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March 29, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

Drug–food and drug–alcohol interactions: Pharmacists’ knowledge gaps and patient safety concerns in the United Arab Emirates

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TQTaima QudahAl Ain UniversityLFLeen FinoApplied Science Private UniversityRNRazan I. Nassar

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Implication

Cross-sectional study assesses pharmacists' knowledge gaps on drug interactions, highlighting patient safety concerns.

Key Points

  • The study aims to assess community pharmacists' knowledge regarding drug–food and drug–alcohol interactions in the UAE.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional survey using a validated 24-item questionnaire.
  • Evaluated sociodemographic and professional characteristics of pharmacists.
  • Performed descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analyses using SPSS v28.0.
  • Pharmacists showed moderate knowledge of drug–food interactions with a mean score of 8.62/12.
  • Mean scores for drug–food timing and drug–alcohol interactions were 5.84/12 and 4.70/6, respectively.
  • High awareness for caffeine–diazepam (76.3%) and methotrexate–alcohol (81.0%) interactions, but only 25.9% recognized potassium-rich food interactions with spironolactone.

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Qudah et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c43ede0f0f753b39efc9https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346144
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