scholarly journals Exploring the prevalence of and factors associated with advice on prescription medicines: A survey of community pharmacies in an English city

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1774-1786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H. Rivers ◽  
Jon Waterfield ◽  
Martin Grootveld ◽  
David K. Raynor
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Prescription Medicines

Effect of Therapeutic Class on Counseling in Community Pharmacies

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 781-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsti K Vainio ◽  
Marja SA Airaksinen ◽  
Tarja T Hyykky ◽  
K Hannes Enlund
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Patient Counseling ◽  
Question Asking ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Therapeutic Class ◽  
Trained Observers

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect and importance of the therapeutic class of a drug as a determinant for verbal counseling by community pharmacists. METHODS: Direct external observations (n = 1431) of pharmacist—customer interactions at the point of delivery of prescription medicines were conducted in 7 community pharmacies in Finland. Trained observers noted whether the pharmacist provided information on directions for use, mode of action, and adverse effects. To examine factors associated with counseling, a multiple logistic regression analysis was constructed, with the dependent variable being counseling of any of the 3 observed topics. In addition to therapeutic class, other independent variables were the pharmacy; pharmacist's age, gender, and degree; and the customer's age, gender, previous use of medicine, and question asking. RESULTS: Provision of counseling differed significantly according to therapeutic classes. Counseling on any of the 3 observed topics was most likely to be provided for customers with antibiotics (80%) and least likely for customers with gynecologic preparations (18%). Differences between therapeutic classes remained statistically significant when the effects of the other variables were controlled for. Other significant predictors for any verbal counseling were the pharmacy, customer's previous use of the medicine, and question asking. CONCLUSIONS: Therapeutic class is an important variable that should be included in further studies and considered when comparing studies on patient counseling in community pharmacies.

PT320 Sale of non-prescription medicines to cardiac patients in community pharmacies in Saudi Arabia: A simulated client based study

Global Heart ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e228-e229
Author(s):  
Tarek Kashour ◽  
Abdulaziz Joury ◽  
Mahmoud Althagafi ◽  
Abdullah Al-Otaibi ◽  
Ahmed Hersi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cardiac Patients ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Prescription Medicines
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