Intensive community pharmacy intervention had little impact on triptan consumption: A randomized controlled trial

Use and Overuse of Antimigraine Drugs by Pharmacy Personnel in France: COTA Survey

“…Nonetheless, migraineurs working in pharmacies should have been particularly aware of the risk of developing MOH when overusing antimigraine medications. It does not seem to be the case, and this agrees with the results of a recent study carried out among community pharmacies in Denmark which showed that an intensive campaign targeting inappropriate use of triptans did not reduce triptan consumption by pharmacy consumers 13 . Besides pharmacists (head and deputy pharmacists), individuals principally implicated in the COTA survey were pharmaceutical assistants who also have a qualifying degree.…”

Impact of a public sensitization campaign on migraine management in France

“…The conferences did not seem to have influenced the therapeutic behaviour of the migraine sufferers. This is in keeping with data from a pharmaceutical campaign conducted in Denmark targeting the inappropriate use of triptans which showed that intensive information of pharmacy staff had no significant impact after 6 or 9 months on the patients’ consumption of triptans [18]. …”

An evaluation of an intervention designed to improve the evidence-based supply of non-prescription medicines from community pharmacies

“…Given the growing number of NPMs, the expanding role of community pharmacy and the expectation from consumers and professionals for pharmacy to deliver EBP, there is a requirement to ensure that the best available evidence is used to inform the supply of NPMs. To date, educational interventions to improve NPM supply are mainly targeting pharmacists only, and one study noted that future interventions should target MCA and pharmacist behaviour [11–13]…”