Assessment of knowledge and counselling on ophthalmic preparations among community pharmacists in Ibadan, Nigeria – an intervention study

Background: The ratio of patients to ophthalmologists is rather high, affffording inadequate time for patient interaction, especially on the use ophthalmic preparations. An assessment community pharmacists' knowledge and counselling preparations vital maintaining quality of care received by patients.  Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among consented community pharmacists practicing in Ibadan metropolis southwest Nigeria, who were randomized into control and intervention arms. Baseline their ophthalmic preparations done. educational intervention then intervention pharmacists. Postintervention evaluate effffect intervention. Data summarized with descriptive inferential statistics.  Results: total 115 (control arm-62; arm-53) pharmacists participated in the study. Percentage understood punctal occlusion vs intervention) increased from 21.0% vs 22.6% at baseline 45.4% 83.0% postintervention. Preintervention intervention), 83.9% 81.1% knew that eye drop bottle tip should not touch eyes during application. This improved postintervention 82.3% 100%. signifificant difffference participants' observed postintervention. Participants' comparison intervention) 7.79 ± 1.79 vs 7.60 1.65 (p = 0.565) 8.89 1.73 10.83 1.63 < 0.001) postintervention, respectively. 2.82 1.93 2.57 1.91 = 0.476) baseline, 2.97 2.48 5.98 1.69 postintervention. Conclusion: intervention, which addressed gaps discovered pharmacists' on ophthalmic