Bahia Fadel
Community pharmacist, Member of the disciplinary board of the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists, Lebanon
Publications
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Research Article
Ethical Pharmaceutical Practices and Beliefs in Lebanon: A National Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Aline Issa Barcha* and Bahia Fadel
Background and Objectives: Pharmacy practice is in constant evolution. Ethical dilemmas are more often encountered and more complicated therefore the need to reform the code of pharmaceutical ethics in Lebanon is growing. Until today there has been no study investigating the ethical attitudes and beliefs among pharmacists and pharmacy students in Lebanon. The primary objective of this present study is to explore and understand pharmacists’ knowledge and attitudes towards ethics and good pharmacy prac- tice in daily experience in Lebanon and to determine the factors affecting these attitudes. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among pharmacists and pharmacy students in Lebanon using a snowball sampling technique. An online questionnaire based on Google Forms was used to collect data. Descriptive and inferential analy- s.. Read More»