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Name:               Adwoa oforiwaa kwakye, Ph.D

Address:            Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy,

                         School of Pharmacy,  University of Ghana, Legon, Accra.  

Email:                aokwakye@ug.edu.gh

ORCID ID:        https//orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-3995

Scopus ID:         https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=58786976000

Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/34583692?state=%7B%7D

PubMed:           https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=adwoa+oforiwaa+kwakye            

Research Gate:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adwoa-Kwakye-2

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RENpHoYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

RESEARCH AREAS

Communicable and non-communicable diseases 

Pharmaceutical care interventions

Clinical protocols

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

  1. Co-existence of common mental disorders among persons with co-morbid hypertension and diabetes: Implications for medication adherence
  2. Multimorbidity, Pill burden, Medication Adherence among Older Ghanaian Population: Implications for Healthy Aging. 

PROFESSIONAL   EXPERIENCE

  • Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Legon
  • Over a decade of professional experience as a clinical pharmacist working at a tertiary and secondary hospital in Ghana.
  • Focused on the management and pharmaceutical care of patients with communicable and non-communicable diseases
  • Actively develops and applies pharmaceutical care interventions aimed at improving patient health outcomes and treatment adherence.
  • Integrates real-world clinical practice with academic instruction to train future pharmacists in evidence-based, patient-focused care.

PROFESSIONAL   MEMBERSHIP

  1. Member, Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH)
  2. Member, Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
  3. Member, Academic, Social and Research Pharmacists’ Association (ASRPA)
  4. Member Lady pharmacist Association of Ghana (LAPAG)

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Kwakye, A. O., Larry‐Afutu, J. A., & Kretchy, I. A. (2025). Key drivers of medication adherence in patients with comorbid diabetes mellitus and depression: a scoping review. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. https://doi.org/10.1002/jppr.70016
  2. Kwakye, A. O., Oppong, M. B., & Kretchy, I. A. (2025). Pharmacist interventions to improve medication adherence in patients with co-morbid hypertension and diabetes: A scoping review and bibliometric analysis. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 33(2), 134–145. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riaf021
  3. Mensah, K. B., Asambo, M. A., Attakorah, J., Wiafe, E., Kwakye, A. O., Padayachee, N., & Bangalee, V. (2025). Clinicians knowledge of cancer: A study in Ghana’s Bono region. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10781552241312392
  4. Kwakye, A. O., Hutton-Nyameaye, A. A., Cobbold, C. C., Boachie-Ansah, P., & Kretchy, I. A. (2025). A scoping review of interventions to optimize medication adherence in hypertension comorbidity. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.01.008
  5. Hutton-Nyameaye, A. A., Asiamah, M., Asafo-Adjei, K., Benneh, C. K., Kwakye, A. O., Mensah, K. B., Duedu, K. O., & Buabeng, K. O. (2024). Knowledge and prevalence of common sexually transmitted infections among patients seeking care at selected health facilities in Southern Ghana. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(7), e0003422. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003422
  6. Kwakye, A. O., Kretchy, I. A., Peprah, P., & Mensah, K. B. (2024). Factors influencing medication adherence in co-morbid hypertension and diabetes patients: A scoping review. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 13, 100426. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RCSOP.2024.100426
  7. Kwakye, A. O., Kretchy, I. A., & Oppong, K. G. (2024). Polypharmacy and its associated factors among patients with co-morbid hypertension and diabetes in a municipal hospital in Ghana. Scientific African, 23, e02028. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCIAF.2023.E02028
  8. Alhassan Y., Kwakye A.O., K., Dwomoh, A. K., Baah-Nyarkoh, E., Ganu, V. J., Appiah, B., & Kretchy, I. A. (2022). Determinants of blood pressure and blood glucose control in patients with co-morbid hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(12), e0001342. https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PGPH.0001342
  9. Kwakye, A. O., Buabeng, K. O., Opare-Addo, N. A. M., & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2021). Clinical pharmacists education and counselling in patients with co-morbid hypertension and diabetes in a Municipal hospital in Ghana. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 15(10), 183–190. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajpp2021.5267
  10. Kwakye, A. O., Buabeng, K. O., Opare-Addo, N. A. M., & Owusu-Dabo. (2021). Knowledge of hypertension and diabetes comorbid patients about their medication in a municipal hospital in Ghana. 15(4), 53–60. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPP2021.5232