Volume 12, Issue 4

Impact of pharmaceutical counseling in minor health problems in rural Portugal

Raquel B. Coelho, Filipa A. Costa

pp. 451 · DOI: · Published

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of self-medication and to evaluate the clinical impact of pharmaceutical counseling. Methods: A cross-sectional study was used with a prospective …

Validation of the parental knowledge and attitude towards antibiotic usage and resistance among children in Tetovo, the Republic of Macedonia

Edita Alili-Idrizi, Merita Dauti, Ledjan Malaj

pp. 467 · DOI: · Published 2014

Objective: This study sought to explore the knowledge and attitudes of parents on the use of antibiotics among children that could serve as baseline data and provide further insight in planning and developing strategies …

Exploring consumer understanding and preferences for pharmacy quality information

Olayinka O. Shiyanbola, Jane R. Mort

pp. 468 · DOI: · Published Oct-Dec 2014

Objective: To describe consumer understanding of pharmacy quality measures and consumer preferences for pharmacy quality information. Methods: Semi-structured focus group design was combined with survey methods. Adults w…

Health care professionals’ perspectives on automated multi-dose drug dispensing

Carola Bardage, Anders Ekedahl, Lena Ring

pp. 470 · DOI: · Published Oct-Dec 2014

Background: During the 1980s, manual repackaging of multi-dose medications from pharmacies in Sweden was successively substituted with automated multi-dose drug dispensing (MDD). There are few studies evaluating the cons…

Patients’ beliefs about generic medicines in Malaysia

Zhi Yen Wong, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Alian A. Alrasheedy, Fahad Saleem, Abdul Haniff Mohamad Yahaya, Hisham Aljadhey

pp. 474 · DOI: · Published Oct-Dec 2014

Background: Acceptance of generic medicines by patients is an essential factor given that they are the end users of these medicines. In fact, adequate knowledge and positive perceptions are prerequisite to patients’ acce…

Defining ‘elderly’ in clinical practice guidelines for pharmacotherapy

Shamsher Singh, Beata Bajorek

pp. 489 · DOI: · Published Oct-Dec 2014

Objective: To identify how ‘elderly’ patients are defined and considered within Australian clinical guidelines for the use of pharmacotherapy. Method: Guidelines pertaining to the use of pharmacotherapy, focusing on cond…

Economic evaluation of enhanced asthma management: a systematic review

Yee Vern Yong, Asrul Akmal Shafie

pp. 493 · DOI: · Published

Objectives: To evaluate and compare full economic evaluation studies on the cost-effectiveness of enhanced asthma management (either as an adjunct to usual care or alone) vs. usual care alone. Methods: Online databases w…

Impact of a community-based diabetes self-management program on key metabolic parameters

Courtney Johnson, Janelle F. Ruisinger, Jessica Bates, Brian J. Barnes

pp. 499–500 · DOI: · Published Oct-Dec 2014

Objective: Characterize the impact of a pharmacist-led diabetes self-management program on three key metabolic parameters: glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and mean arterial b…

Trends in pharmacy staff’s perception of patient safety in Swedish community pharmacies after re-regulation of conditions

Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong, Annika Nordén-Hägg

pp. 502 · DOI: · Published Oct-Dec 2014

Background: All changes in the regulation of pharmacies have an impact on the work carried out in pharmacies and also on patient safety, regardless of whether this is the intention or not. Objective: To compare staff app…

Review of metformin and glyburide in the management of gestational diabetes

Dana G. Carroll, Kristi W. Kelley

pp. · DOI: · Published 2014