A comparison of pharmacists' role functions across various nations: The importance of screening

Inoue, Yutaka; Takikawa, Mayu; Morita, Y; Takao, Koichi; Kanamoto, Ikuo; Sugibayashi, Kenji

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.05.005

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“…In some countries, such expanded roles include pharmacy-based preventative care counseling, including blood glucose level, blood pressure, cholesterol, and nutrition and vaccination counseling. Pharmacists are further expected to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare providers and are required to provide patient-centered pharmaceutical services at the patients’ bedside [3].…”

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Upscaling the pharmacy profession in Lebanon: workforce distribution and key improvement opportunities

2019

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Background The critical role pharmacists play in the healthcare system necessitates close monitoring of their supply, distribution, and competencies. This is especially relevant considering the global increase in the demand for pharmacists. In Lebanon, the pharmacy profession is facing several challenges related to the unplanned supply of pharmacists. The aim of the study is to analyze the Order of Pharmacists registration database and generate workforce distribution over the last six decades. Methods This study entailed a detailed database analysis of a deidentified subset of the Order of Pharmacists in Lebanon registration records for years 1954–2018. The analysis generated workforce distribution in terms of growth in number, distribution by gender, age distribution, geographic location, workforce status, sector of employment, and employment position. A descriptive analysis was carried out with cross-tabulations to identify distribution across selected variables. Results The pharmacy profession in Lebanon witnessed significant growth over the period of analysis. The “Community” was the most common employment sector (63%), followed by “Pharmaceutical Sector” (24%) and “Hospitals” (5%). The high ratio of pharmacists to 10 000 population (20.3) was contrasted by a low ratio of hospital pharmacist per hospital and per 100 hospital beds (1.9 and 1.7, respectively). The high pharmacist to population ratio is indicative of an oversupply of pharmacists precipitated by poor workforce planning. While oversupply did not result in high unemployment, it may have negatively affected the income of pharmacists and their adherence to the professional and ethical requirements of their job. Despite the large number of pharmacists in Lebanon, findings elicit concerns over the adequacy and safety of pharmacists’ services in hospitals with a low ratio of hospital pharmacists to 100 hospital beds. Conclusion This study unearthed several opportunities and concerns related to planning the supply, distribution, regulation, and the professional scope of practice of pharmacists in Lebanon. A concerted multi-stakeholder effort to address some of the identified challenges will not only improve the professional status of pharmacists but will also enhance the safety and efficiency of pharmaceutical care in the country.

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Upscaling the pharmacy profession in Lebanon: workforce distribution and key improvement opportunities

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“…Being part of multidisciplinary teams, pharmacists are the ideal healthcare professionals to address these drug‐related issues because of their clinical training. Pharmacists can help to ensure patient safety by providing screening, dispensing, inspection, counselling and inpatient pharmaceutical services . Studies have shown that pharmacist involvement in medication review, monitoring of treatment regimens, education, counselling and disease management has a positive effect on CKD and ESRD patients …”

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Pharmacists’ attitude, self‐reported knowledge and practice of dosage adjustment among chronic kidney disease patients in Malaysia

Teh¹,

Lee

2019

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Drug-related issues, such as inappropriate drug dosing, are pervasive patient issues that are particularly common among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Pharmacists have the expertise to play an important role in avoiding such problems. The aim of the present study was to explore pharmacists' self-perceived knowledge, attitude and practice towards dosage adjustment among CKD patients. A cross-sectional, Web-based, self-administered survey was conducted among 1594 registered pharmacists in Malaysia. Participants were surveyed regarding their perceived knowledge, attitude and implementation of drug dosage adjustment based on renal function among CKD patients in their practice. The study was completed by 234 pharmacists (14.7%). More than four-fifths of respondents (n = 199) reported that they are practicing dosage adjustment. The median self-perceived knowledge score was 27.0 (of a total of 45). Pharmacists younger than 29 years of age and those practicing in hospitals had higher knowledge of drug dosage adjustments. Female pharmacists were more likely to express interest in being involved in the identification, monitoring and resolution of drug therapy problems for CKD patients (p = 0.02). The two most common obstacles reported by pharmacists who did not practice dosage adjustment were a lack of information regarding a patient's renal function status (76%) and medical history (74%). Further training should be given to pharmacists to improve knowledge and awareness. An alert card could be implemented to record a patient's renal function to improve communication between hospitals and primary care settings.

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“…Moreover, stimulating students' interest in pharmacy is of utmost importance for universities and pharmacy professional bodies to facilitate advancement of the profession across the world. 13 Also, in some regions (for example, across Europe) there is an ongoing shortfall of pharmacists for various reasons such as an aging population and greater pharmacist involvement in clinical services such as chronic disease management. 14 Awareness of motivational factors could enhance student recruitment strategies and ensure that students have an accurate perception of their chosen profession.…”

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First-Year Pharmacy Students’ Views on Their Chosen Professional Career

Hanna

Askin

Hall

2016

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To investigate what factors influenced students to study pharmacy and determine in which sector they hoped to gain employment, both in the short and longer term. Methods. First-year pharmacy students (n5124) were invited to complete a paper-based, selfadministered questionnaire consisting of 4 sections. Descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests were conducted. Results. One hundred (96.8% response rate) students completed the questionnaire (22.5% male; 77.5% female). Key influential factors for choosing pharmacy included: enjoyment of science at school, a desire to improve people's health and wellbeing, and to work in health care. Career aspirations were to work in a hospital or in community practice rather than in industry or academia. Conclusions. Students choose pharmacy as a career primarily for altruistic and clinical reasons. This research provides information for pharmacy schools about the career aspirations of students and data from future pharmacists is potentially helpful to pharmacy professional organizations and potential employers.

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A comparison of pharmacists' role functions across various nations: The importance of screening

Cited by 19 publications

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Upscaling the pharmacy profession in Lebanon: workforce distribution and key improvement opportunities

Upscaling the pharmacy profession in Lebanon: workforce distribution and key improvement opportunities

Pharmacists’ attitude, self‐reported knowledge and practice of dosage adjustment among chronic kidney disease patients in Malaysia

First-Year Pharmacy Students’ Views on Their Chosen Professional Career

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