The provision of care provided by the pharmacy workforce in relation to complementary medicines in Australia

Lee, Kristenbella Ayr; Harnett, Joanna; Ung, Carolina Oi Lam; Chaar, Betty

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.06.020

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“…Despite this, pharmacists still do not engage and are professionally underperforming in this area. 16 Such observations have been reported in the USA, 15 Australia, 16 China 14 and many other countries. 17 Lack of an international consensus on pharmacists' responsibilities in T&CM products No international consensus has been reached about the practicalities and processes required to engage pharmacists in caring for people who use T&CM products.…”

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“…Indeed, encouraging disclosure about all T&CM products including those purchased through other retail stores and online outlets needs to be considered by pharmacists as part of the pharmaceutical care they provide. Despite this, pharmacists still do not engage and are professionally underperforming in this area 16. Such observations have been reported in the USA,15 Australia,16 China14 and many other countries 17…”

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“…Despite this, pharmacists still do not engage and are professionally underperforming in this area 16. Such observations have been reported in the USA,15 Australia,16 China14 and many other countries 17…”

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“…Despite these individual and collective research efforts, a substantial gap remains between the responsibilities and ethical framework that have been proposed in relation to T&CM products and what takes place in day-to-day pharmacy practice. 16 20 This may be related to the fact that internationally and nationally in most countries, the legal and professional expectations associated with this role are still not clearly defined. 13…”

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“…The framework supported and built on the afore-mentioned pharmacists responsibilities to propose that both pharmacists and their staff should be trained in the provision of evidence-based T&CM recommendations; pharmacy staff should know when to refer to a pharmacist about T&CM products; pharmacists should be able to provide T&CM product information for people to make informed decisions; the layout and business model of the pharmacy should be conducive to consumers receiving T&CM product advice from a pharmacist when purchasing the products; and pharmacists should intervene if the risk of harm is significant. Despite these individual and collective research efforts, a substantial gap remains between the responsibilities and ethical framework that have been proposed in relation to T&CM products and what takes place in day-to-day pharmacy practice 16 20. This may be related to the fact that internationally and nationally in most countries, the legal and professional expectations associated with this role are still not clearly defined 13…”

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Towards consensus: defining and supporting a professional role for pharmacists associated with traditional and complementary medicines – a protocol of implementing an international e-survey

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IntroductionTraditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) are predominantly self-selected from retail outlets including pharmacies as part of self-care practices. Concerns about the appropriate and safe use of T&CM products raises questions about ‘should’ and ‘how’ pharmacists could adopt professional responsibilities. There lacks a consensus about the scope of these responsibilities, or the initiatives required to execute them. The aim of this study is to identify an international set of core responsibilities that support pharmacists’ contribution to ensuring the quality and safe use of T&CMs to promote public health.Methods and analysisAn international cross-sectional e-survey of pharmacists representing the six WHO regions will be conducted over a 12-month period. Pharmacists will be invited via representative organisations and professional networks within their respective country. Survey responses to statements about the relevance of T&CM to day-to-day practice; opinions about the bioethical and practice responsibilities; and support required to build their scope of practice associated with T&CM will be collected centrally via the online survey platform Survey Monkey and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences V.27 software for Windows. Bivariate statistical analysis will be conducted to examine the associations between agreement to statements within each section with key demographic variables, country of practice, pharmacy type, age, gender, qualification and years in practice. Cronbach’s alpha will be used to test the internal consistency of items from certain sections of the survey and evince their clarity to respondents of the questionnaire.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval has been obtained from the University of Macau (approval number SSHRE21-APP068-ICMS-01). The results of this survey will be used to inform key discussion points in a consensus process and a step towards developing an agreed and defined professional role for pharmacists in T&CMs.

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