Kwame Ohene Buabeng

Pharmacy Practice

About

I hold a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, MSc in Clinical Pharmacology from Aberdeen University, UK and PhD in Social Pharmacy (Health Systems & Drug Utilisation Research) from University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. I am a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana and Fellow of the Ghana College of Pharmacists.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work focuses primarily on public health issues in Ghana, particularly emphasizing the management of antibiotic abuse within healthcare settings. Their research encompasses several key areas: addressing cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, improving blood pressure management to enhance overall patient outcomes, and conducting pharmaceutical studies relevant to conditions like SARS-CoV-2, which has implications for pandemic preparedness. Additionally, their work highlights the importance of pharmacology in community engagement efforts aimed at promoting healthcare access and quality. The researcher's studies contribute significantly to understanding and mitigating drug abuse, improving cardiovascular health, and advocating for effective pandemic management strategies within Ghanaian healthcare systems.

Research Themes

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Situational analysis of antibiotic use and resistance in Ghana: policy and regulation(2017)

Knowledge of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana; a cross-sectional study(2017)

Point prevalence survey of antibiotic consumption across three hospitals in Ghana(2021)

Self-Medication and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Survey of Students Studying Healthcare Programmes at a Tertiary Institution in Ghana(2021)

High Levels of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription at a District Hospital in Ghana: Results of a Cross Sectional Study(2022)

Development and Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Checklist in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Co-Creation Consensus Approach(2022)

Assessing the impact of antimicrobial stewardship implementation at a district hospital in Ghana using a health partnership model(2023)

Antimicrobial stewardship capacity and infection prevention and control assessment of three health facilities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana(2022)

Antibiotic Use in a Municipal Veterinary Clinic in Ghana(2021)

Development and Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Checklist in Sub-saharan Africa: a Co-creation Consensus Approach(2022)

Adherence to Prescribing Indicators at a District Hospital in Ghana: Do We Match WHO Standards?(2022)

Bridging the Capacity Building Gap for Antimicrobial Stewardship Implementation: Evidence from Virtual Communities of Practice in Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi(2025)

Use what you have: leveraging microbiology support to develop a cumulative antibiotic susceptibility report for antimicrobial stewardship at a district hospital in Ghana(2024)

Public perceptions on the use of antibiotics at a market place in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross-sectional study(2020)

Adherence to Prescribing Indicators at a District Hospital in Ghana: Do We Match WHO Standards?(2022)

High Levels of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription at a District Hospital in Ghana (2021): Results of a Cross Sectional Study(2022)

Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in a District Hospital in the Ashanti Region of Ghana Using a Health Partnership Model(2022)

Evaluation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Healthcare Students on Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance: A Study in Central University, Ghana(2023)

Improvements in Prescribing Indicators and Antibiotic Utilization Patterns Following Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention at a District Hospital in Ghana(2025)

Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients admitted for heart failure: A 5-year retrospective study of African patients(2017)

Review of novel therapeutic targets for improving heart failure treatment based on experimental and clinical studies(2016)

Anti-hypertensive medication access and affordability and their association with blood pressure control at a teaching hospital in Ghana(2021)

Cardiovascular disease risk assessment among patients attending two cardiac clinics in the Ashanti Region of Ghana(2020)

Exploring the role of pharmacists in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients at the workplace(2021)

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and management of hypertension at a cardiac clinic in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana(2020)

Blood pressure—lowering medication prescribing, its adherence to guidelines and relationship with blood pressure control at a family medicine department(2023)

Evaluation of workplace hypertension preventative and detection service in a Ghanaian University(2023)

Attitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana(2023)

Implementation and outcomes of interprofessional education programme among health care students and practitioners in Ghana(2022)

Attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana(2023)

Quality Assessment of Some Essential Children’s Medicines Sold in Licensed Outlets in Ashanti Region, Ghana(2018)

Clinical characteristics, treatment regimen and duration of hospitalization among COVID-19 patients in Ghana: a retrospective cohort study.(2020)

Clinical characteristics, treatment regimen and duration of hospitalization among COVID-19 patients in Ghana: a retrospective cohort study(2020)

Tenofovir-Based Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Is Associated with Superior CD4 T Cells Repopulation Compared to Zidovudine-Based HAART in HIV 1 Infected Adults(2018)

Clinical pharmacists education and counselling in patients with co-morbid hypertension and diabetes in a Municipal hospital in Ghana(2021)

Knowledge of hypertension and diabetes comorbid patients about their medication in a municipal hospital in Ghana(2021)

Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug-Drug Interactions with Cardiovascular Medications Seen in Patients Attending a Teaching Hospital in Ghana(2016)

ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE MEDICINES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ADHERENCE AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL IN GHANA(2021)

Validation and testing of the O-PALM mono-dimensional tool for evaluating the economic impact of pharmacist interventions in a Teaching Hospital(2024)

Statin Treatment and Clinical Outcomes of Heart Failure Among Africans: An Inverse Probability Treatment Weighted Analysis(2017)

Market violence through destructive entrepreneurship: Assessing institutional responses to the proliferation of counterfeit traditional and alternative medicines in Ghana(2023)

Healthcare services utilisation among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Ghana(2020)

Source of medicines and medicine information by self-reported persons living with hy-pertension and diabetes in rural and urban Ghana(2018)

Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis(2024)

Genotypic characterisation of human papillomavirus infections among persons living with <scp>HIV</scp> infection; a case–control study in Kumasi, Ghana(2015)

Investigating Ghanaian Allium Species for Anti-Infective and Resistance-Reversal Natural Product Leads to Mitigate Multidrug-Resistance in Tuberculosis(2021)

Iron-deficiency anaemia in children with congenital heart diseases at a teaching hospital in Ghana(2020)

Pattern of Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Antimicrobial Treatment of Neonates Admitted with Suspected Sepsis in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana, 2021(2022)

SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana(2023)

Environmental Risk Assessment of Analgesics and Antibiotics in Effluents from Three Selected Hospitals in Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana(2024)

Educational status and religion influence uptake of voluntary HIV counseling and testing by Ghanaian antenatal clinic attendees.(2014)

Caregivers' knowledge, attitude, and perception toward pneumococcal infection prophylaxis in pediatric sickle cell disease patients in Kumasi, Ghana(2023)

Adherence to routinely prescribed medications among paediatric sickle cell disease patients in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)

Relationship Between Physicochemical Parameters and Risk of Analgesics and Antibiotics of Effluents From Three Selected Hospitals in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana(2025)

Assessment of the efficacy, safety and quality of gentamicin use in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary(1999)

Safety and efficacy of gentamicin therapy(1999)

Advanced pharmacy practice of a doctor of pharmacy student at an allied surgical ward in a hospital in Africa(2023)

The infrastructure of Ghanaian medicine outlets and its suitability to support public health initiatives and services for malaria control(2013)

Physician and patient preferences for sustained release antihypertensive preparations in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana(2023)

P207 Burden of ophthalmia neonatorium among babies of PLHIV at a district hospital in kumasi, ghana(2019)

Management of sexually transmitted infections: a qualitative assessment of community pharmacy practices in the Ho Municipality, Ghana(2023)

P186 <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>infections among people living with HIV on ART at STI clinic in kumasi, ghana(2019)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Optimal Pharmacotherapy with Medicines of Narrow Therapeutic Index(2022)

Antihypertensives Therapy And Monitoring In Pre-Eclampsia: Role Of The Pharmacist(2023)

PA-259 Overcoming challenges in vaccination campaign during COVID-19: lessons learned from the TyVEGHA study(2023)

Nurses’ Refusal to Report Medication Administration Errors in a Ghanaian Municipality: Uncovering the Barriers with a Quantitative Approach(2024)

Snakebites and Antisnake Venom Utilization in Ghana’s Oti Region: A 6‐Year Retrospective Study(2024)

A Review on Occurrence, Risk Assessment and Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Hospital Effluents(2025)

Evaluation of multisectoral interprofessional collaboration for non-communicable disease management within a municipal setting: a mixed methods study(2025)

A CRYPTOLEPIS SANGUINOLENTA-BASED PREPARATION REDUCED HOSPITAL STAY AND MORTALITY OF COVID-19 PATIENTS DURING THE PANDEMI(2025)

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