Volume 18, Issue 2

Evaluation of risk factors and drug adherence in the occurrence of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

Maya EL-HAJJ, Roula AJROUCHE, Salam ZEIN, Samar RACHIDI, Sanaa AWADA, Amal AL-HAJJE

pp. 1–2 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1860 · Published Apr-Jun 2020

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients are at high risk of developing a stroke and anticoagulant medications are generally prescribed to prevent stroke in AF population. Objective: This study aims to evaluate stro…

Patient experience with clinical pharmacist services in Travis County Federally Qualified Health Centers

Jennifer Shin, Leticia R. Moczygemba, Jamie C. Barner, Aida Garza, Sara Linedecker-Smith, Maaya Srinivasa

pp. 1 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1751 · Published Jan-Mar 2020

Background: Positive patient experiences with care have been linked to improved health outcomes. Patient experience surveys can provide feedback about the level of patient-centered care provided by clinical pharmacists a…

Inpatient self-administered medication under the supervision of a multidisciplinary team: a randomized, controlled, blinded parallel trial

Ronee Kaday, Chaveewan Ratanajamit

pp. 1766 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1766 · Published Jan-Mar 2020

Background: Self-administered medication (SAM) is encouraged in many hospitals worldwide as it increases patients’ knowledge and understanding of their medication, but the effects on other outcomes, e.g. compliance or me…

Training upcoming academicians through interviews of pharmacy resident teaching certificate leaders

Emily Eddy, Brittany Long, Lindsey Peters, Jennifer Grundey, Michelle Musser, Karielle Shaffery

pp. 1769 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1769 · Published 20 April 2020

Background: Discovering methods of Residency Teaching Certificate Programs (RTCPs) will allow for collaboration in developing best practices to ensure both high quality of programming and outcomes for participants. Objec…

FDA collaboration to improve safe use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics: an ex post facto matched control study of targeted short-form messaging and online education served to high prescribers

John Whyte, Scott Winiecki, Christina Hoffman, Kaushal Patel

pp. 1773 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1773 · Published 24 April 2020

Objective: This ex post facto matched control study was conducted to evaluate the effect of targeted short-form messages or continuing medical education (CME) on fluoroquinolone prescribing among high prescribers. Method…

Effect of different splitting techniques on the characteristics of divided tablets of five commonly split drug products in Jordan

Shadi F. Gharaibeh, Linda Tahaineh

pp. 1776 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1776 · Published Jan-Mar 2020

Objective: To determine the accuracy, variability, and weight uniformity of tablet subdivision techniques utilized to divide the tablets of five drug products that are commonly prescribed for use as half tablets in Jorda…

Inpatient prescribing of dual antiplatelet therapy according to the guidelines: a prospective intervention study

Ashwin R. Moerlie, Renate C. Van Uden, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse, Patricia Van den Bemt, Matthijs L. Becker

pp. 1803 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1803 · Published 10 June 2020

Background: In dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), low-dose acetylsalicylic acid is combined with a P2Y12 inhibitor. However, combining antithrombotic agents increases the risk of bleeding. Guidelines on DAPT recommend usi…

Barriers to healthcare access for Arabic-speaking population in an English-speaking country

Ali A. AL-JUMAILI, Kawther K. AHMED, Dave KOCH

pp. 1809 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1809 · Published 15 May 2020

Objective: To identify barriers to healthcare access, to assess the health literacy levels of the foreign-born Arabic speaking population in Iowa, USA and to measure their prevalence of seeking preventive healthcare serv…

Exploring learning needs for general practice based pharmacist: Are behavioural and influencing skills needed?

Chris F. Johnson, Jan Smith, Heather Harrison, Richard Hassett

pp. 1814 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1814 · Published 4 May 2020

Background: Embedding pharmacists in general practice has been shown to create cost efficiencies, improve patient care and free general practitioner capacity. Consequently, there is a drive to recruit additional pharmaci…

The impact of a self-management educational program coordinated through WhatsApp on diabetes control

Muaed Al Omar, Sanah Hasan, Subish Palaian, Shrouq Mahameed

pp. 1841 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1841 · Published Apr-Jun 2020

Background: Social media can effectively mediate digital health interventions and thus, overcome barriers associated with face-to-face interaction. Objective: To assess the impact of patient-centered diabetes education p…

Work fatigue among Lebanese community pharmacists: prevalence and correlates

Deema Rahme, Nathalie Lahoud, Hala Sacre, Marwan Akel, Souheil Hallit, Pascale Salameh

pp. 1844 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1844 · Published 3 June 2020

Objective: To assess work fatigue and its associated factors among community pharmacists in Lebanon. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and July 2018. A proportionate sample of 435 community …

Cost of hospitalisation and length of stay due to hypoglycaemia in patients with diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Abdallah Y. Naser, Hassan Alwafi, Zahra Alsairafi

pp. 1847 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1847 · Published 25 May 2020

Objective: This study aims to estimate the length of stay and hospitalisation cost of hypoglycaemia, and to identify determinants of variation in the length of stay and hospitalisation cost among individual patients with…

Survey of undergraduates’ perceptions of experiential learning in the MPharm programme: The TELL Project

Sabrina Anne Jacob, Anne C. Boyter

pp. 1856 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1856 · Published Apr-Jun 2020

Objective: To determine the perception of undergraduate pharmacy students of their experiential learning (EL) placements both in the community and hospital settings. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted utiliz…

Exploring Australian pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes toward codeine up-scheduling from over-the-counter to prescription only

Melanie McKenzie, Jacinta L. Johnson, Karen Anderson, Richard Summers, Pene Wood

pp. 1904 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1904 · Published Apr-Jun 2020

Objective: Explore the perceptions, attitudes and experiences of pharmacists relating to the up-scheduling of low dose codeine containing analgesics and the impact on pharmacy practice. Methods: A mixed design method was…

Prevalence of tablet splitting in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital

Vivianne V. de Melo, Gessyka R. S. Pereira, Amanda Q. Soares, Izabel Cristina R. da Silva, Stephania F. Taveira, Marcilio Cunha-Filho, Ricardo N. Marreto

pp. 1910 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1910 · Published Apr-Jun 2020

Background: Although a highly common practice in hospital care, tablet splitting can cause dose variation and reduce drug stability, both of which impair drug therapy. Objective: To determine the overall prevalence of ta…

Prescribers’ perceptions of benefits and limitations of direct acting oral anticoagulants in non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Daria Generalova, Scott Cunningham, Stephen J. Leslie, Gordon F. Rushworth, Laura McIver, Derek Stewart

pp. 1936 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1936 · Published 13 June 2020

Background: There is an acknowledged lack of robust and rigorous research focusing on the perspectives of those prescribing direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Objective: …

Advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE) in academia as strategy to fill the gap on transgender health

Jonathan Figueroa-Colón, Mayra Vega Gerena

pp. 1921 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1921 · Published 4 May 2020

Is my paper relevant for an international audience?

Fernando Fernandez-Llimos

pp. 1924 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1924 · Published 30 April 2020

This is the first question one should consider before submitting a paper to an international journal. The answer is simple: If researchers or practitioners from another country can learn something from your paper that ca…

Community pharmacy and primary health care in Sweden - at a crossroads

Tommy Westerlund, Bertil Marklund

pp. 1927 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1927 · Published 2 May 2020

The overall goal of Swedish health care is good health and equitable care for the whole population. The responsibility for health is shared by the central government, the regions, and the municipalities. Primary care acc…

Preparing for the next generation pharmacists

Joseph T. DiPiro

pp. 1988 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1988 · Published 1 June 2020

To address the changes in health care and the needs of society related to medicines, we must redefine the profession of pharmacy. We have defined the next generation pharmacists (NGP) as “a health care provider and chang…