Direct Involvement of Community Pharmacists in the Care of Asthma Patients: Dream or a Reality?

Scoggin, J A; Marcrom, Ray E.

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“…53 In an effort to overcome the difficulties associated with establishing a counseling program for patients with respiratory diseases, several articles have described the success of pharmacists in this focus area. 303,359,[371][372][373][374][375][376][377][378][379][380] Increased public awareness of pharmacists' capabilities and a more proactive approach to the provision of cognitive services are needed. 381 …”

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Healthy People 2010: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call to Action for America's Pharmacists

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confidence: 99%

Healthy People 2010: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call to Action for America's Pharmacists

et al. 2004

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Pharmacists are health care providers too

Glosner¹

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Archives of Internal Medicine

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The Community Pharmacist—A Vital Link in Caring for the Asthma Patient

Kania¹

1997

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Pharmacists in a variety of settings are in a pivotal position to contribute to effective management of asthma patients. As part of the health care team, pharmacists can identify patients with poorly controlled asthma and educate patients on asthma medications, appropriate administration technique, and how to monitor therapy. By assisting with the management of the asthma patient, pharmacists can help optimize the care asthma patients receive, while decreasing overall health care expenditures. ASTHMA IS A chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness, and airflow obstruction.' Despite the advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease and the availability of more efffective therapies, the prevalence rate and mortality rate of asthma have risen signficantly during the last decade.2,3In addition, the National Asthma Education Program (NAEP) recently concluded in their expert panel report, Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management ofAsthma, that asthma remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in the United States.4 This may result from patients misunderstanding their disease state and treatment regimens or from improper administration of asthma medications.Many health care providers, including physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists have a significant role in providing education to the asthmatic patient. However, the final link of the &dquo;chain of care&dquo; before patients begin to selfadminister (asthma) medications and monitor therapy at home is often the pharmacist. Pharmacists in a variety of settings fill more than seven million prescriptions for asthma medica-

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Direct Involvement of Community Pharmacists in the Care of Asthma Patients: Dream or a Reality?

Cited by 3 publications

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Healthy People 2010: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call to Action for America's Pharmacists

Healthy People 2010: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call to Action for America's Pharmacists

Pharmacists are health care providers too

The Community Pharmacist—A Vital Link in Caring for the Asthma Patient

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