Volume 12, Issue 1

Pharmacy students’ perspectives on a PharmD/MPH dual degree program at a large metropolitan school of pharmacy

Carol W. Holtzman, Nicole M. Sifontis

pp. 359 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014

Objective: To determine doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students’ perceptions of a PharmD and master of public health (MPH) dual degree program. Methods: A seven-item survey instrument was developed and distributed to studen…

Medication discrepancies despite pharmacist led medication reconciliation: the challenges of maintaining an accurate medication list in primary care

Autumn L. Stewart, Kevin J. Lynch

pp. 360 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014

Objective: Describe the types of medication discrepancies that persist despite pharmacist-led medication reconciliation using the primary care electronic medical record (EMR). Methods: Observational case series study of …

A qualitative study exploring public perceptions on the role of community pharmacists in Dubai

Ibrahim Khalid Rayes, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Abduelmula R. Abduelkarem

pp. 363 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014

Background: The role of community pharmacists is very important due to their access to primary care patients and expertise. For this reason, the interaction level between pharmacists and patients should be optimized to e…

Cost evaluation of therapeutic drug monitoring of gentamicin at a teaching hospital in Malaysia

Mohamed Izham Ibrahim, Hisham Elhag Abdelrahim, Ab Fatah Ab Rahman

pp. 372 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014

Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) makes use of serum drug concentrations as an adjunct to decision-making. Preliminary data in our hospital showed that approximately one-fifth of all drugs monitored by TDM se…

Management of acute diarrhea in children by community pharmacists in Lagos, Nigeria

Patricia Uche Ogbo, Bolajoko Ajoke Aina, Roseline Iberi Aderemi-Williams

pp. 376 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014

Background: Acute diarrhea in children leads to dehydration and death if not appropriately managed. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends treating diarrhea with oral rehydration therapy (ORT), fluids and foods. Prop…

Becoming a pharmacist: the role of curriculum in professional identity formation

Christy Noble, Ian Coombes, Paul Nicholas Shaw, Lisa M. Nissen, Alexandra Clavarino

pp. 380 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014

Objective: To understand how the formal curriculum experience of an Australian undergraduate pharmacy program supports students’ professional identity formation. Methods: A qualitative ethnographic study was conducted ov…

Perceptions of prescription warning labels within an underserved population

Olayinka O. Shiyanbola, Brittney A. Meyer, Michelle R. Locke, Sara Wettergreen

pp. 387 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014

Objective: To understand how underserved populations attend to prescription warning label (PWL) instructions, examine the importance of PWL instructions to participants and describe the challenges associated with interpr…

Using scenarios to test the appropriateness of pharmacist prescribing in asthma management

Tamer Hanna, Beata Bajorek, Kate LeMay, Carol L. Armour

pp. 390 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014

Objective: To explore the potential for community pharmacist prescribing in terms of usefulness, pharmacists’ confidence, and appropriateness, in the context of asthma management. Methods: Twenty community pharmacists we…

Open access, predatory publishing and peer-review

Fernando Fernandez-Llimos

pp. 427 · DOI: · Published Jan-Mar 2014