Addressing Undertreatment of Atrial Fibrillation With Community Pharmacists.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.21955
Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the likelihood of ischemic strokes, including those most likely to result in death or permanent disability. This combined with the growing number of patients living with AF highlights that stroke prevention… read more here.
Keywords: high risk; community; community pharmacists; atrial fibrillation ... See more keywords
Qualitative analysis of community pharmacists’ opinions on their involvement in reducing potentially inappropriate prescribing
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DOI: 10.1007/s00228-018-2578-2
Abstract: PurposeOlder people are at risk of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) due to polypharmacy arising from multi-morbidity. Despite available explicit criteria to reduce PIP, it is highly prevalent. Whilst community pharmacists have the required knowledge to… read more here.
Keywords: inappropriate prescribing; community; community pharmacists; pip ... See more keywords
Moral dilemmas of community pharmacists: a narrative study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-017-0561-0
Abstract: Background Pharmacists are increasingly involved in patient care. This new role in a complex healthcare system with demanding patients may lead to moral dilemmas. There has been little research into pharmacy ethics, and existing data… read more here.
Keywords: dilemmas; community pharmacists; pharmacy; health ... See more keywords
Practice of community pharmacists related to multivitamin supplements: a simulated patient study in Iran
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-017-0579-3
Abstract: Background Multivitamin supplements are a subset of dietary supplements sold in pharmacies as over-the-counter medicines. Community pharmacists are regarded as responsible professionals and relied on for their safe practice and efficacy. Objective The aim of… read more here.
Keywords: multivitamin supplements; community; community pharmacists; study ... See more keywords
Perceived roles and barriers in caring for the people who are homeless: a survey of UK community pharmacists
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-019-00789-4
Abstract: Background Community pharmacists can be an accessible source for advice and support for the people who are homeless, given their utilisation of a variety of currently available services such as dispensing of medicines, drugs and alcohol… read more here.
Keywords: counselling management; community; community pharmacists; people homeless ... See more keywords
Pharmacists’ views on the upscheduling of codeine-containing analgesics to ‘prescription only’ medicines in Australia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-019-00804-8
Abstract: Background Codeine is the most commonly used opioid worldwide, and is available over-the-counter (OTC) in many countries. There is continual debate regarding the risk:benefit profile for OTC codeine. In Australia, codeine containing analgesics became ‘prescription… read more here.
Keywords: codeine; codeine upscheduling; codeine containing; community pharmacists ... See more keywords
Factors associated with work impairment and productivity among Lebanese community pharmacists
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-020-01087-0
Abstract: Background Community pharmacists provide an essential service by promoting, maintaining and improving the health of the community. However, factors affecting community pharmacists’ work productivity remain poorly studied. Objective Our study aimed to assess, on a… read more here.
Keywords: work productivity; community; community pharmacists; among lebanese ... See more keywords
Awareness of osteoporosis risk assessment tools and screening recommendations among community pharmacists in Malaysia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-020-01169-z
Abstract: Background The incidence of osteoporosis in Malaysia is increasing due to a fast-ageing population. Because of its silent nature, various osteoporosis risk assessment tools exist to detect high-risk patients and facilitate referrals for bone mineral… read more here.
Keywords: risk assessment; risk; community pharmacists; osteoporosis ... See more keywords
Perceptions of community pharmacists to implementing technologies in the workplace: an exploratory study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-021-01238-x
Abstract: Background The proliferation of different technologies in pharmacies has begun to change the role and work of pharmacists; however, while workplace integration of technologies has been shown to be beneficial, there are still barriers to… read more here.
Keywords: community; community pharmacists; technology; new technologies ... See more keywords
Pharmaceutical care for visually impaired patients: a qualitative study of community pharmacists' needs and professional experience
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-023-01684-9
Abstract: Visual impairment is a disability that can have a significant impact on the ability to take medication safely. As a result, pharmacists must adjust their practice to provide targeted and adapted support for this type… read more here.
Keywords: pharmaceutical care; visually impaired; community pharmacists; impaired patients ... See more keywords
Community pharmacists’ knowledge of, and role in, managing anticholinergic burden among patients with dementia in primary care: a cross-sectional survey study
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DOI: 10.1007/s11096-024-01831-w
Abstract: Anticholinergic medications and associated anticholinergic burden can impair cognitive function and increase mortality rates in patients with dementia. To explore community pharmacists’ knowledge of anticholinergic burden and perceptions of their role in anticholinergic burden management… read more here.
Keywords: role; community pharmacists; patients dementia; burden ... See more keywords