Berko Panyin Anto
Department of Pharmacy PracticeLife SciencesHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Berko Panyin Anto

29 Publications14 Research Themes20 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

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.

Faculty Biography

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.

Key Research Themes (14)
Life Sciences

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Health Sciences

Asthma and respiratory diseases

Health Sciences

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

Health Sciences

Congenital Heart Disease Studies

Health Sciences

Global Maternal and Child Health

Social Sciences

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Health Sciences

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Health Sciences

Medical Case Reports and Studies

Health Sciences

Patient Safety and Medication Errors

Social Sciences

Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy

Health Sciences

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Health Sciences

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

Health Sciences

Schizophrenia research and treatment

Health Sciences

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Publications (29)

Determinants of health-related quality of life in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: a prospective observational study

Open Access
2025Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1177/20499361251343143

Factors influencing treatment success in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study

Open Access
2025Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004146

Exploring the Role of the Pharmacist in the Prevention and Management of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Open Access
2025Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesDOI: 10.1111/jch.70005

MANAGEMENT OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC INDUCED WEIGHT GAIN IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS AT A TERTIARY TEACHING HOSPITAL

2024Schizophrenia research and treatmentDOI: 10.22541/au.170670374.47667257/v1

Quality of antenatal care and outcomes of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy among antenatal attendees: A comparison of urban and periurban health facilities in Ghana

Open Access
2023Global Maternal and Child HealthDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294327

Association between culture and the preference for, and perceptions of, 11 routes of medicine administration: A survey in 21 countries and regions

Open Access
2023Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100378

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

Open Access
2023Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyDOI: 10.60787/wapcp-26-1-60

Determinants of treatment success among drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study

Open Access
2023Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1101/2023.11.02.23298001

Prevalence, Awareness, and Control of Hypertensive Disorders amongst Pregnant Women Seeking Healthcare in Ghana

Open Access
2023Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesDOI: 10.1155/2023/4194443

Determinants of adverse reactions to first-line antitubercular medicines: a prospective cohort study

Open Access
2023Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.1186/s40545-023-00577-6

Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of quality of life among tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study

Open Access
2023Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2517539/v1

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

Open Access
2020Congenital Heart Disease StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03408

Reuse of patients’ own drugs in hospitals in Ghana; the evidence to support policy

Open Access
2019Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3860-9

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

Open Access
2018Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyDOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2018.03.1151

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

Open Access
2017Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4910-7

Structured pharmaceutical care improves the health-related quality of life of patients with asthma

Open Access
2017Asthma and respiratory diseasesDOI: 10.1186/s40545-017-0097-7

Drug-related problems and their clinical interventions in a Ghanaian teaching hospital

Open Access
2016Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.1186/s40886-016-0050-5

Perceived barriers to pharmacist engagement in adverse drug event prevention activities in Ghana using semi-structured interview

Open Access
2015Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1031-9

Medication Administration Errors in an Adult Emergency Department of a Tertiary Health Care Facility in Ghana

2015Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsDOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000105

Medication safety activities of hospital pharmacists in Ghana; challenges and perceived impact on patient care

2015Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.3233/jrs-150638

Medication safety strategies in hospitals – A systematic review

2014Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsDOI: 10.3233/jrs-140623

Exploratory study to identify the process used by pharmacy staff to verify the accuracy of dispensed medicines

Open Access
2012Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsDOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00255.x

Error-Provoking Conditions in the Medication Use Process

2011Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsDOI: 10.1097/pts.0b013e31823d048d

Incorrect drug selection at the point of dispensing: a study of potential predisposing factors

2011Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00072.x

The indiscriminate use of sex enhancing products among Ghanaians: Prevalence, and potential risk

2011Medical Case Reports and Studies

Dispensing Errors in Hospital

2010Patient Safety and Medication Errors

Dispensing‐label errors in hospital: types and potential causes

2010Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsDOI: 10.1211/ijpp.18.02.0008

Antiretroviral treatment outcomes among adults offered clinical care in Ghana: a multicenter retrospective study

Open Access
2008HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsDOI: 10.3886/e115610v1

A Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Programme in Ghana

Open Access
2004Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDOI: 10.1080/15602210400010257
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Pharmacy Practice
Total Publications29
Research Themes14
Open Access Papers20

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