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The objective of this study is to assess the outcome of APTS implementation in TASH using the five APTS result areas as a reference for measurement. Cross- sectional descriptive study was used both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed. The data for this study was obtained from primary and secondary sources. In-depth interviews were made with the pharmacy department head, accountants, finance head, Human resource head and internal auditor of the hospital. Self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 67 pharmacy staffs and 100 patients. 100 patients were also interviewed for their knowledge on dispensed medicine. Quantitative data was entered using SPSS version 20 and analyzed using descriptive statistics that is percentage and frequency. Quantitative finding showed that most of the prescribed medicines were available. Patients’ satisfaction stood at score of 66% while 88 % of the employees are dissatisfied with their job. 74.75% of the patients know how to take their medication. |
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