providers would optimize pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDS Patients. These would contribute to attaining goals of pharmaceutical care. Pharmacists should be involved in the development of ARV therapeutic plan, assessment and documentation of ARV therapies and their results to further optimize pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDS Patients.
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    Pharmacists’ roles in optimizing pharmaceutical C are for HIV/AIDS patients in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, North-Eastern Nigeria
    (Published by Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2011) Giwa, HBF; Giwa, A; Yakubu, SI; Ajiboye, WT; Abubakar, D; Danjuma, NM; Ezenwa, J
    Provision of Pharmaceutical care to patients suffering from chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS poses great challenges, especially due to use of multiple drug regimen. This study was aimed at examining pharmacists’roles in optimizing pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDS patients in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, North- Eastern Nigeria in 2010. A cross-sectional study of total population of pharmacists (28) involved in HIV/AIDS management in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital was carried out using self administered questionnaire. Majority of pharmacists confirmed that theyidentified,resolved and preventedanti-retroviraldrug therapy problems. Theyprovided HIV/AIDS patients with adequate information necessary for their therapy and were involved in modification of the therapy. Open and effective channels of communicationsexisted between pharmacists and other members of the health care team in HIV/AIDS management. However, Pharmacists were not involved in development of therapeutic plans for HIV/AIDS patients and do not carry out assessment of HIV/AIDS therapy.Home visitations were not carried out by all pharmacists and majority of them do not document ARV therapy as well as the result of each patient managed. Pharmacists’ roles inidentifying,resolving and preventing ARV drug therapy problems, adequate patient counselling, effective communication with other health care providers would optimize pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDS Patients. These would contribute to attaining goals of pharmaceutical care. Pharmacists should be involved in the development of ARV therapeutic plan, assessment and documentation of ARV therapies and their results to further optimize pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDS Patients