Health Professionals: How Do They Assess New Medicines?

Cheng, Rebecca; Cook, Kirsty; Dowman, Sarah; Lawn, Rebecca; Leary, Jemma; Quinn, Taryn; Schrøder, Kim Christian; Smith, Nicola; Tordoff, June

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“…The research questionnaire was based on the two surveys conducted by Zehnder et al 32 . and Cheng et al 35 . Prior to its completion and distribution, the questionnaire was qualitatively piloted by a group of four experts, for the purpose of making all the necessary changes regarding the environment of Greek community pharmacists.…”

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“…An empirical investigation has been conducted into community pharmacists in Greece through the development and distribution of a semi-structured questionnaire. The research questionnaire was based on the two surveys conducted by Zehnder et al 32 and Cheng et al 35 Prior to its completion and distribution, the questionnaire was qualitatively piloted by a group of four experts, for the purpose of making all the necessary changes regarding the environment of Greek community pharmacists. The group of experts consisted of two academics related to pharmaceutical science and two academics from library and information services science.…”

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An information behaviour investigation of the community pharmacists in Greece for developing library and information services

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Bairaktaris

Niakas

2010

Health Info Libraries J

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Background and objectives: Community pharmacists require a constant provision of high quality information for updating their knowledge and improving their practices and skills. The development of library and information services for the pharmacists in a meaningful way should take into consideration their information behaviour and needs. This study is an investigation of the information behaviour of community pharmacists in Greece, as well as their perceptions regarding the contribution of library and information services in their future professional development. This is the only empirical investigation which has been made available regarding the information behaviour of the community pharmacists in Greece. Methods: An empirical investigation has been conducted between March and April of 2008 through the development and the distribution of a semi-structured questionnaire. The sample of the respondents consists of 92 community pharmacists from 22 pharmacy associations in Greece. Results: The community pharmacists have access to the Internet, with limited access to specialized information resources, and they are increasingly utilizing information services in their everyday practices. The pharmaceutical associations (national and local) could play a significant role as information providers and specialized hybrid libraries and information services are required in order to satisfy the current information needs of the community pharmacists. Conclusions: Meaningful library and information services depend on setting specifications relevant to the community pharmacists' information behaviour. Indeed, in the near future, structured information services may come to rescue the role of the community pharmacists and empower their irreplaceable position in serving the local communities.

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An information behaviour investigation of the community pharmacists in Greece for developing library and information services

Κωσταγιόλας

Bairaktaris

Niakas

2010

Health Info Libraries J

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“…On the other hand, pharmacists seem to have an extended knowledge of medical‐financial data and cost effectiveness 16 . In Estonia, the most reliable information sources on medicines are indications, action, dosage and interactions 17 .…”

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“…, 18 Cheng et al. 16 and Kostagiolas et al. 12 Before its final drafting, the questionnaire was piloted in a group of experts both in hospital pharmacies and the academia so as to include any observations or comments that would facilitate its adjustment to the situation in Greece.…”

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A study of the information seeking behaviour of hospital pharmacists: empirical evidence from Greece

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Aggelopoulou

Niakas

2011

Health Information &Amp; Libraries Journal

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Background: Hospital pharmacists need access to high-quality information in order to constantly update their knowledge and improve their skills. In their modern role, they are expected to address three types of challenges: scientific, organizational and administrative, thus having an increased need for adequate information and library services. Objectives: This study investigates the information-seeking behaviour of public hospital pharmacists providing evidence from Greece that could be used to encourage the development of effective information hospital services and study the links between the information seeking behaviour of hospital pharmacists and their modern scientific and professional role. Method: An empirical research was conducted between January and February 2010 with the development and distribution of a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was filled in and returned by 88 public hospital pharmacists from a total of 286 working in all Greek public hospitals, providing a response rate of 31%. Results: The hospital pharmacists in Greece are in search of scientific information and, more particularly, pharmaceutical information (e.g., drug indications, storage, dosage and prices). The Internet and the National Organization of Medicines are their main information sources, while the lack of time and organized information are the main obstacles they have to face when seeking information. Conclusions: The modern professional role of hospital pharmacists as invaluable contributors to efficient and safer healthcare services may be further supported through the development of specialized libraries and information services within Greek public hospitals.

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What zinc supplementation does and does not achieve in diarrhea prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BackgroundPrevention of diarrhea has presented indomitable challenges. A preventive strategy that has received significant interest is zinc supplementation. Existing literature including quantitative meta-analyses and systematic reviews tend to show that zinc supplementation is beneficial however evidence to the contrary is augmenting. We therefore conducted an updated and comprehensive meta-analytical synthesis of the existing literature on the effect of zinc supplementation in prevention of diarrhea.MethodsEMBASE®, MEDLINE ® and CINAHL® databases were searched for published reviews and meta-analyses on the use of zinc supplementation for the prevention childhood diarrhea. Additional RCTs published following the meta-analyses were also sought. Effect of zinc supplementation on the following five outcomes was studied: incidence of diarrhea, prevalence of diarrhea, incidence of persistent diarrhea, incidence of dysentery and incidence of mortality. The published RCTs were combined using random-effects meta-analyses, subgroup meta-analyses, meta-regression, cumulative meta-analyses and restricted meta-analyses to quantify and characterize the role of zinc supplementation with the afore stated outcomes.ResultsWe found that zinc supplementation has a modest beneficial association (9% reduction) with incidence of diarrhea, a stronger beneficial association (19% reduction) with prevalence of diarrhea and occurrence of multiple diarrheal episodes (28% reduction) but there was significant unexplained heterogeneity across the studies for these associations. Age, continent of study origin, zinc salt and risk of bias contributed significantly to between studies heterogeneity. Zinc supplementation did not show statistically significant benefit in reducing the incidence of persistent diarrhea, dysentery or mortality. In most instances, the 95% prediction intervals for summary relative risk estimates straddled unity.ConclusionsDemonstrable benefit of preventive zinc supplementation was observed against two of the five diarrhea-related outcomes but the prediction intervals straddled unity. Thus the evidence for a preventive benefit of zinc against diarrhea is inconclusive. Continued efforts are needed to better understand the sources of heterogeneity. The outcomes of zinc supplementation may be improved by identifying subgroups that need zinc supplementation.

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Health Professionals: How Do They Assess New Medicines?

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An information behaviour investigation of the community pharmacists in Greece for developing library and information services

An information behaviour investigation of the community pharmacists in Greece for developing library and information services

A study of the information seeking behaviour of hospital pharmacists: empirical evidence from Greece

What zinc supplementation does and does not achieve in diarrhea prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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