DEPARTMENT OF CLINIICAL PHAMACY AND PHARMACY PRACTICE

Background: Pharmacists play a vital role in medication management, patient counseling, and healthcare coordination and the integration of eHealth technology has the potential to enhance these roles by providing pharmacists with efficient tools for information sharing, communication, and improving patient care. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the attitude and belief of pharmacists towards the adoption of eHealth technology in community pharmacy practice in Benin City. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to select the pharmacists working at community pharmacies in Benin City. Among which 140 questionnaires were disseminated, 125 were duly completed and served as the dataset for subsequent percentage calculations. Key findings: The majority of respondents are male, making up 65.6%, The largest age group among the participants is 30-49 years, representing 51.2%, and Superintendent pharmacists are the largest group, making up 61.6%. On how effective is the use of eHealth technology in improving medication management and safety in community pharmacy practice Excellent: 10 (8%), Good: 29 (23.2%), Average: 45 (36%) Poor: 33 (26.4%) Very poor: 8 (6.4%). The Chi- Square tests show a significant relationship between the variables under examination, with p- values of .002 and .001. Conclusion: The level prevalence of adoption of eHealth technology in community pharmacy practice is low and some factors hinder adoption of eHealth technology in community pharmacy practice, pharmacists have positive opinions and attitudes towards the integration of eHealth technology in community pharmacy practice and there are difficulties and challenges encountered in implementing eHealth technology in community pharmacy practice in Benin City