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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Arch Pharm Pract</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">archivepp.com</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Arch Pharm Pract</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Archives of Pharmacy Practice</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2320-5210</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">archivepp.com-1230</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.51847/52YwrQx7Rm</article-id>
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          <subject>Original research</subject>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>Simulated Patient Study in Community Pharmacy Regarding Patient Counseling and Dispensing of Insulin Pen</article-title>
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                    <contrib-group>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Zainib</surname>
                <given-names>Faraa</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Ayub</surname>
                <given-names>Fiza</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Nasir</surname>
                <given-names>Asma</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Chaudhary</surname>
                <given-names>Umama</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Khalid</surname>
                <given-names>Waqas</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Safi</surname>
                <given-names>Muhammad Faisal</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Alsughayer</surname>
                <given-names>Hasan Homood</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff2" ref-type="aff">2</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Alothaim</surname>
                <given-names>Yunes Abdulaziz</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff2" ref-type="aff">2</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Al-Harbi</surname>
                <given-names>Adel Thaar</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff3" ref-type="aff">3</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Bukhsh</surname>
                <given-names>Allah</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Khan</surname>
                <given-names>Tahir Mehmood</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
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                  <aff id="aff1">
            <label>1</label>Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
          </aff>
                  <aff id="aff2">
            <label>2</label>Laboratory Specialist, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Qassim University Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
          </aff>
                  <aff id="aff3">
            <label>3</label>Medical Laboratory Technician, International Academy for Health Sciences, Qassim Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
          </aff>
                          <author-notes>
            <corresp id="cor1">
              <bold>Address for correspondence:</bold> Prof. Wael Abu Dayyih, Department of
              Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mutah University, Al-Karak 61710, Jordan.
                              E-mail: <email xlink:href="Tahir.khan@uvas.edu.pk">Tahir.khan@uvas.edu.pk</email>
                          </corresp>
          </author-notes>
                    <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>19</day>
        <month>05</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>16</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>6</fpage>
      <lpage>11</lpage>
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          Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Archives of Pharmacy Practice
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        <copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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      <abstract>
        <title>A<sc>BSTRACT</sc></title>
        <p>Insulin therapy is vital for diabetic patients, but errors in its administration can be life-threatening. Pharmacists play a key role in educating and counseling patients on proper insulin pen use. This study investigates the awareness of community pharmacists regarding insulin pen usage using a simulated patient approach. A cross-sectional study employed the simulated patient method, using a scenario with a prescription for a regular insulin pen. The focus was on evaluating pharmacists’ counseling and education roles, comparing their information with expert recommendations for optimal insulin injection techniques. The study revealed moderate performance among community pharmacists in insulin pen counseling and dispensing. Some pharmacists merely dispensed insulin and referred patients to physicians for guidance. While a high percentage demonstrated proper procedures like insulin collection, handwashing, cap removal, and insulin examination, comprehensive patient counseling was often lacking. The simulated patient study highlights the need for standardized training and ongoing education for community pharmacists in insulin pen counseling and dispensing. Many pharmacists lack the expertise to provide diabetic patients with adequate guidance, underscoring the importance of practical demonstrations and addressing geographical variations in practices. </p>
      </abstract>
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                <kwd>Simulated study</kwd>
                <kwd>Dispensing</kwd>
                <kwd>Patient counselling</kwd>
                <kwd>Insulin pen fill</kwd>
                <kwd>Pakistan</kwd>
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