Patient characteristics associated with multiple pharmacy use in the U.S. population: Findings from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

Look, Kevin A.

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2014.10.004

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“…Variables were divided using the Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Care Utilization, which includes three factors: predisposing factors, enabling factors, and need factors. This method has been previously applied in pharmacy-related research by many researchers [27,28].…”

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Predisposing, Enabling, and Need Factors Associated with the Choice of Pharmacy Type in the US: Findings from the 2015/2016 National Consumer Survey on the Medication Experience and Pharmacists’ Roles

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Background: Knowing the type of pharmacy used by the patient is meaningful to the pharmacist. Previous studies have assessed different factors predicting the kind of pharmacy selection and reached inconsistent findings. Objectives: To identify patient and health-related factors associated with pharmacy type selection. Methods: The Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Service Use was used to organize the selection of patient characteristics and categorize them as predisposing, enabling, and need factors. The dependent variable was the type of pharmacy used. Logistic regression was used to predict the association between patient-related characteristics and the type of pharmacy used. Results: Older age respondents were less likely to use independent pharmacies (OR = 0.992) and more likely to use mail pharmacy services (OR = 1.026). Highly educated people showed higher use of chain and mail pharmacies (OR = 1.272, 1.185, respectively) and less tendency to use the independent, supermarket, and prescription-only pharmacy types. Men were less likely to use chain pharmacies (OR = 0.932) and more likely to use supermarket pharmacies than women. Patients who use Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services had higher odds of using independent and supermarket pharmacies (OR = 2.808, 1.689, respectively). Patients with a higher number of chronic diseases and experienced side effects of medications were more likely to use independent pharmacies (OR for number of disease = 1.097 and for side effects = 1.095). Conclusions: This study’s findings identify characteristics associated with selecting certain pharmacy settings and direct future research to include other predictors encompassing beliefs, attitudes, and other social factors.

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Predisposing, Enabling, and Need Factors Associated with the Choice of Pharmacy Type in the US: Findings from the 2015/2016 National Consumer Survey on the Medication Experience and Pharmacists’ Roles

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“…In exploring the effect on medication adherence and drug-drug interactions in older adults using multiple community pharmacies, Marcum et al [13] found that respondents using multiple pharmacies were more likely to be non-adherent to medication therapy than those using a single pharmacy; furthermore, there was a slightly higher chance of a drug-drug interactions with respondents using multiple pharmacies. Look [14] found that patients under 40 years of age, females, those lacking health insurance, and those using mail order pharmacy were more likely to use multiple community pharmacies in obtaining drug therapy. In examining the potential association between community pharmacy loyalty and antipsychotic treatment for individuals with schizophrenia, Zongo et al [15] found that when compared to those patients using one pharmacy to obtain their prescription medication, those patients who filled prescriptions at four or more different pharmacies were less adherent.…”

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“…found that respondents using multiple pharmacies were more likely to be non‐adherent to medication therapy than those using a single pharmacy; furthermore, there was a slightly higher chance of a drug–drug interactions with respondents using multiple pharmacies. Look found that patients under 40 years of age, females, those lacking health insurance, and those using mail order pharmacy were more likely to use multiple community pharmacies in obtaining drug therapy. In examining the potential association between community pharmacy loyalty and antipsychotic treatment for individuals with schizophrenia, Zongo et al .…”

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Incentivizing choice of community pharmacy

Perepelkin

Wilson

2018

J Pharm Health Serv Res

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Objectives There is a growing concern regarding the impact of incentive points/loyalty programmes among pharmacists in Canada. Several provincial studies have been conducted in order to understand the pharmacists’ perceptions of incentive and loyalty programmes. To date, no known Canadian study investigates the perceptions of incentive and loyalty programmes from that of the general public. Methods This study uses data collected, via telephone survey, from members of the public in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to explore the perception of incentive and loyalty programmes, and the ethical and professional parameters surrounding offering incentives and loyalty programmes. Key findings Results suggest that members of the general public perceive patient care to be unaffected by the offering of incentive and loyalty programmes. The vast majority of respondents reported that they did not behave or make decisions based on incentives and loyalty programmes that impacted their health. Less than half of the respondents viewed it ethical for pharmacists to provide incentive and loyalty programmes; however, the majority disagreed that offering incentive and loyalty programmes made pharmacists or pharmacies less trustworthy. Conclusions The results suggest that patients are able to discern the complex nature (e.g. professional and business orientations) of pharmacists and the pharmacy industry, perceiving their care to be unaffected by incentive and loyalty programmes. This study illuminates the Saskatchewan public's perceptions of pharmacy incentive and loyalty programmes, a previously unstudied area of research.

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Pharmacy patronage and service utilization: Associations with patient sociodemographic and health characteristics

Patterson¹,

Holdford²

2019

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

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Patient characteristics associated with multiple pharmacy use in the U.S. population: Findings from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Predisposing, Enabling, and Need Factors Associated with the Choice of Pharmacy Type in the US: Findings from the 2015/2016 National Consumer Survey on the Medication Experience and Pharmacists’ Roles

Predisposing, Enabling, and Need Factors Associated with the Choice of Pharmacy Type in the US: Findings from the 2015/2016 National Consumer Survey on the Medication Experience and Pharmacists’ Roles

Incentivizing choice of community pharmacy

Pharmacy patronage and service utilization: Associations with patient sociodemographic and health characteristics

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