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Compliance with the Veterans Health Administration's Pharmacy Benefit Management guidance for duration of clopidogrel following peripheral vascular interventions: a retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Clopidogrel was added to the national formulary of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in 2000, with national guidance in the form of Criteria for Use (CFU) generated in 2007 by the Pharmacy Benefits Management office. Although the national CFU restricted the duration of clopidogrel to no more than 30 days following peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) for peripheral artery disease (PAD), each local VHA Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) determined its own strategies of implementation. Strategies ranged from passive diffusion of information to electronic health record-ma…

Development of a Patient-Centered Symptom-Reporting Application in Pharmacy Settings Using a Hierarchical Patient-Friendly Symptom List: Developmental and Usability Study.

BACKGROUND: Effective symptom identification, a key responsibility for community pharmacists, requires patients to describe their symptoms a … and evaluate a mobile app incorporating this list for facilitating symptom reporting by patients in pharmacy settings. The study also aimed to assess the usability and acceptance of this app among potential users. METHODS: Subjective symptom-related terms were extracted from the Patient-Friendly Term List version 23.0 of the MedDRA. These terms were syste …

Assessing pharmacy staff practices and knowledge of off-label drug use in Ministry of Health Hospitals, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.

Despite the growing prevalence of off-label prescribing, there is limited research exploring pharmacists' actual knowledge and practices, particularly in the Saudi context. Existing literature mainly focuses on physicians, leaving a gap in understanding pharmacists' readiness to handle such prescriptions. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of pharmacy staff in Saudi Arabia regarding off-label drug use and examined the impact of education, age, gender, and experience on these outcomes. A cross-sectional survey was conducted over 6 months (February-July 2024) targeting regist…

Development of a prediction model for antimicrobial stewardship pharmacy consultations to identify high-risk pediatric patients: a retrospective study across two centers.

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Consultation (ASPC) in China has been shown to reduce patients' length of stay (LOS). However, prolonged LOS remains a challenge, resulting in unnecessary psychological and financial burden for patients. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a prediction model using ASPC parameters to identify high-risk pediatric patients with infectious diseases. These patients received ASPC interventions but still experienced prolonged LOS, which defined their high-risk status. METHODS: Predictors for the ASPC model were selected using lasso regression, a nom…

Impact of video-based educational intervention on knowledge and perception of polycystic ovarian syndrome among pharmacy students: a pre-post interventional study.

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause of anovulatory infertility among women of reproductive age. Pharmacy students and other healthcare trainees have been shown to have limited knowledge of PCOS. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the impact of video-based educational intervention on knowledge and perception of PCOS among final-year undergraduate pharmacy students in a Nigerian public university. METHODS: A pre-post video-based interventional study was conducted among all final-year undergraduate pharmacy students in a Nigerian public university. Informe…

Reaching adults who smoke cigarettes in rural Appalachia: Rationale, design & analysis plan for a mixed-methods study disseminating pharmacy-delivered cessation treatment.

INTRODUCTION: Unlike other U.S. geographical regions, cigarette smoking prevalence remains stagnant in rural Appalachia. One avenue for reaching rural residents with evidence-based smoking cessation treatments could be utilizing community pharmacists. This paper describes the design, rationale, and analysis plan for a mixed-method study that will determine combinations of cessation treatment components that can be integrated within community pharmacies in rural Appalachia. The aim is to quantify the individual and synergistic effects of five highly disseminable and sustainable cessation compon

Baseline Characteristics and Secondary Medication Adherence Patterns Among Patients Receiving Tafamidis Prescriptions: A Retrospective Analysis Using a National Specialty Pharmacy Dispensing Database.

INTRODUCTION: Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a serious, underrecognized condition, which leads to heart failure and early mortality if left untreated. Until recently, heart transplantation was the only treatment for ATTR-CM. Regulatory approval of tafamidis transformed treatment for patients. In the phase 3 Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy Clinical Trial (ATTR-ACT), which established the safety and efficacy of tafamidis, medication adherence was high with 97.2% of patients taking ≥80% of scheduled doses. Evidence of real-world adherence to cardiology drugs demonstrat

Prevalence of depression and anxiety, and attitudes toward seeking help among first-year pharmacy, medical, and nursing students at a Nigerian university.

INTRODUCTION: The first year of university study tends to be particularly challenging and exhausting, especially for students in health sciences. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of anxiety and depression among first-year pharmacy, medicine, and nursing students at a Nigerian university as well as their attitudes toward seeking professional support. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey among all first-year pharmacy, medicine, and nursing students. Paper-based self-administered questionnaires were used, and they included the Patient Health Questionnaire, Gener…

50th ESCP Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy, Polypharmacy and ageing - highly individualized, interprofessional, person-centered care : 19–21 October 2022, Prague, Czech Republic

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… Fialova 1,9 1 Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, 2 Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 3 Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Faculty … of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, 4 Clinical Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, 5 Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, 6 Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmacoeconomic, Faculty of Pharmacy …

Green pharmacy at the tips of your toes: medicinal plants used by Setos and Russians of Pechorsky District, Pskov Oblast (NW Russia).

BACKGROUND: While the hybridization of ecological knowledge has attracted substantial attention from researchers, the coexistence of local and allopathic medicinal traditions in literate societies widely exposed to centralized schooling and medical services has not yet been investigated. To this end, we studied the current and remembered local ethnomedical practices of Setos and neighboring Russians at the border with Estonia. METHODS: During 2018-2019, we carried out 62 semi-structured interviews in the Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast, NW Russia. For cross-border comparison, we utilized t

Inclusion in limited distribution drug network reduces time to dalfampridine access in patients with multiple sclerosis at a health-system specialty pharmacy.

BACKGROUND: Dalfampridine improves walking speed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), but accessing specialty medications such as dalfa … e and after gaining admission to the LDN. METHODS: This study was conducted at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy (VSP), an integrated HSSP at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) with 2 clinical pharmacists embedded in the MS clinic. VSP gained access to the dalfampridine LDN on May 1, 2018, at which time the embedded pharmacists began to manage the com …

Use of a Remote Oncology Pharmacy Service Platform for Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implementation and User Acceptance Evaluation.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 outbreak has increased challenges associated with health management, especially cancer management. In an effort to provide continuous pharmaceutical care to cancer patients, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC) implemented a remote pharmacy service platform based on its already existing web-based hospital app known as Cloud SYSUCC.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics, acceptance, and initial impact of the Cloud SYSUCC app during a COVID-19 outbreak in a tertiary cancer hospital in China.MethodsThe total number of online prescript…

Chemical composition, biological properties and bioinformatics analysis of two Caesalpina species: A new light in the road from nature to pharmacy shelf.

Caesalpinia bonduc and C. decapeleta var. japonica have great importance in traditional medicine systems but scientific information's are still lacking for their potentials. To explore their bioactivity, we assessed the antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory abilities of the dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate, methanol, and water extracts prepared from the leaves and bark. The cytotoxicity and anticancer properties of the extracts were also assessed in vitro. The water extract of C. decapeleta leaves possessed highest phenolic content (108.16 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g extract), while the hig

Prevalence and incidence of type 1 diabetes in Ireland: a retrospective cross-sectional study using a national pharmacy claims data from 2016.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence and incidence of type 1 diabetes in the Irish population using a national pharmacy claims database in the absence of a national diabetes register. DESIGN: National, population-based, retrospective, cross-sectional study. SETTING: Community care with data available through the Health Service Executive Pharmacy Claims Reimbursement Scheme from 2011 to 2016. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals with type 1 diabetes were identified by coprescription of insulin and glucometer test strips without any prolonged course (>12 months) of oral hypogl…

Point-of-care testing in community pharmacies to improve antimicrobial stewardship in respiratory infections: a scoping review of effectiveness, implementation and cost-effectiveness.

OBJECTIVE: To explore evidence on effectiveness, feasibility, cost-effectiveness and implementation factors of point-of-care testing (PoCT) … odels. High-quality randomized trials are needed to confirm effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pharmacy-led PoCT for policy implementation.

Pharmacy-based interventions for patients with limited health literacy and chronic disease: A systematic review of intervention outcomes with a focus on co-design.

BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy (LHL) is associated with poorer health outcomes and presents challenges for chronic disease management. Pharmacy-based interventions may support medication-related outcomes in this population; however, their effectiveness and the extent to which they incorporate co-design elements remain unclear. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacy-based interventions for adults with chronic disease and LHL, and to examine the extent to which co-design elements are incorporated in intervention development. METHODS: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, and t…

Observation and Prevention of Caregiver-Related Medication Errors in Community Pharmacies: A Cross-Sectional Study Across Urban, Town, and Rural Settings.

Background: Medication errors committed by informal caregivers of older adults represent a significant risk to patient safety, particularly in the context of population aging and increasing therapeutic complexity. Community pharmacies could play a key role in detecting and preventing them; furthermore, pharmacy location (urban, town, or rural settings) role in medication errors remains underexplored. Objective: To analyze the types and frequency of caregiver-related medication errors observed by community pharmacists and to determine if differences exist according to pharmacy location. Methods…

'For my own safety and peace of mind': views on contraception among young emergency contraception users: a qualitative study in Swedish pharmacies.

INTRODUCTION: Despite well-established contraceptive care services in Sweden, there remains an unmet need for contraception. Emergency contraceptive pills are provided over the counter in pharmacies without subsequent contraceptive counselling. Use is widespread, yet research on Swedish emergency contraceptive users is limited. Understanding their experiences is important for tailoring contraceptive care to their needs. OBJECTIVE: To explore young emergency contraceptive pill users' experiences and perceptions on contraceptive decision-making and contraceptive use. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We

Patient experience and expectations with collaborative management between pharmacies and primary care: a qualitative study of a trial (USFarmácia) exit focus group.

BACKGROUND: We aimed to explore patient concerns and behaviors about their health condition, experience with current care, and expectations … ms or medical appointment, level of concern according to health condition; positive experience with pharmacy and some issues in experience with primary care; overall benefits and innovative features most meaningful to patients perceived with the new collaborative care model; and other therapy areas and wider advertising as future improvements. CONCLUSIONS …

Beyond the Counter: Assessing NSAIDs Dispensing and Use Among Community Pharmacies in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Region: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used for pain, inflammation, and fever. Although many NSAIDs are avail … view, documentation, public awareness, regulatory oversight, and pharmacist counseling in community pharmacy practice.