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Berko Panyin Anto

Pharmacy Practice

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About

Berko Panyin Anto is a commonwealth Scholar and a product of University of London. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He is a board member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana and the Pharmacy Council of Ghana. From 2012 to 2016 he was the external examiner for Pharmacy practice, University of Nairobi and is currently the external examiner for Pharmacy practice, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho and Central University, Miotso, all in GhanaProf Berko Anto was instrumental in institutionalising the Doctor of Pharmacy programme in Ghana and was part of the team that drafted the curriculum. He served as the experiential training coordinator for the programme prior to taking up the deanship position.Prof Berko Anto’s research areas is patient safety, an area he has published extensively.

Research Summary

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The researcher conducts comprehensive studies focusing on healthcare quality across various domains, examining themes such as antibiotic resistance, patient safety, and pharmacological interventions. Their work highlights key areas of interest, including hospital patient safety, pharmaceutical practices in preventing adverse drug events, and specific concerns like HIV/AIDS and schizophrenia treatment.

Research Themes

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Situational analysis of antibiotic use and resistance in Ghana: policy and regulation(2017)
Medication safety strategies in hospitals – A systematic review(2014)
Medication Administration Errors in an Adult Emergency Department of a Tertiary Health Care Facility in Ghana(2015)
Error-Provoking Conditions in the Medication Use Process(2011)
Exploratory study to identify the process used by pharmacy staff to verify the accuracy of dispensed medicines(2012)
Dispensing‐label errors in hospital: types and potential causes(2010)
Dispensing Errors in Hospital(2010)
Incorrect drug selection at the point of dispensing: a study of potential predisposing factors(2011)
Perceived barriers to pharmacist engagement in adverse drug event prevention activities in Ghana using semi-structured interview(2015)
Drug-related problems and their clinical interventions in a Ghanaian teaching hospital(2016)
A Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Programme in Ghana(2004)
Reuse of patients’ own drugs in hospitals in Ghana; the evidence to support policy(2019)
Medication safety activities of hospital pharmacists in Ghana; challenges and perceived impact on patient care(2015)
Determinants of adverse reactions to first-line antitubercular medicines: a prospective cohort study(2023)
Factors influencing treatment success in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study(2025)
Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of quality of life among tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study(2023)
Determinants of treatment success among drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study(2023)
Determinants of health-related quality of life in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: a prospective observational study(2025)
Association between culture and the preference for, and perceptions of, 11 routes of medicine administration: A survey in 21 countries and regions(2023)
Prevalence, Awareness, and Control of Hypertensive Disorders amongst Pregnant Women Seeking Healthcare in Ghana(2023)
Exploring the Role of the Pharmacist in the Prevention and Management of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy in Ashanti Region, Ghana(2025)
Structured pharmaceutical care improves the health-related quality of life of patients with asthma(2017)
Iron-deficiency anaemia in children with congenital heart diseases at a teaching hospital in Ghana(2020)
The indiscriminate use of sex enhancing products among Ghanaians: Prevalence, and potential risk(2011)
Source of medicines and medicine information by self-reported persons living with hy-pertension and diabetes in rural and urban Ghana(2018)
Physician and patient preferences for sustained release antihypertensive preparations in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana(2023)
Antiretroviral treatment outcomes among adults offered clinical care in Ghana: a multicenter retrospective study(2008)
Quality of antenatal care and outcomes of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy among antenatal attendees: A comparison of urban and periurban health facilities in Ghana(2023)
MANAGEMENT OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC INDUCED WEIGHT GAIN IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS AT A TERTIARY TEACHING HOSPITAL(2024)

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