Evaluation of the extent of involvement of community pharmacists in medicine inventory management practices in Delta State, Nigeria

Abstract

The extent of involvement of community pharmacists in inventory management practices in Delta State was studied with a cross-sectional descriptive survey of 125 community pharmacists selected using simple random sampling method. Primary data were collected with the aid of a pretested semi-structured questionnaire. Sample size was determined using Taro Yamane’s formula for finite population. The questionnaire comprises three main sections in line with the study objective and was designed using simple statements on Likert-type scale with five alternative responses having weighting scores of 0-4. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 5% level of significance. The mean of weighted average (MWA) of respondents’ involvement in inventory management practices was computed to be 2.65. Community pharmacists’ extent of involvement in inventory management practices was sub-optimal. There is significant association with age (x² =15.70, p = 0.000) and year of practice (x² = 10.09, p = 0.01) of the respondents.

Keywords: Inventory management practices, Community pharmacies, Random sampling, Questionnaire