Pharmacy Practice
Volume 18, Issue 4
21 October 2020 · pp. 1–2 · 21 articles
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- 21 October 2020
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- 21
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- e-ISSN: 1886-3655 - p-ISSN: 1885-642X
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In this issue
CPPI Practice Forum
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Ensuring intervention success: Assessing fit as an overlooked step of the implementation process
Carrie M. Blanchard, Melanie Livet
pp. 1–2 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2235 · Published 7 December 2020
Ensuring fit between a service and the implementing context is a critical but often overlooked precursor of implementation success. This commentary proposes five key considerations that should be evaluated when exploring…
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Alternative payment approaches for advancing comprehensive medication management in primary care
Katherine Pham
pp. 2238 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2238 · Published 8 December 2020
The increasing prevalence of complex, chronic conditions has profound implications on the growing demand and cost of health care. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is testing data-driven approaches to care …
Review
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Preceptor tips for navigating generational differences with introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experience students
Melinda J. Burnworth, Tracy K. Pettinger, Melissa S. Medina, Mary Niemczyk
pp. 1–2 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2176 · Published 26 November 2020
Ideally, precepting during introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences should be tailored to meet the individualized needs of learners. Understanding generational similarities and differences that exist betwe…
Original Research
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Evaluation of simulated drug dispensing and patient counseling in the course of pharmaceutical improvement: 2009 to 2015
Priscila B. Packeiser, Mauro S. Castro
pp. 1865 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.1865 · Published Oct-Dec 2020
Background: Aiming to facilitate the drug dispensing process and patient counseling, specific professional skills are required. The knowledge, skills and attitudes involved in this process can be improved. From 2012 to 2…
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For which patient subgroups are there positive outcomes from a medication review? A systematic review
Bjarke Abrahamsen, Rikke N. Hansen, Charlotte Rossing
pp. 1976 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.1976 · Published 27 October 2020
Background: A medication review is a possibility to assess and optimise a patient's medicine. A model that includes a medication review and a follow-up seem to provide the best results. However, it is not known whether s…
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Development of a stepwise tool to aide primary health care professionals in the process of deprescribing in older persons
Roxana De las Salas, Javier Eslava-Schmalbach, Claudia Vaca-González, Dolores Rodríguez, Albert Figueras
pp. 2033 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2033 · Published 4 December 2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a stepwise tool to aid primary health care professionals in the process of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medication in older persons. Methods: We car…
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Training and standardization of simulated patients for multicentre studies in clinical pharmacy education
Karina Aparecida Resende, Afonso Miguel Cavaco, Márcia dos Angeles Luna-Leite, Bianca Rodrigues Acacio, Nubia Naiara Pinto, Maria Deusa de Sousa Neta, Angelita Cristine Melo
pp. 2038 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2038 · Published Oct-Dec 2020
Objective: To evaluate the training and standardization methods of multiple simulated patients (SPs) performing a single scenario in a multicenter study. Methods: A prospective quasi-experimental study, using a multicent…
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The pharmacy workforce in public primary healthcare centers: promoting access and information on medicines
Emilia Baierle Faraco, Luciano Guimarães, Claire Anderson, Silvana Nair Leite
pp. 2048 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2048 · Published Oct-Dec 2020
Background: Only few studies have analyzed the pharmaceutical workforce in primary healthcare centers, and a global recommendation calls for better understanding of the trends that shape workforce development and capacit…
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Educational intervention to improve pharmacist knowledge to provide care for transgender patients
Jurynelliz Rosa-Vega, Edgar Carlo, Andrés Rodríguez-Ochoa, Jonathan Hernández-Agosto, Darlene Santiago Quiñones, Damián Cabrera-Candelaria, Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz, Kyle Melin
pp. 2061 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2061 · Published 14 December 2020
Background: Most pharmacists have not received formal training or education in the provision of care for transgender patients. Nonetheless, pharmacists have the potential to be valuable partners in the care of transgende…
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Assessment of occupational violence towards pharmacists at practice settings in Nigeria
Garba M. Khalid, Umar I. Idris, Abubakar I. Jatau, Yusuf H. Wada, Ya'u Adamu, Marzuq A. Ungogo
pp. 2080 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2080 · Published 19 October 2020
Background: Occupational Violence is prevalent among healthcare workers, including pharmacists, and poses a big threat to their job satisfaction, safety, and social wellbeing. Objective: This study seeks to assess the in…
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Mandatory pharmacist-led education session for patients seeking medical cannabis
Vikas Parihar, Laura Katz, Mahmoud A. Siyam, Anna Rogers, Lisa Patterson, Ramesh Zacharias
pp. 2088 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2088 · Published Oct-Dec 2020
Objective: The primary objectives of this pre-post session study, was to evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-led education session on the perceived benefits and safety of cannabis among patients with chronic pain, as wel…
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Dispensing of antibiotics in community pharmacy in Iraq: a qualitative study
Akram Alkadhimi, Omar Thanoon Dawood, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad Hassali
pp. 2095 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2095 · Published 12 December 2020
Objective: This study aimed to understand the dispensing practice of antibiotics in community pharmacy in Iraq, in addition to explore the community pharmacists' perception about dispensing antibiotics without prescripti…
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Pharmacy professionals’ preparedness to use Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) behaviors
Matthew J. Witry, Olajide Fadare, Anthony Pudlo
pp. 2102 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2102 · Published 14 November 2020
Background: There is a need to train healthcare professionals to provide first aid to people experiencing a mental health crisis. Research testing the association between Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training and the u…
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Dispensing errors in community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates: investigating incidence, types, severity, and causes
Osama Mohamed Ibrahim, Rana M. Ibrahim, Ahmad Z. Al Meslamani, Nadia Al Mazrouei
pp. 2111 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2111 · Published 20 October 2020
Background: Medication dispensing is a fundamental function of community pharmacies, and errors that occur during the dispensing process are a major threat to patient safety. However, to date there has been no national s…
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A key performance indicators redefinition initiative at a school of pharmacy using a modified Delphi consensus technique
Teresa M. Salgado, Taylor N. Reynolds, Laura M. Frankart, David A. Holdford, Joseph T. DiPiro
pp. 2120 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2120 · Published 24 November 2020
Objective: The Outcomes and Assessment Committee at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy was tasked with refining the school’s key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve programmatic assessment by fo…
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Clinical pharmacy services in Brazil, particularly cardiometabolic diseases: a systematic scoping review and meta-analyses
Priscila L. Nassur, Marcela Forgerini, Patrícia C. Mastroianni, Rosa C. Lucchetta
pp. 2131 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2131 · Published Oct-Dec 2020
Objective: To map the clinical pharmacy services conducted in Brazil, their characteristics, outcomes, and process measures in general population, as well as the assessment of the clinical impact on people with cardiomet…
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Clinical impact of a pharmacist-led medication review with follow up for aged polypharmacy patients: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Raquel Varas-Doval, Miguel A. Gastelurrutia, Shalom I. Benrimoj, Victoria García-Cárdenas, Loreto Sáez-Benito, Fernando Martinez-Martínez
pp. 2133 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2133 · Published 21 October 2020
Background: Medication review with follow-up (MRF) is a service where community pharmacists undertake a medication review with monthly follow-up to provide continuing care. The ConSIGUE Program assessed the impact and im…
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Development of pharmacy competency framework for the changing demands of Thailand's pharmaceutical and health services
Puckwipa Suwannaprom, Siritree Suttajit, Suntara Eakanunkul, Teeraporn Supapaan, Nusaraporn Kessomboon, Khunjira Udomaksorn, Rungpetch Sakulbumrungsil
pp. 2141 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2141 · Published 4 December 2020
Background: In Thailand, pharmacists are responsible for all activities to ensure access to medicines throughout pharmaceutical supply chain. Competency framework (CF) is an important guidance for professional developmen…
International Series: Integration of community pharmacy in primary health care
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Community pharmacists' evolving role in Canadian primary health care: a vision of harmonization in a patchwork system
Taylor Raiche, Robert Pammett, Shelita Dattani, Lisa Dolovich, Kevin Hamilton, Natalie Kennie-Kaulbach, Lisa McCarthy, Derek Jorgenson
pp. 2171 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2171 · Published 18 October 2020
Canada's universal public health care system provides physician, diagnostic, and hospital services at no cost to all Canadians, accounting for approximately 70% of the 264 billion CAD spent in health expenditure yearly. …
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Primary Health Care and Community Pharmacy in Ireland: a lot of visions but little progress
Martin C. HENMAN
pp. 2224 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2224 · Published 25 November 2020
Ireland is small country with a population of 4.8M which spent 6.9% of its gross domestic product on healthcare in 2018. Health services are provided through a twin track approach – all public services are largely free t…
International Series
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Integration of Community pharmacy and pharmacists in primary health care policies in Argentina
Pedro D. Armando, Sonia A. Uema, Elena M. Vega
pp. 2173 · DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2173 · Published 22 October 2020
Argentina is a federal republic with approximately 44 million people, divided into 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. The health system is segmented into public, social security and private subsystems. Th…