CPC-077 Involving Pharmacy Technicians in Medicines Reconciliation in the Emergency Department: What Can We Expect?

Purchasing Over-the-counter medicines from Australian pharmacy: What do the pharmacy customers value and expect?

BACKGROUND Over-the-counter medicines (OTC) are widely available and can be purchased without a prescription. Their availability means that a customer may choose to purchase them without the involvement of a pharmacy/pharmacist. It is important to understand customer OTC purchasing perceptions and behaviour from a pharmacy to better understand the needs and opportunities in this space. OBJECT...

Coronary angioplasty--what can we reasonably expect?

Population of Russia: What Can We Expect in the Future?

The paper presents the first ever demographic scenarios for the regions of Russia. Scenarios are developed for 49 ohlusts (regions), six kruys (territories), 21 republics, one autonomous oblast and two national cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Five scenarios are considered: two optimistic scenarios, two medium scenarios and one pessimistic scenario. The scenarios are combinations of three mor...

What can we expect of health in old age?

730 www.thelancet.com Vol 387 February 20, 2016 The longing for longevity without decrepitude is ancient. Homer tells us that to live out his days with Penelope, Odysseus rejected immortality. Later restored to family and kingdom, the gods’ further favour included being able to look forward to an unenfeebled old age. So how goes our longing now? Around the world, although life expectancy is inc...

A program using pharmacy technicians to collect medication histories in the emergency department.

PURPOSE To evaluate the percentage, frequency, and types of medication history errors made by pharmacy technicians compared with nurses in the emergency department (ED) to determine if patient safety and care can be improved while reducing nurses' workloads. METHODS Medication history errors were evaluated in a pre-post study comparing a historical control group (nurses) prior to the implemen...