Pharmacy technicians are integral members of the health care team, assisting pharmacists and other health professionals in assuring safe and effective medication use.
David P. Zgarrick +2 more
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New Ways of Working – Pharmacy and Medicines Management [PDF]
Medicines play a key role in the treatment of most mental illnesses. The management of those medicines is of great importance to most mental health service users and also impacts on the daily professional life of many of those involved in caring, be they
Branford, David
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Assessment of the Level of Knowledge about Migraines and Medication Among Pharmacy Technicians
Objective: A limited number of studies focus on pharmacy technicians (PT) and their knowledge level regarding migraines. The present study aimed to determine their level of awareness and knowledge regarding migraines and migraine treatment.
Recep Baydemir +5 more
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Pharmacy Technicians’ Willingness to Perform Emerging Tasks in Community Practice
New tasks are being developed for pharmacy technicians in community practice. The objectives of this study were to (1) assess the willingness of community pharmacy technicians to perform new tasks, and (2) to identify factors affecting technicians in ...
William R. Doucette, Jon C. Schommer
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Impact of a pharmacy technician-centered medication reconciliation program on medication discrepancies and implementation of recommendations. [PDF]
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a pharmacy-technician centered medication reconciliation (PTMR) program by identifying and quantifying medication discrepancies and outcomes of pharmacist medication reconciliation recommendations.
Kraus SK, Sen S, Murphy M, Pontiggia L.
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Pharmacy Technician Review of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) within Care Homes. [PDF]
Up to 42% of patients admitted to care homes are at risk of malnutrition. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) can be prescribed to increase nutritional intake when diet alone is insufficient to meet daily nutritional requirements.
Collins C +4 more
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An Ambulatory Care Clinic and Community Pharmacy Collaboration to Address Prescription Abandonment
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to evaluate a collaborative workflow aimed at decreasing prescription abandonment. Setting: A federally qualified health center and a 340B contracted grocery store-based community pharmacy. Practice Workflow:
Joshua W Gaborcik +4 more
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The implementation of a Technician Enhanced Administration of Medications [TEAM] model: An evaluative study of impact on working practices in a children's hospital [PDF]
Background: Children are frequently prescribed unlicensed and off-label medicines meaning dosing and administration of medicines to children is often based on poor quality guidance.
Bellis, Jennifer +5 more
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Labor market forces in pharmacy are affected by frictional unemployment (job turnover), structural employment forces that require new skill sets for employees, and hiring practices that integrate technology or less costly labor such as pharmacy ...
Jon C. Schommer +4 more
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Efficiency, Efficacy, and Power in the Implementation of a Medication Adherence Aid. [PDF]
Nonadherence to medication regimens is common, with approximately 50% of patients not taking their medications as prescribed. The Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) is a set of standardized, evidence-based, and patient-centered instructions for pill ...
Ackerman, Sara +5 more
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