Knowledge and Attitude of Pharmacists Regarding Climate Change and its Impact on Drugs in Jalalabad City

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2024: ICCC (Special Issue)

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Wahidullah Noori
Abdul Azeem Rasouli
Ghulam Rabi Behsoodwall
Qamber Ali Haideri

Abstract

Climate change is a serious problem that affects several areas of the community, including the pharmaceutical sector. Drugs are risk factor for climate change, and drugs can have an impact on every component of life.  Pharmacists are essential in guaranteeing the accessibility and effectiveness of drugs, and their understanding of and perspectives on climate change can greatly influence their capacity to tackle the issues raised by this worldwide occurrence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of pharmacists regarding climate change and its effects on drugs in Jalalabad city. This questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was carried out among 191 male pharmacists in Jalalabad City. A validated questionnaire was used to assess the participants’ knowledge and attitudes of pharmacists regarding climate change and its impact on drugs. Participants in the study had to be adults over the age of twenty. The study period was October 2023 – December 2023. Of 200 pharmacists the ask questions response rate were 95.5% (nine form were incomplete) ،minimum age was 20 year and maximum was 55 years، mean age± SD was 34.66±8.64. 148 (77.5%) of participants had poor knowledge of climate change and 43 (22.5%) had good knowledge. There was no association between the education level and knowledge of participants regarding the climate change and it impact on drugs (p= 0.073). The study's findings indicate that Jalalabad city's pharmacists are not well educated on the possible impacts of climate change on pharmaceuticals. In light of changing environmental conditions, this lack of awareness may have detrimental effects on the accessibility and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals.

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Climate, Change, Drug, Jalalabad, Pharmacy, Pharmacist

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Noori, W., Rasouli, A. A., Behsoodwall, G. R., & Haideri, Q. A. (2024). Knowledge and Attitude of Pharmacists Regarding Climate Change and its Impact on Drugs in Jalalabad City. NUIJB, 3(02), 65–69. Retrieved from https://nuijb.nu.edu.af/index.php/nuijb/article/view/168

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