Patient Knowledge of their Dispensed Drugs in Rural Gambia
Keywords:
patient, knowledge, dosage, duration, purposeAbstract
Patient knowledge of dispensed medication as they exit health facilities holds a central place in the overall outcome of treatment, as a lack of knowledge can result in medication errors. A cross-sectional survey collecting quantitative data from patients following dispensation of prescribed drugs from a hospital pharmacy aimed at assessing patients
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