General practitioners' and pharmacists' perceptions of the role of community pharmacists in delivering clinical services

Bryant, Linda; Coster, Gregor; Gamble, Greg; McCormick, Ross

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.01.002

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“…Seventy six percent of the pharmacist (168), were satisfied with the level of drug interaction counseling available to patients. This is similar to the results of other studies done by Parmat in Kenya and USA and Bryant et al in New Zealand [9,11]. These results oppose to the results of a study by El Hajj in Qatar which found that only 31%, 29%, 17%, of community pharmacists believed that they provide enough medications counseling, enough use instructions and appropriate monitoring, respectively [8].…”

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“…The results revealed a gap in perceptions regarding the role of the community pharmacist, with general acceptance of the technical roles but less acceptance of the clinical roles. It also observed that there was a lack of readiness to change by community pharmacists [11]. In United Kingdom (UK), a study done by Bond et al to evaluate the system of managing repeated prescribing, it has been demonstrated to be logistically feasible, to identify clinical problems, and to make savings in the drugs bill.…”

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Pharmacists perceptions of community pharmacy practice in UAE: An Overview

Akshar¹,

Shamssain²,

Metwaly³

2014

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There are limited published data available about the provision of pharmaceutical care in community pharmacies in the UAE. Almost no documentation of efforts was taking place in community pharmacy. Objectives: This study is done to evaluate pharmacists perception of their current practice, as well as their knowledge of drug regulations/ classification by the Ministry of Health (MOH). Also, investigate their opinion on the possible pharmacist patient communication barriers. Methods: 300 cross sectional surveys were distributed to community pharmacies in Ajman and Sharjah. In addition, a pharmacist played the role of a patient with a prescription to measure pharmacists' knowledge. Results: The response rate of the participants was 73.6%. Most of the pharmacists couldn't identify drug-related problems in the prescription and dispensed antibiotic without a prescription . In addition, most pharmacists were satisfied by the dispensing role in the community pharmacy. Conclusion: Community pharmacists roles must be expanded and they must look for new challenges in their profession in order to improve their experience and capabilities.

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Pharmacists perceptions of community pharmacy practice in UAE: An Overview

Akshar¹,

Shamssain²,

Metwaly³

2014

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“…One survey found that less than 50% of community pharmacists had adequate confidence in their clinical knowledge or felt sufficiently trained to provide clinical services to general practitioners. 27 Despite these findings, the longitudinal portion of the survey found a 16% increase in general practitioners' confidence that their local pharmacists are capable of providing medication management services in 2002, compared with results from 1998 (p , 0.001). 27 Pharmacists' lack of confidence in their knowledge of pharmacogenomics may stem from a deficiency of pharmacogenomics education in their pharmacy curricula.…”

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“…27 Despite these findings, the longitudinal portion of the survey found a 16% increase in general practitioners' confidence that their local pharmacists are capable of providing medication management services in 2002, compared with results from 1998 (p , 0.001). 27 Pharmacists' lack of confidence in their knowledge of pharmacogenomics may stem from a deficiency of pharmacogenomics education in their pharmacy curricula. A 2010 survey regarding the state of pharmacogenomics education within doctor of pharmacy or postgraduate programs was distributed to 90 colleges and schools of pharmacy.…”

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Assessment of the Pharmacogenomics Educational Needs of Pharmacists

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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objectives. To evaluate the self-perceived knowledge and confidence of inpatient and outpatient pharmacists in applying pharmacogenomics information to clinical practice. Methods. A 19-question multiple-choice, electronic needs-assessment survey instrument was distributed to 480 inpatient and outpatient pharmacists in a large, academic, multi-campus healthcare system. Results. The survey response rate was 64% (303). Most respondents (85%) agreed that pharmacists should be required to be knowledgeable about pharmacogenomics, and 65% agreed that pharmacists should be capable of providing information on the appropriate use of pharmacogenomics testing. Sixtythree percent felt they could not accurately apply the results of pharmacogenomics tests to drug-therapy selection, dosing, or monitoring. Conclusion. Pharmacists believe pharmacogenomics knowledge is important to the profession, but they lack the knowledge and self-confidence to act on the results of pharmacogenomics testing and may benefit from pharmacogenomics education.

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“…The attitudes of pharmacists were found to be significantly correlated with care-providing functions (13). Another factor is perceptions of the role of community pharmacists (14). In recent years, the role has evolved from the traditional one of dispensing medicines to a more clinical role (15,16), and there may be certain skills and expertise that are not apparent to both types of professionals.…”

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Collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners in the health care system in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Hashemian¹,

Emadi²,

Roohi³

2016

East Mediterr Health J

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Collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners (GPs) has been shown to enhance patient care and outcomes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the collaborative working relationship between pharmacists and GPs in terms of their attitudes, role perceptions, experience with collaborative practice, preferred method of communication, areas of current and further collaboration, and perceived barriers to interprofessional collaboration in a sample of the Iranian population. We distributed 318 questionnaires to community pharmacists and GPs in Tehran. Both groups had a positive attitude towards collaboration; however, about half the respondents reported only occasional collaborative practice. Both groups preferred communication by telephone or face-toface communication by fax or letter. Few current areas of collaboration were identified; however, an area favoured by both groups was "decision-making for patients' pharmacotherapy". The two groups expressed concern about possible fragmentation of patient care with the involvement of multiple health care providers, and perceived lack of face-to-face communication as a possible barrier to collaboration. Les deux groupes étaient favorables à la collaboration, mais près de la moitié des participants ont rapporté n'entretenir des relations de collaboration que sur une base occasionnelle. Les deux groupes ont déclaré préférer une communication par téléphone ou en face à face que par fax ou courrier. Peu de domaines faisant l'objet d'une collaboration actuelle ont été identifiés. Cependant, les deux groupes avaient pour domaine de prédilection « la prise de décision concernant la pharmacothérapie des patients ». Les deux groupes se sont dit préoccupés par une possible fragmentation des soins dispensés aux patients du fait de l'apparition de multiples prestataires de soins de santé, et percevaient le manque de communication en face à face comme une barrière potentielle à la collaboration. ‫اإلسالمية‬

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General practitioners' and pharmacists' perceptions of the role of community pharmacists in delivering clinical services

Cited by 128 publications

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Pharmacists perceptions of community pharmacy practice in UAE: An Overview

Pharmacists perceptions of community pharmacy practice in UAE: An Overview

Assessment of the Pharmacogenomics Educational Needs of Pharmacists

Collaboration between pharmacists and general practitioners in the health care system in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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