Identifying Community Pharmacist Preferences For Prescribing Services in Primary Care in New Zealand: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Raghunandan, Rakhee; Howard, Kirsten; Marra, Carlo A.; Tordoff, June; Smith, Alesha

doi:10.1007/s40258-020-00615-3

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“…Limited access to expert healthcare professionals in the situation of an insufficient number of specialists with a simultaneously growing population of patients in need is one of the most important problems in today's healthcare systems. Pharmacists, compared to other healthcare professionals, are more readily available, as noted in studies of patients in countries where pharmacist prescribing has been analyzed [20,21]. The PGEU indicates that pharmacies are the first line of advice, treatment, and referral for many people in Europe with common ailments, effectively preventing unnecessary emergency room visits.…”

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Assessment of the Prescribing Pharmacist’s Role in Supporting Access to Prescription-Only Medicines—Metadata Analysis in Poland

Owczarek,

Marciniak,

Jezior

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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In 2020, pharmacists in Poland received additional authority to prescribe drugs. In this study, we analyzed prescribing after the implementation of this new responsibility. We assessed how the new regulation works in practice and what it means for the healthcare system in the area of access to prescription-only medicines. Data analysis included information on the prescriptions written, the type of substance according to the ATC classification, and data on the prescribing pharmacists. The study used over 2.994 million e-prescriptions written by pharmacists in Poland, which were made available by the e-Health Center. The largest group of drugs prescribed were drugs used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, accounting for 25% of all prescribed medications during the time of the analysis. The next prescription groups were for drugs used in gastrointestinal diseases and metabolic disorders, and those acting on the central nervous system, the respiratory system, and the musculoskeletal system. Among pharmaceutical prescriptions, 73% were pharmaceutical prescriptions issued in pharmacies at full price to the patient. The results indicate that pharmacists are eager to use their permission to prescribe drugs in authority situations. Almost three million records showed improved patient access to medicines in the healthcare system (approximately 5% of repeat prescriptions for all patients during the study period). These data confirm the possibility of cooperation between physicians and pharmacists in strengthening the efficiency of the patient healthcare system. An important conclusion from this work is the need to create the possibility for the pharmacist to access the information resources of the implemented Internet Patient Account system, including therapeutic indications for the drugs used.

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Assessment of the Prescribing Pharmacist’s Role in Supporting Access to Prescription-Only Medicines—Metadata Analysis in Poland

Owczarek,

Marciniak,

Jezior

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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Patient Preferences for Pharmacy Services: A Systematic Review of Studies Based on Discrete Choice Experiments

Riboulet,

Clairet,

Bennani

et al. 2023

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Pharmacy postgraduate education transformation: pharmacist preferences for microcredentials

Marra

Donat

Lee

et al. 2022

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Objectives To explore micro-credentialing for postgraduate study in pharmacy practice. Methods An online survey of practicing or intern pharmacists in New Zealand was designed to identify learner preferences for education, determine interest and demand for microcredentials and elicit preferred ‘willingness-to-pay’ thresholds. Key findings A total of 430 responses were obtained. A stacked microcredential programme was preferred by 88% over traditional courses. Interest, skill development and career development were the top-ranked aspects. Participants favoured the lowest cost option ($300 NZD per microcredential). Conclusions Pharmacists in New Zealand are supportive of microcredentials for postgraduate study as an alternative to traditional programmes.

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Identifying Community Pharmacist Preferences For Prescribing Services in Primary Care in New Zealand: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Cited by 4 publications

References 29 publications

Assessment of the Prescribing Pharmacist’s Role in Supporting Access to Prescription-Only Medicines—Metadata Analysis in Poland

Assessment of the Prescribing Pharmacist’s Role in Supporting Access to Prescription-Only Medicines—Metadata Analysis in Poland

Patient Preferences for Pharmacy Services: A Systematic Review of Studies Based on Discrete Choice Experiments

Pharmacy postgraduate education transformation: pharmacist preferences for microcredentials

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