The Role of Community Pharmacists in Health Education and Disease Prevention: A Survey of Their Interests and Needs in Relation to Cardiovascular Disease

The MyHealthCheckup Study: Training Graduate Students to Implement Cardiovascular Risk Screening Programs in Community Pharmacies

“…12 The results of this study highlight the potential for the creation and ongoing implementation of screening programs supervised and supported by pharmacists, but implemented by graduate students in the community. Although we did not formally assess pharmacist satisfaction with the program, pharmacists felt that the pro- gram was feasible and were willing to participate.…”

“…2,10,11 Pharmacists are a knowledgeable and often underutilized source of health information. 12 Community pharmacists have also identified themselves as being interested in playing a more active role in health promotion and disease prevention. 12,13 Pharmacies are easily accessible to all individuals and while many patients have difficulties accessing primary care physicians, there is no wait-list associated with scheduling an appointment to consult with a pharmacist.…”

Healthy People 2010: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call to Action for America's Pharmacists

“…16 Other community pharmacists overwhelmingly (90%) indicated that they were interested in incorporating preventive strategies into their practice settings. 17 Other work has shown that pharmacists are willing to play a role in programs aimed at providing sterile syringes to patients to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among those who take intravenous drug. 18 Finally, financial, language, and other barriers facing underserved groups, such as Vietnamese immigrants, have been identified and strategies proposed to overcome these barriers.…”

“…Curative therapy for TB Treatment for high-risk persons with latent TB infection Timely laboratory confirmation of TB cases [14][15] Prevention services for international travelers [14][15][16] Invasive early-onset group B streptococcal disease [14][15][16][17] Peptic ulcer hospitalizations [14][15][16][17][18] Antibiotics prescribed for ear infections [14][15][16][17][18][19] Antibiotics prescribed for common cold [14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Hospital-acquired infections [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Antimicrobial use in intensive care units Vaccination coverage for children in day care, kindergarten, and first grade [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] Fully immunized young children and adolescents …”

“…A recent survey showed considerable interest among community pharmacists in providing health education and cardiovascular disease prevention services. 17 Pharmacists are well positioned to provide lipid and hypertension screening and detection programs in community pharmacies. By targeting patients taking certain drugs (i.e., ␤-blockers, thiazide diuretics, hypoglycemic agents, sublingual nitroglycerin), which can be identified through community pharmacy databases, the likelihood of detecting elevated cholesterol values is high.…”