Role and impact of pharmacists in Spain: a scoping review

Saavedra-Mitjans, Mar; Ferrand, É.; Garin, Noé; Bussières, Jean-François

doi:10.1007/s11096-018-0740-7

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“…Pharmacy is a major health discipline that contributes to the development of a country [1]. Pharmacists play a vital role in pharmaceutical manufacturing, marketing and regulation of medicines [2], providing pharmaceutical care services [3], and disseminating their knowledge through academia and research [2,3].…”

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The Need to Strengthen the Role of the Pharmacist in Sri Lanka: Perspectives

Sakeena

Bennett²,

McLachlan

2019

Pharmacy

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The role of the pharmacist in healthcare has evolved greatly over the last half-century, from dispensing to providing direct patient-oriented activities not associated with dispensing. However, pharmacist-led healthcare services in Sri Lanka must undergo reform to fully take advantage of their expertise and training in medicine management and related outcomes in Sri Lankan patients. As befits a profession’s role development and value, professional and educational standards for pharmacists need ongoing development and growth. Currently, university curricula and continuing professional education in Sri Lanka require further development and optimisation to provide the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills regarding quality use of medicines and patient-oriented care. Furthermore, pharmacists’ roles in Sri Lankan hospital and community pharmacist settings need to be recognised and should include the pharmacist as an integral part of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in Sri Lanka. Studies from developed countries and some developing countries have demonstrated that expanded pharmacists’ roles have had a significant positive cost-effective impact on the population’s health. Therefore, the availability of qualified Sri Lankan pharmacists trained to deliver expanded professional services accompanied by greater pharmacist integration into healthcare delivery is crucially important to ensure quality use of medicines within the Sri Lankan healthcare system and optimise the medication-related needs of Sri Lankans.

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The Need to Strengthen the Role of the Pharmacist in Sri Lanka: Perspectives

Sakeena

Bennett²,

McLachlan

2019

Pharmacy

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“…Hospital pharmacists are increasingly playing an essential role in the management of MS patients by contributing to the dispensation of DMTs and counselling patients and their families about administration, dosing, and risks of different side effects [19,38]. The intervention of pharmacists has shown a relevant impact on patients´outcomes measures, quality of life, and therapeutic adherence [20,21,39].…”

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Assessing Pharmacists’ Preferences towards Efficacy Attributes of Disease-Modifying Therapies in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

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Introduction: Hospital pharmacists are increasingly playing a critical role in the care of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, little is known about their preferences and perspectives towards different attributes of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). The objective of this research was to assess pharmacists´ preferences for DMT efficacy attributes. Methods: A multicenter, non-interventional, cross-sectional, web-based study was conducted. Preventing relapses, delaying disease progression, controlling radiological activity, and preserving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and cognition were the attributes selected based on a literature review and a focus group with six hospital pharmacists. Conjoint analysis was used to determine preferences in eight hypothetical treatment scenarios, combining different levels of each attribute and ranking them from most to least preferred. Results: Sixty-five hospital pharmacists completed the study (mean age: 43.5 ± 7.8 years, 63.1% female, mean years of professional experience: 16.1 ± 7.4 years). Participants placed the greatest preference on delaying disease progression (35.7%) and preserving HRQoL (21.6%) and cognition (21.6%). Importance was consistent in all groups of pharmacists stratified according to demographic characteristics, experience, research background, and volume of patients seen per year. Conclusions: Understanding which treatment characteristics are meaningful to hospital pharmacists may help to enhance their synergistic role in the multidisciplinary management of patients with MS.

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“…These include educating and counselling patients, promoting health and preventing disease, managing different disease states, and providing specialized clinical recommendations to other healthcare professionals. The widening in the scope of practice accompanied by increased demand for qualified pharmacists was dictated by the elevated occurrence of drug-related morbidity and mortality [ 3 ] and the growth in patient needs [ 4 ].…”

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“…Hospital pharmacists are required to provide quality patient care through the implementation of clinical as well as conventional pharmacy services [ 13 ]. However, the nature and range of the implemented services may vary across different regions due to disparities in the healthcare structures, public policies, economic resources, culture, and education [ 4 , 14 ].…”

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Global Scope of Hospital Pharmacy Practice: A Scoping Review

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The pharmacy profession has undergone tremendous changes over the past few decades. Pharmacists’ roles have expanded their boundaries to encompass more patient-centered services. However, the degree to which these roles are practised may vary. This scoping review is aimed at describing the extent and range of the professional pharmacy services offered in hospital pharmacies across different countries and the barriers underlying inappropriate or incomplete implementation of these services. Studies published in the English language between 2015 and 2019 were retrieved from the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, EBSCO Discovery Service, and Web of Science. A thematic analysis across the included studies produced two main themes. “Scope of practice” comprised three subthemes: pharmaceutical care practice, clinical pharmacy practice, and public health services and “Multiple levels of influence” comprised five subthemes: individual, interpersonal, institutional, community, and public policy-related factors. The hospital pharmacy services across countries ranged from traditional drug-centered pharmacy practice to a more progressive, clinically oriented practice. In some countries, there is an apparent inadequacy in the clinical pharmacy services provided compared to other clinical settings. Understanding the current pharmacy practice culture across different health care systems is an essential step towards improving the profession.

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Role and impact of pharmacists in Spain: a scoping review

Cited by 16 publications

References 96 publications

The Need to Strengthen the Role of the Pharmacist in Sri Lanka: Perspectives

The Need to Strengthen the Role of the Pharmacist in Sri Lanka: Perspectives

Assessing Pharmacists’ Preferences towards Efficacy Attributes of Disease-Modifying Therapies in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Global Scope of Hospital Pharmacy Practice: A Scoping Review

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