Does evidence drive pharmacist over-the-counter product recommendations? [PDF]
Rationale, aims and objectives To explore how community pharmacists use evidence to inform their practice when recommending or selling over-the-counter medicines.
Blenkinsopp +9 more
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Fighting against COVID-19: Innovative strategies for clinical pharmacists
Background Clinical pharmacists’ routine task is carrying out pharmaceutical care to ensure patients' safe and reasonable medication use. However, under public health emergencies, such as the outbreak of COVID-19, the work strategies of clinical ...
Huibo Li +4 more
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Role of community pharmacists in the use of antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD): A qualitative study [PDF]
Objective This study aimed to use qualitative methodology to understand the current role of community pharmacists in limiting the use of antipsychotics prescribed inappropriately for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Aston, Lydia +5 more
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Pharmacist intervention in primary care to improve outcomes in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction [PDF]
<b>Background</b> Meta-analysis of small trials suggests that pharmacist-led collaborative review and revision of medical treatment may improve outcomes in heart failure.<p></p> <b>Methods and results</b> We studied
Forsyth, P. +7 more
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Pharmacist-led medication reviews for geriatric residents in German long-term care facilities
Background The benefit of medication reviews for long-term care (LTC) residents has been generally recognized throughout health care systems. Whereas many studies showed the impact of comprehensive medication reviews performed by specialized clinical ...
Kerstin Bitter +5 more
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Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmacist input at the ward level: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background Pharmacists play important role in ensuring timely care delivery at the ward level. The optimal level of pharmacist input, however, is not clearly defined.
Aag +57 more
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Exploring the baseline knowledge and experience of healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom on Novel Psychoactive Substances [PDF]
Submitted 28 january 2020. Reviwers' comments received 11 February 2020. Accepted 26 February 2020. Published 2 March 2020.Objective: This survey aimed to explore knowledge and experience on novel psychoactive substances (NPS) of healthcare professionals
Bancroft, Angus +9 more
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Do Future Physicians Know a Clinical Hospital Pharmacist's Capabilities?
Background: Physicians appear to positively perceive pharmacists, but the perception of future physicians on clinical hospital pharmacists is largely unknown. By identifying medical students’ perceptions, educational efforts could be developed to target
Haylee Moser, Stephanie Tubb
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Ethical decision-making, passivity and pharmacy [PDF]
Background: Increasing interest in empirical ethics has enhanced understanding of healthcare professionals' ethical problems and attendant decision-making.
Bissell, P., Cooper, R.J., Wingfield, J.
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The potential role of local pharmacies to assess asthma control: an Italian cross-sectional study
Background Asthma control and monitoring still represents a challenge worldwide. Although the international guidelines suggest the interplay between secondary and primary care services as an effective strategy to control the disease, community pharmacies’
M. Caminati +8 more
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