The pharmacists’ potential to provide targets for interventions to optimize pharmacotherapy in patients with asthma

Boven, Job F M van; Hiddink, Eric G; Stuurman-Bieze, Ada G. G.; Schuiling-Veninga, Catharina C M; Postma, Maarten J.; Vegter, Stefan

doi:10.1007/s11096-013-9829-1

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“…It has been shown that pharmaceutical care of patients with obstructive respiratory diseases improves medication adherence [24][25][26][27] and achieves a better use of inhalers [26,[28][29][30] and control of the disease [31,32]. In a randomized controlled study to investigate the effect of a simple educational intervention concerning DPI technique delivered by community pharmacists to patients with asthma, a simple educational intervention taking only 2.5 min and targeting inhaler technique was feasible for delivery by community pharmacists and resulted in improved clinical and humanistic outcomes for patients with asthma [33].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Preferences Among Spanish Community Pharmacists Regarding Inhaled Therapy (The Optim Pharmacy Study)

Giner

Roura

Torres³

et al. 2016

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective: To assess knowledge, attitudes, and preferences regarding inhaled therapy among Spanish community pharmacists.Methods: An 11-item questionnaire was developed and distributed to community pharmacists throughout the country. Data collected included demographics, the source of knowledge of inhaler use, known and preferred devices, steps for correct use of metered-dose (pMDI) and dry-powder (DPI) inhalers, important variables when prescribing an inhaler device, patient education, and checking inhaler technique.Results: Of a total of 3000 questionnaires delivered, 1722 (57.4%) were returned. The most common source of knowledge was the package insert (46.9%) followed by personal experience (33.3%). Diskus TM and Turbuhaler TM Conclusion: In spite of the increasing involvement of Spanish community pharmacists in patients' care, their knowledge of inhaler use and attitudes towards inhaled therapy needs to improve, so that they can provide better patient education.were the best-known devices (96.4% and 93.4%), and DPIs the preferred inhalers. Although more than half of the surveyed pharmacists were aware of the most important step for correct inhalation with pMDI and DPI, only 18% identified the correct answer 'Patient's preference' as the most important variable when prescribing an inhaler device. Most of the respondents had inadequate knowledge of inhaled therapies. Statistically, significant differences were found according to geographical areas. Moreover, the mean score on inhaled therapy with one knowledge source was higher than for those with none (P<0.05). Additionally, patient education was poor.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Preferences Among Spanish Community Pharmacists Regarding Inhaled Therapy (The Optim Pharmacy Study)

Giner

Roura

Torres³

et al. 2016

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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“…Pharmacy dispensing records were collected for all patients. In the Netherlands, individuals are usually registered at a single pharmacy, which provides a full record of that patient's medication use . TCS preparations are prescribed by a physician and cannot be bought over the counter.…”

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Atopic dermatitis characteristics and medication-use patterns in school-age children with AD and asthma symptoms

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“…Moreover, pharmacists can target successfully pulmonary patients that were not treated according to the evidence-based guidelines [16]. This constitutes a great potential for pharmaceutical care [17].…”

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The Pharmaceutical Care in Asthma—Polish and Global Perspective

Świeczkowski

Poniatowski²,

Merks

et al. 2016

Advances in Respiratory Medicine

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The pharmaceutical care is a pharmacist's contribution to the care of individual patients and leads to optimize the use of drugs. The pharmaceutical care may improve adherence, clinical effectiveness of providing therapy and improve the health-related quality of life. The conducted literature review confirmed that pharmaceutical care and advanced pharmaceutical services are clinical effective in asthma. The implementation of pharmaceutical care under Polish conditions is currently insufficient and remains challenging for the future. Herein we should admit, that the polish government has recently put an effort to appoint specially dedicated team establishing a program of reimbursed pharmaceutical care. This move should be considered as a new phase for amendments community pharmacy in Poland. The experience of different health care systems, including for instance United Kingdom, Australia or Canada, might be used in the process of changing Polish perspective. Herein, we have reviewed the literature and highlighted the services creating the program of pharmaceutical care in asthma. This unique work describes the complex nature of optimal pharmaceutical services emphasizing the strong necessity of multidimensional approach in this field.

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The pharmacists’ potential to provide targets for interventions to optimize pharmacotherapy in patients with asthma

Abstract: This study shows the potential for pharmacists to use their own pharmacy records to identify suboptimal therapy of asthma patients, who may be targets for tailored interventions.

Cited by 21 publications

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Preferences Among Spanish Community Pharmacists Regarding Inhaled Therapy (The Optim Pharmacy Study)

Knowledge, Attitudes and Preferences Among Spanish Community Pharmacists Regarding Inhaled Therapy (The Optim Pharmacy Study)

Atopic dermatitis characteristics and medication-use patterns in school-age children with AD and asthma symptoms

The Pharmaceutical Care in Asthma—Polish and Global Perspective

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